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Lilongwe, the Capital City of Malawi, has two rock domes on the southern fringe of the city outskirts. Depending on where you are standing, one looks like a home-made giant samoosa, and the other like a bun baked in an earthen oven typically found in surrounding villages, with some crumbs trailing on one end. Both of these hills provide endless…
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The first week of 2018 closed on a positive note. Today, I went to Kasungu District, an agricultural area famous for commercial farming at large scale. The target was Ngala hill, though the locals call it Ngala mountain. It is not difficult to see why that is the case. This is largely a flat land being on the same plains…
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I believe the expression “do not beat about the bush” comes from someone who is reluctant to face the truth but is rather being circumventing. It is also called prevarication. Well, this applies to everyone more often than we care to admit. Humans are not very good at addressing weaknesses that point inwardly to themselves. When confronted with our shortcomings,…
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When our Lord Jesus Christ was about to face death, He went up the Olive Mountain to pray in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was deeply disturbed by what was about to prevail, and the human part of him could not look forward to the pain, torture and humiliation that would lead to His crucifixion on Calvary Mountain. At some…
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Yesterday, 1st January 2018, I had three choices: Dedza mountain, Nkhoma hill or Bunda hill. Dedza is the tallest and farthest among the three, and Bunda is the shortest and closest. Nkhoma comfortably sits in the middle. Out of the three Nkhoma has the most interesting trail. It allows you to warm up for 20 minutes on almost a flat…
About Ndimakonda
This blog is about travel, outdoors, family, leadership and spiritual reflections. The writer is a native of Malawi, which is a tiny but beautiful country located between East and Central Africa with some parts touching the Southern part of Africa.
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