Matabeleland

Matabeleland

driving through the middle of nowhere and talking our way out of fines / bribes

Location: 

Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe

Duration: 

Monday, October 10, 2016

Personal highlights

  1. Driving across the North-West of Zimbabweinfo-icon
  2. Encountering police checkpoints every 20 km
  3. Attempt to get fined for a missing bolt and oil leak
  4. Talking our way out of every single fine / bribe
  5. Filling the tank in the middle of nowhere

Image sources

  1. Gas station
  2. Small Kiosk
  3. Wrecked car
  4. On the road
  5. Moving?

You might also like

Livingstone (Zambia > Zimbabwe) - crossing from Zambia to Zimbabwe on a historic nomansland's iron bridge
crossing from Zambia to Zimbabwe on a historic nomansland's iron bridge
Plumtree (Zimbabwe > Botswana) - first immigration in Africa without a visa, but queuing behind a bus full of people
first immigration in Africa without a visa, but queuing behind a bus full of people
african rock art
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Russia - Learning Cyrillic (not Russian) on the road to St. Petersburg
Learning Cyrillic (not Russian) on the road to St. Petersburg
Boda Boda - fastest, but sometimes risky, transportation within the big cities and countryside
fastest, but sometimes risky, transportation within the big cities and countryside
Rusumo (Rwanda - Tanzania) - lazy border crossing in a brand new, but empty one-stop-shop
lazy border crossing in a brand new, but empty one-stop-shop
Rehoboth - when bad luck strikes again, two flat tires within 10 minutes on a deserted road
when bad luck strikes again, two flat tires within 10 minutes on a deserted road