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Mozambiquen Isolation

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Hi guys,

I see that most new guys introduce themselves in this section of the forum so I thought I might as well do it too.

My name is Wynand and I'm a most recent South-African expat living in Mozambique. I recently acquired my first 4x4 ('97 Hilux 2.4 d/c ltd edition) and is very keen on the whole experience. 4x4ing is not new to me as I frequently go with my dad on his trips who is an avid 4x4 driver.

As I'm not living in Moz for long I would like to know if there are any of you who can recommend nice offroad routes for me to explore?
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Welcome Wynand

Tell us more what are you doing in Moz?
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Hi Bennie,

I work for a company called Kangela Celular, we are agents and super dealers for Vodacom and supply cellular sevices to the public. I'm the Financial Manager here.
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Hi Wynand, very interesting, I was part of the team who build the first rollout of sites in Moz, about three to four years ago. I was based in Beira and resposible to build all the sites from Valinculous to Pemba in the north. It was a nice expereince and took us 8 months. good luck and enjoy. Nico.
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Hi Nico,

Hierdie roll out sites waarvan jy praat ek neem aan dis vir die torings? Hoe was jou experience in Beira? Enige interessante plekke wat jy kan kan aanbeveel om te besoek?
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Wynand, Ja, ons het 105 sites gebou met containers en maste. Beira is groot gemors, ek het in 'n sekuriteits kompleks gebly waar die UN ook tuisgaan: Macuti housing complex". dis was hemel op aarde binne die kompleks maar sodra jy by die hekke uitry is dit chaos. Ek het dit gesien as 'n avontuur en nie gekla nie. Valinculous is pragtig, sal dit regtig aanbeveel, vat net twee jerry kanne petrol saam met jou, moet glad nie brandstof langs die pad koop nie, dis gemeng met ander brandstof. Nampula verder in die noorde is net so erg, Nacala is langs die kus en is nogal mooi, ons het tuisgegaan by 'n duikplek. Pemba is baie, baie mooi, het tuisgegaan in die Pemba hotel, uiters mooi. Waar bly jy in Moz, ek ken nie regtig Maputo en area nie, ek weet dat Bilinie, 'n paar kilometer noord net so mooi is. Suid is ook mooi maar ek het nooit tyd gehad om regtig mooi plekke te besoek. Groete, Nico
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Ek bly net suid van Maputo Stad. Bly nog nie lank in Moz nie, sedert Oct 08. Maar was al vir ons jaarlikse vooraadopname tot in Vilanculos, dit is die verste noord wat ek al was. Ons het 9 winkels Suid van Vilanculos insluitende Inhambane, maar op hierdie road trip moes ek net heeltyd werk en kon nie by die kus uitkom of enige besienswaardighede besigtig nie. Ek sal binnekort weer terug gaan vir 'n lang naweek of so en 'n toeris wees.

Daar is een trippie wat ek nog baie graag wil doen, 'n overlanding trip tot by Island of Mozambique, net Noord van Nacala. Ek het al fotos enso gesien en dit lyk awsome.

My bakkie het gelukkig 'n ekstra petrol tank, maar my kollegas het my al gewaarsku oor die verwaterde petrol langs die pad
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Hi Welcome to the forum. Don't want to sound to nasty seeing as you are making a living in the cell phone industry, but I must just say that on my last visit to Moz I was saddened by the fact that EVERY where EVERY single building in the whole Mozambique has been painted Vodacom blue of or the other cell company Yellow.

The whole country seem to have lost its identity and been taken over by cell phone companies. No matter how deep we travel into the country we always had cell reception.

What make this sad is that the average Mozambiquen lives in absolute poverty but yet somehow the one or two metica that he manages to get somewhere selling something he will use to buy airtime instead of using the money to uplift himself

These big cell phone corperates are like all the casinos in Johannesburg :cry:
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Toe ek December in Vilanculos was, was daar twee groot petrol stasies met unleaded nooit gesukkel om brandstof daar te kry nie , net jammer dit her R16-50 per liter gekos. Vir die karre is dit nog betaal baar maar om te gaan diepsee visvang gebruik die boot omtrent 250l per dag, dan raak dit nogal sleg.
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Hi Herman,

Jy moet onthou die mentaliteit van 'n mosambieker is baie anders as die mense in SA. Vir een of ander rede werk hulle koppe anders en ek weet nie regtig hoekom nie. Dit is vir hulle belangriker om 'n selfoon te en met mekaar te kommunikeer as om te eet. Die meeste van hulle het ook nie net een simkaart nie, hulle het een vir Vodacom en een vir Mcell, die redenasie is dat as een netwerk af is het hulle darem 'n backup. Dis crazy maar dis hoe dit gaan in Moz.

Die petrol het bietjie af gegaan in Desember maar toe ek in Okt in Vilanculos was was die petrol prys Mt45 @ R2.20 wisselkoers so dit was R20 C-R-A-Z-Y!!! Maar dit is darem nou af tot Mt24.
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So jy werk dan saam met NIEL,selfde company
groupie wrote:Hi Bennie,

I work for a company called Kangela Celular, we are agents and super dealers for Vodacom and supply cellular sevices to the public. I'm the Financial Manager here.
n vark bly maar n vark
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Eks nie bewus van enige Niel wat saam my werk nie. Werk hy in Mosambiek of in SA?
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Wynand, verskoon maar vir Bosvarkie. Hy kry party keer n ander antwoord vir 1+1 :lol: :lol:
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Niel wrote:Wynand, verskoon maar vir Bosvarkie. Hy kry party keer n ander antwoord vir 1+1 :lol: :lol:
1+1 = 5 vir baie groot waardes van 1... Bosvark se Teorema #217
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groupie wrote:Eks nie bewus van enige Niel wat saam my werk nie. Werk hy in Mosambiek of in SA?

Nee... Niel werk net wanneer hy wil... :twisted: But definitely not on Fridays after 3pm! 8 ) Kriges! :lol:

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Toemaar Niel dis oraait, Bosvarke loop mos van nature soms deur die blare :lol:
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