For World Oceans Day today, we’re sharing a look at something known as Yabbies! This freshwater crayfish is found in the Zambezi River but is not endemic to it. Although a landlocked country, Zambia turns to indigenous rivers, lakes and wetlands to harvest fish which are part of the nation’s…
Introducing the Kankobela, Mbira, Kalimba… In our celebration of music and all things local with the release of our Zambezi music video collaboration with EC Bling, today’s Homeschool Lesson traces the tunes of Africa to one popular instrument – the African thumb piano. This piano has deep roots in African…
A Royal Chundu music video collaboration ~ “Zambezi” by local Zambian musician, Eric Choonga, aka EC Bling. As part of our hopes and purpose to create a platform for local artists and other local producers and suppliers through Royal Chundu, we bring you another talented Zambezi resident, our own lodge…
Community Essential Travel
“The Zambezi River Gave Me a New Life” ~ A Zambian Story by a Zambian Writer
An inspiring new voice from the Zambezi… We’ve been working with local seamstress, Mrs Aggie Kalota for some time. Many of us are wearing her dresses as you sit here reading these words… We’ve known the great skill she has with the needle and Chitenge cloth, we’ve seen her magic…
“Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.” – William Wordsworth No matter how special, wild or weird your travels may be, the brain can only hold onto so many of your memories. Some moments are etched into our minds or hearts with permanence, but some flutter in and…
Let’s get baking, Homeschool Chefs! For Royal Chundu Homeschool Lesson #32 our dear guest teacher, Nicole from the USA teaches us how to bake a very special Focaccia (pronounced “fuh-KA-cha”) ~ an Italian flat bread made with yeast and olive oil and baked with herbs in flat sheet pans. Serve…
