Living at the edge!
How many times we are trying to get us to a certain limit? And how does it feel when we are there or facing the wall, which can’t be overcome?
We had recently this weekend an amazing trip to the UNESCO Natural World Heritage: Victoria Falls. Particularly this part of Zimbabwe left on me very mixed feelings.
On the one side, this is the most tourist visited place known far and wide in the region. The town is living mainly of tourism. You have a wonderful new built airport. You have there at least 10 dozen travel agencies, subcontractors, providers, and not fewer hotels. All of them hardly working for a better tomorrow. Those once who are not involved in a tourism business directly, you would meet on the street trying to sell you every 10 meters 100.000.000.000.000 bills…
We put together a colorful program of different types of activities. Some people went even further than just be in Victoria Falls. Specifically to Botswana — Natural Park Chobe,
but also Sunset cruise on Zambezi River — which seems to be a must was on the itinerary,
the Victoria Falls National Park couldn’t be missed out.
Helicopter flight over the Victoria Falls and we tried to contribute to one dream of our colleague, which was to have dinner at the first Hotel in Victoria Falls. The famous colonial Victoria Falls Hotel.
I caught my self on a thought walking down the city during the day by 37 degrees, that I need to take a break from all that hustle and just sit down and talk to a local person. I entered a random tourist agency, where a young lady was sitting alone and I had a wonderful personal conversation for about 25 minutes with her. What did I ask? We were talking about traveling in general, her recommendations but also views on the town she lives and works now. I also talked to a guy on the street, who first tried to sell me some hand made bracelets, but realizing I won’t buy anything we just continue a discussion about living in a country with almost 90% of unemployment.
After all, we saw that weekend and how much did we spend. I am asking my self, did we contributed enough? To make a life, by visiting this place, a little bit better, that it was before we went there…?
