Capital: Maputo | Language: Portuguese | Currency: Metical | Religion: Christian, Islam | Population: 29 million

Expect some long and tiring (and sometimes kind of crazy) bus rides – but climbing off at the end and wiggling your toes in the white sand more than makes up for them. And seafood. All the seafood. What’s better than a picnic lunch on the empty beach of a wild and beautiful island? Maybe the reckless ride back by speedboat? Or sailing there on a creaking dhow…

Tofino beach...the next beach down the street from Tofo beach, Mozambique

Tofo Living and Other Extremes

Oyv went home from Maputo, but I carried on up the coast to Tofo and life on the beach. Tofo-living is like a break from…well, from everything. Definitely from travel; even from Africa. Because sometimes, travelling is all about extremes.

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Sailing from Cabaceira to Ilha de Mocambique, Mozambique

Fears, Phobias and Mozambique, Finally

We faced a couple of hiccups on our way into Mozambique overland: heavy rainstorms that washed out roads, plus armed conflict just over the border. But we made it, finally, and after some rough travel, life slowed down to a relaxing pace.

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Tofino beach...the next beach down the street from Tofo beach, Mozambique

Tofo Living and Other Extremes

Oyv went home from Maputo, but I carried on up the coast to Tofo and life on the beach. Tofo-living is like a break from…well, from everything. Definitely from travel; even from Africa. Because sometimes, travelling is all about extremes.

Read More »
Sailing from Cabaceira to Ilha de Mocambique, Mozambique

Fears, Phobias and Mozambique, Finally

We faced a couple of hiccups on our way into Mozambique overland: heavy rainstorms that washed out roads, plus armed conflict just over the border. But we made it, finally, and after some rough travel, life slowed down to a relaxing pace.

Read More »