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Year: 2020

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My first trip to a town called Zvishavane

Part 2 My first impression as I crossed the railway line at the border of Shurugwi town centre was that I’d come to a small town that is predominantly rural. The town centre is quite small, just a few blocks of buildings before you’re already out and on your way to Zvishavane. The roadside is […]

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My first trip to a small town called ‘Zvishavane’ a.ka Shabani

I have been a nomad for as long as I can remember. I believe I don’t belong anywhere in particular, I belong everywhere. I’ve lived and spent a significant amount of time in various places that I can call home. I have travelled for a big part of my young life, not touring places but […]

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The Smoke That Thunders part 3

The Victoria Falls also as known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, “The Smoke That Thunders” and Toka Leya – Shungu Namutitima, “Boiling water” and proudly my namesake is a waterfall on the Zambezi River found in the southern corner of Africa, the area provides habitat for a wide variety of unique species those being plants and animals. Guess what….It is located on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe yes […]

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The smoke that thunders part 2

After leaving the rain-forest, we enquired the cost of seeing the falls from Zambia and were told it was only 15 Zambian kwacha. We had carried our passports in anticipation of this. Locals and foreigners without passports or without any intention of going to Zambia are only allowed to go as far as the Victoria […]

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The smoke that thunders

Known as being part of the various wonders of the world, Victoria Falls is a beautiful place one should visit. So guess what today we have a visitor #the_wanderer hosting us as we unleash our three part adventure…. How we made it to Victoria Falls on a tight budget Disclaimer: The author and his companion […]

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The city of kings and Queens

The wonderful city of kings and Queens, my home Infact it’s the one that raised me after leaving zvishavane back in….well a long time ago. The cleanest city in Zimbabwe please don’t argue with me lol. Known for its rich history yes am talking about lobengula, Mzilikazi who added a bit of flavour to what […]

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The city of progress

Varsity life with the right kind of friends is very fascinating. Imagine four years of pure pleasure, out and about before the real world comes around knocking…bummer I know. I had the privilege of spending my four years in the city of progress, yes the lovely city of gweru. Yeah yeah I know most of […]

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sky fall

So get this I found another one yes another water fall, a beautiful place to host picnics and just chill out with your loved ones without a care in the world, fyi for those looking for an ideal place to propose at look no further….Nyangombe falls is here to save you. With a series of […]

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chilling by the creek

The first thing I think of is Dawson creek, famous tv show with Katie Holmes I think lol my memory is getting a bit hazy in terms of the actual details, all I remember is that fans literally went crazy watching the series too bad it ended.. Ok back to the main adventure at hand, […]

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the valley

Eastern highlands has the most incredible Mountain View you can only dream but have you ever travelled down the Gweru to Zvishavane route? I love adventure yes plus a dash of tourism here and there but as much as the shurugwi road to Zvishavane freaks me out a bit, I have to say it’s pretty […]

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