Nkhata Bay Travel Information and Travel Guide - Malawi

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Introducing Nkhata Bay

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Nkhata Bay is a lush tropical indent on the northern lakeshore that lures a constant stream of travellers with its Caribbeanesque milieu. This may be a touch fanciful, but the bay is quite picturesque at sunrise and sunset, and most recreation certainly involves a good deal of lounging by the water.

Last updated: Sep 24, 2008

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Notes from Malawi, part 2

Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 12 October 2009

It was a small, crumbling concrete building half way up a steep dusty red hill. It had four rooms, each with spaces in the walls roughly the size and shape of windows and doors. There were no windows and doors. A mangy stray dog wandered in. Two rooms were empty but for pieces of cracked [...]

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Notes from Malawi, part 1

Blog: Passed Ports: images and anecdotes from our travels - 22 September 2009

Sept 9 My favorite part of the day is a quick lunchtime dip in the lake to cool off from the midday heat. I grabbed a mask and snorkle for my swim and started to venture in. The water was especially rough – it is always surprisingly rough for a lake, but today epecially so [...]

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