Zim is beautiful, but there’s something wrong here…
I have been visiting Zimbabwe for years as a tourist. If you like to be off the beaten path, COME NOW! I practically had Vic Falls to myself, and the road from Vic Falls to Bulawayo is empty. Stop at one of the little picnic rest stops, which have unfortunately fallen apart, and you will be alone in silence.
As for violence, how do you see it? As a visitor, you can’t really see what’s happening. Thanks to sites like Sokwanele for telling what’s really happening.
The truth is that something’s wrong. I saw a dead hyena on the road near Hwange, and then heard that there is a giant elephant slaughter there. Every single person wants to talk politics. Everybody asks for food – something that did NOT used to happen here – and all the guys are looking very trim – too trim, with small waists. You can tell they’re not getting enough to eat, even in Vic Falls where there are still some jobs.
