Population: 13 million
Official Language: English (other languages include Bemba and Nyanja)
Currency: (Zambian) kwacha
Truthfully there's little that I knew about Zambia until I started to seriously think about this trip. The only reason why I knew it existed is because it's the other country that starts with the letter 'Z' (the other one is not New Zealand by the way).
I've heard so much about Victoria Falls that is 'somewhere in Africa'.
1. Victoria Falls a.k.a. Mosi-oa-Tunya (The Smoke That Thunders) ~ I like how cool the names are like the Dragon Mountains in South Africa
Located on the Zambezi River, southern Zambia near Livingstone, it is the largest waterfall in the world. Don't be confused, it is not the highest nor the widest waterfall but the combination of the two make it the largest sheet of falling water.
A visit is a must and so is a photograph. The challenge may just be finding the right spot to capture it at its best.
A more adventurous option is to bungee jump from the bridge. Mind you, if you ask me 5 years ago I'd say yes in a heartbeat. But I'm well past that stage and now I opt for, hmmmm....white water rafting.
Knowing my fickle mind, that may change.
I think I'll die at the monstrous rapids THEN die with a rope around my ankles.
- images from lonelyplanet.com and amazingplaces.onsugar.com respectively
....this piece of info doesn't seem much but I'm feeling a bit lost without the books I left in Kuala Lumpur.
