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Livingstone Museum, the beating heart of Zambian culture

  The Livingstone Museum, with its name alone, celebrates the hero par excellence of Zambia, the one to whom the city that hosts it is also dedicated. Before understanding this museum, therefore, it is good to understand who David Livingstone was. Born in 1813 in Scotland, Livingstone studied as a doctor with the idea ofContinue reading "Livingstone Museum, the beating heart of Zambian culture"

Jack Bauer

23/03/2023

Lusaka, Livingstone and other Zambia cities

  Zambia is a vast territory, for some time now not controlled by local tribal groups. After independence and subsequent changes, the administration of the territory was entrusted to ten provinces (Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Muchinga, North, North-West, South and West) but not all the capitals can actually be called “cities”. The only realContinue reading "Lusaka, Livingstone and other Zambia cities"

Jack Bauer

16/03/2023

Triangle of Wonders: Pongwe, Unguja Ukuu and Pingwe

  If your idea of an African holiday must necessarily also include a hinterland rich in forests and fauna, you could think of this itinerary on the largest island of the Zanzibar archipelago. A sort of "triangle of wonders" that starts from the east coast, touches the west coast to return east, crossing the heartContinue reading "Triangle of Wonders: Pongwe, Unguja Ukuu and Pingwe"

Jack Bauer

09/02/2023