New travel plans

So Uganda is still delayed. Now it looks as if I’ll be going to “Malawi”:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/malawi/ and Ethiopia for the last two weeks of March.

To get to Malawi I have to fly through South Africa. There is a direct flight from Atlanta to Jo’burg and it is 15 hours in the air. That’s a loooong flight.

The “Lonely Planet”:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/malawi/ summarizes Malawi like this:

bq. The tourist brochures bill Malawi as ‘the warm heart of Africa,’ and for once the hype is true. Malawi’s scenery is gorgeous and varied and Malawians tend to be extremely friendly toward travellers. It’s a real nature-lover’s destination: lots of national parks and game reserves, mountain hiking and plateau trekking and the massive Lake Malawi, great for diving, boating or lazing about. The country’s reliable transport and compact size make getting about a snap. A broad range of accommodation and activities makes it possible to have a great time whether you’re pinching pennies or blowing the bank.

Good authors. Makes me wish I had more that a scant week to stay there and explore. This is the country where Stanley found Dr. Livingston, after all!

The Lonely Planet also has plenty about “Ethiopia”:http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinations/africa/ethiopia/index.htm. This sounds like another place where I could stay for a while and explore. Frankly, there haven’t been many places I’ve been where I wouldn’t have stayed and explored. What can I say?