ZIMBABWE EXPEDITIONS

This is what I ask for Christmas... Dear Mr Mayor, Well since I do not believe in Santa Claus, and apparently you are the guy responsible for making sure people have Christmas in your town, I guess you will not blame me for directing my Christmas request to you. I have been told by a little birdie that you have a “Christmas Cheer Fund,” sadly for me it has never brought cheer to me. I hope this year you can restore my belief in Christmas. I understand if you are a very busy man, Your Worship; but I too want my share of Christmas. Do you remember the Christmas advert that used to be flighted on ZBC TV by Bata - the shoe company? Well my request is not that you bring back the quality that was at ZBC TV then, well that is before Professor Moyo dictated was it 75% or 100% local content. Maybe you might not have the powers to do that, but the kids in that advert emphasised that Christmas was a time of love and sharing and at the end the cute little Indian boy from Princ...

The tweets by https://twitter.com/zanu_pf on social media this week caused a bit of mayhem in tourism circles with Zimbabwe being accused of lacking in comradeship after Kenya stood by Zimbabwe during the times when it had been hit by severe travel warning by especially the European Union, especially Britain; and also the United States of America. Kenya has had a series of terrorist attacks of late thus seeing the same source markets issuing travel warning against visiting Kenya. Online publisher http://www.eturbonews.com/47191/dont-risk-your-life-kenya-come-zimbabwe-safe-holiday went on to publish a story titled “ZIMBABWE TOURISM SMEARS KENYA TRAVEL INDUSTRY IN TWITTER CAMPAIGN” which resulted in top government officials from both countries having to meet to clear the air. 3 days ago, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Chief Executive Karikoga Kaseke had to respond to delegates from the Kenya Tourism Board regarding these allegations at the Routes Africa aviation conference in Victoria...

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority hosted the Zimbabwe International Carnival that was supposed to run from the May 21-26 2013 but ended up being Harare's biggest ever street procession. For a first time event I think the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) was rather rash in organising what was supposed to be one of Zimbabwe's mega-events hosted to increase tourism arrivals to the "World of Wonders." Coordination of the many proposed events that were supposed to make the carnival week fell apart towards the dates of the Carnival resulting in so many advertised participants not attending. This development left ZTA with no choice but to ride on existing Harare activities resulting in a landslide decrease in the number of attends. Events such as the Mbira Night were hosted at the Book Cafe, which is a considerably small venue hosting less that 200 people comfortably. Reggae night was moved to Red Fox Hotel, one venue that has asserted itself strongly in the reggae ...

Victoria Falls Safari Lodge in Zimbabwe has been listed among the worlds 510 most beautiful hotels scoring an impressive 92.5 out of 100 total score on the Conde Nast Gold List 2013 The rating is derived from the assessment of rooms (90.2); service (90.2); food (92.7); location (97.6); design (92;7) and finally activities (91.4).  Every entry is rigorously tested and screened by about 47 000 Conde Nast Traveler readers who produce an independent final selection of the very best by participating in their annual Readers' Choice Survey.  "The GOLD LIST is a representation of  real quality no matter how far flung." - Conde Nast Traveler.     Victoria Falls Safari Lodge is home to the famous Boma Restaurant that serves Zimbabwean cuisine accompanied by traditional dancing and drumming. The Makuwa-kuwa Restaurant, which faces a waterhole in the unfenced Zambezi National Park is one the best to have breakfast while sighting animals such as elephants, kudu,...

The Christmas season is back.   It is that time of the year that most people the world over take most of the year preparing for in very diverse ways depending on locality. Generally, it is a time for family, love and sharing, but for me, being a black Zimbabwean, Christmas has its own meaning that I eagerly anticipate its arrival every year.  Growing up, for me Christmas meant, going to “kumusha” ( our rural home) where we would meet up with the rest of the family clan. It was that holiday that I was assured to meet my distant cousins, check out who had grown faster, who had excelled academically or in sport and just find reason to show off even with a twenty cent plastic watch. It meant sleeping late on Christmas Eve while arguing and betting which beast of our cattle herd was going to be slaughtered by “Sekuru” ( our grandfather) . It also meant waking up early in the morning to catch a cold bath and be the first to wear one’s “Christmas clothes”. When now adorn...

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Baboon Head Recipe... Here is an interesting account by Cindy Ross, and american photographer and writer who recently visited Zimbabwe.