I intended travelling the more direct route of Luao to Jimbe, but the Zambian traders I met in Luao said that Jimbe road is pretty much impassable and with no transport available (certainly in the wet season), so I went with them the long way down...
A very unique look into the ordinary lives of people. A collection of small vignettes. Well done! The Balkan video and the African continental videos were great
I enjoyed your walk around Blaytyre. Some smartly dressed people going about their business. Lots of cars and shops. The finger piano music was charming.
In 1974 I read a book called Journey through Africa written by Japanese author. The book was based on the train route from Cairo to Capetown. Very detailed work. Now seeing this video I recalled my memories
What a gentle and intelligent man you are. This journey was so interesting. I think l would have loved it too but not on my own, I don't know if I would be safe but I do know I would have lost my way many times. Thank you for a fabulous hour ❤
The Zambian landscape is amazing. These railways are all reasonably priced. For example, Kapiri Mposhi (central Zambia) to Dar es Salaam is only US$32 in first class to travel 1860 kilometres over three days (the full length of the TAZARA railway)!
Greetings. Firstly, lovely to find another South African traveller online. Secondly, traveling by rail in the Balkans….very adventurous indeed. The craziness of the number of border crossings especially in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Where once there were interconnecting trains within the western balkans, much of that infrastructure was well and truly destroyed in the 1990’s. Lastly, great editing. New subscriber, like, alerts activated. Zoltán
its like saying "Traveling Across the USA" and then proceeding to get a flight from NYC to LA, visit albania and then we'll talk about you having visited the balkans
There are currently no functioning trains in Albania. I know because I went there too. The documentary has a train theme, so that is why Albania is not included.
As an Albanian I get annoyed about that too but there’s no trains there at the moment and this video is to Highlights travelling in the Balkans by train no train means no visit simple really
I must say, as a train enthusiast, I loved this program. It is real travel thru a strange land. Still with beauty and mystery. This is much better than the high priced luxurious train I've seen on u tube, with plump rich white people only on it. Not the reality that you have shown. I am now subcribed. Thank you. P.j. California USA.
This isn't west Africa. It's South west Africa. West Africa is Sierra Leone lol. And if anyone's going to reply some nonsense, I'd recommend searching the map of the "mid-west" or "southern" US. I know this video is probably for the EU to US western audience, but imagine how they'd feel about the journalistic integrity of The Telegraph when a TikTok goes viral about this video, months-years from now. Anyway, fix the title to "West to East of Southern Africa" or at least "South-West to East Africa"; Tanzania is part of SADC and EAC.
That is the million dollar question. I'll try to give some of my perspectives. To start with the European colonial period caused some damage which African countries have struggled to get past (Europeans carved up the continent and created countries where none existed putting together many different ethnic groups and often pitting them against each other to divide and rule -- Rwanda is a good example of a terrible outcome of that. The DR Congo is a massive resource-rich country the size of Western Europe created by Belgium, whose kleptocratic leader Mobutu, installed by the west, drove the "country" into the ground. Tanzania also consists of many different ethnic groups but Nyerere managed to nation-build so they have also been at peace). Prior to the colonial period, the slave trade was also damaging to African society. Since independence (most African countries in the 1960s) mistakes were made (centralised economies that were a failure, for example) and weak government institutions are an on-going issue. How can Africa have strong governments and not strong men? I believe among all the challenges there is hope in the thriving multiparty democracies such as Zambia and Ghana.
I know I'm a little late in watching this, but I think that was another wonderful video. And the original music really added so much to the general mood of the story. Many thanks. Travel on, and safely.
Neil, I really loved this film! What an adventure you had! Fascinating stories from your fellow passengers, and the landscapes were stunning. Looking forward to your next journey!
Beautiful Neil, I'm happy I put in some dimes for this production and I hope all of us who can will continue to do so! Looking forward to more of your reports in the future. The interviews, in particular, are beautiful, pure, uncut, real.
And it's interesting that with only a handheld, you make better scenic views and portraits than the RU-vidrs with their drones. It's all about the heart of it, capturing the essence, rather than the technology. 🙏
