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Originally uploaded by gert.

Originally uploaded by gert.

Originally uploaded by gert.

Originally uploaded by gert.

Alex (r) at the Mtendere Guesthouse, Chiponda, Namwera, Mozambique border.

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Malawi looks grim. It is by far the poorest country I’ve visited. The situation might be slightly better now than fifteen years ago - when I was here for the first time - it is still indefinitely poorer than it’s neighboring countries.
Goods are incredibly cheap, a Coke costs about 10p, a night in a basic […]

I’m picking up a parcel with new cameras, but DHL slapped a whopping 38408.90 kwachas import duty on it, which I’m reluctant to pay. Nobody blinked an eye when I crossed borders with my first 60 ones, so I don’t see why right now I should pay duty for an amount (about 150 pounds) which […]

Off to Tete, the hottest place on earth, halfway on the main road connecting Malawi with Zimbabwe and eventually Blantyre, where a shipping with new cameras is waiting.
Tete looks as typical a Mozambican town as you can get: as if nothing changed since Independence, with retro neon billboards, and obviously, matching hotels.

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