CONTRASTING AIRPORTS AND ARRIVAL

Emirates airlines must be one of the best in the world, that's if you manage to find a bargain priced ticket. This Boeing 777 had the kind of leg room we expected back in the good old days before the likes of Ryan emerged. Anyway, nice food and chatty friendly staff and a choice of over 100 inflight movies. 

The night spent at Dubai airport gave me a lot of time to take a look at this glitzy modernistic hub. Didn't realize how big Emirates is. But as a shopping centre it also beats almost any mall. 

Then in the baking mid afternoon sun the plane set down in Lusaka airport. No disappointment at all, its just as I imagined an African airport would be. The low rise shabby functional building named after Zambia's founding father was stinking hot as I queued with countless others for an instant visa, which was readily granted in exchange for 50 USD. 

This is the target of the last 30 hours of travel. The Paseli hostel is just as friendly as I thought it would be. So far, including the taxi driver who took me here, I think the people here are nice are as friendly as anywhere else in the world. http:/Paseli Hostel
Its been a long day and so must stop here to get some relaxation in the cool of the evening, with vast amounts of tea. D