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How to read Lusaka by neighbourhood

How to read Lusaka by neighbourhood

Lusaka spreads low and wide, and the quickest way to stop feeling lost is to stop thinking in landmarks and start thinking in neighbourhoods, each with a temperament rather than...

How to read Lusaka by neighbourhood

Lusaka spreads low and wide, and the quickest way to stop feeling lost is to stop thinking in landmarks and start thinking in neighbourhoods, each with a temperament rather than...

The best of Lusaka isn't on Google or Tripadvisor

The best of Lusaka isn't on Google or Tripadvisor

Search Google or Tripadvisor for things to do in Lusaka and you get a thin, misleading list, because the city's real life runs on word of mouth, Instagram, and WhatsApp,...

The best of Lusaka isn't on Google or Tripadvisor

Search Google or Tripadvisor for things to do in Lusaka and you get a thin, misleading list, because the city's real life runs on word of mouth, Instagram, and WhatsApp,...

Lusaka's galleries and the city's "quiet" creative scene

Lusaka's galleries and the city's "quiet" creat...

There is no gallery district and no map at the corner, and a visitor relying on signage alone might never suspect Lusaka had a contemporary art scene at all. Where...

Lusaka's galleries and the city's "quiet" creat...

There is no gallery district and no map at the corner, and a visitor relying on signage alone might never suspect Lusaka had a contemporary art scene at all. Where...

Day trips within an hour of Lusaka

Day trips within an hour of Lusaka

The great wilderness lies further out, but the ring of country within easy reach of the city holds enough for a couple of unhurried escapes: Lusaka National Park and its...

Day trips within an hour of Lusaka

The great wilderness lies further out, but the ring of country within easy reach of the city holds enough for a couple of unhurried escapes: Lusaka National Park and its...

Money in Lusaka: cash, cards, mobile money, and tipping

Money in Lusaka: cash, cards, mobile money, and...

Lusaka runs a dual-layer economy: the card-and-app world of the malls, and the cash world of the markets and everyday life. A practical guide to the kwacha, which ATMs to...

Money in Lusaka: cash, cards, mobile money, and...

Lusaka runs a dual-layer economy: the card-and-app world of the malls, and the cash world of the markets and everyday life. A practical guide to the kwacha, which ATMs to...

Markets, crafts, and bringing something home worth keeping

Markets, crafts, and bringing something home wo...

Much of what is sold to visitors as craft was made in bulk somewhere else, while the genuinely good work sits along the Leopards Hill Road corridor and a handful...

Markets, crafts, and bringing something home wo...

Much of what is sold to visitors as craft was made in bulk somewhere else, while the genuinely good work sits along the Leopards Hill Road corridor and a handful...