BBQd caterpillar

Garina · 05-21-2002, 05:33 AM

Ok, I'm going to Zambia in Africa for three weeks in August, and I am absolutely petrified!!! Here's why
- I don't like snakes, scorpions, or other creepy crawly things.
- When we go to Victoria Falls we have to have an armed escort!!!

- The internet access out there is so basic that I will be spending 3 weeks without Entmoot!!! How am I going to cope?
- the only food I've been able to try was bbqd caterpillar, which tasted like burnt, charcoaly fish!!! YUCK!
If anyone has been to this area of Africa, some nice reassuring posts would be good! I am looking forward to it, amazingly.

Wayfarer · 05-21-2002, 03:45 PM

I hear roasted tarantula and termite eggs are good.

aldesign · 05-21-2002, 03:50 PM

Listen Wayfarer,
just cos u and ur family have strange eating habbits..

andy

Garina · 05-21-2002, 03:52 PM

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Originally posted by Wayfarer
I hear roasted tarantula and termite eggs are good.

That is not funny!!!!

Andúril · 05-21-2002, 04:10 PM

I've been there once, a couple years back. To Vic Falls, that is.

From the Zimbabwean side, at least, no armed escort was required. Whether the Zambians have different policies regarding the security of the area, I have no idea. However, I did not once feel an air of danger.

Regarding other things, I would only be able to tell you about my stay in Zimbabwe, in the vicinity of the Falls. If Zambian tourism policy is anything like their neighbour's, expect raised prices for the general tourist facilities and destinations (I observed a 10x increase in Zim).

Depending on which hotel or whatver place you are going to be staying at, the quality of the food will vary, but ofcourse, I have had no experience with Zambian lodgings, although the Zim hotels and lodges were generally more than acceptable. Nobody will serve caterpillars on a menu, okay?

Also, there is a possibility that your hotel will facilitate internet access, in the form of a Internet Cafe, or something of the like...

I was never bitten by anything other than mosquitoes. Take your mosquito pre-medication. This is vital.

I don't know how much help I have been...

emplynx · 05-21-2002, 04:12 PM

Wayfarer- We always have that on the holidays in West Virginia. You should come visit sometime and try it.

**crickhollow** · 05-21-2002, 09:39 PM

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Originally posted by Wayfarer
I hear roasted tarantula and termite eggs are good.

Isn't tarantula supposed to taste like peanut butter? I went on a spider hunt a few years ago when I was in the Dominican Republic.

My advice: Always watch where you put your feet.

***Khamûl*** · 05-21-2002, 10:52 PM

Don't drink the water! Oh wait. That's Mexico, isn't it? Never mind.

I don't know about Zambia. You might not want to drink the water there either.

Garina · 05-22-2002, 03:34 AM

I am going with my church youth group, so we are staying at a bible college near Ndola.
We are only going to be drinking bottled water!!!

05-21-2002, 05:33 AM	#1
Garina Elf Lord Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tring, Herts, England Posts: 582	BBQd caterpillar Ok, I'm going to Zambia in Africa for three weeks in August, and I am absolutely petrified!!! Here's why - I don't like snakes, scorpions, or other creepy crawly things. - When we go to Victoria Falls we have to have an armed escort!!! - The internet access out there is so basic that I will be spending 3 weeks without Entmoot!!! How am I going to cope? - the only food I've been able to try was bbqd caterpillar, which tasted like burnt, charcoaly fish!!! YUCK! If anyone has been to this area of Africa, some nice reassuring posts would be good! I am looking forward to it, amazingly. __________________ Entmoot Resident Bard #2 Wielder of the shiny fire extinguisher Worshipper of the divine cheesecake Hamsters and Rangers everywhere, rejoice!!! Minsc, Baldur's Gate 2 Children, don't take drugs. Become a pop star, then people give them to you for free!!! - Billy Mack, Love Actually. While I'm sure the nice people from the local archery club meant well, a moment's consideration would have made them realise that giving my friend and I lethal weapons was probably not a good idea! Dammit, eyeliner and dreadlocks should not be that sexy!

05-21-2002, 03:45 PM	#2
Wayfarer The Insufferable Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 3,333	I hear roasted tarantula and termite eggs are good. __________________ Disgraced he may be, yet is not dethroned, and keeps the rags of lordship once he owned

05-21-2002, 03:50 PM	#3
aldesign Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Uk Posts: 447	Listen Wayfarer, just cos u and ur family have strange eating habbits.. andy __________________ The funniest story on the net, made by entmoot fanatics, visit it @ FOTMB.com FRODO LIVES!! GET FREE AVATARS HERE!

05-21-2002, 10:52 PM	#8
*Khamûl* Slacker Warrior Admin Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,759	Don't drink the water! Oh wait. That's Mexico, isn't it? Never mind. I don't know about Zambia. You might not want to drink the water there either. __________________ "If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you." Gandalf to Pippin Psalm 107:31

05-22-2002, 03:34 AM	#9
Garina Elf Lord Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tring, Herts, England Posts: 582	I am going with my church youth group, so we are staying at a bible college near Ndola. We are only going to be drinking bottled water!!! __________________ Entmoot Resident Bard #2 Wielder of the shiny fire extinguisher Worshipper of the divine cheesecake Hamsters and Rangers everywhere, rejoice!!! Minsc, Baldur's Gate 2 Children, don't take drugs. Become a pop star, then people give them to you for free!!! - Billy Mack, Love Actually. While I'm sure the nice people from the local archery club meant well, a moment's consideration would have made them realise that giving my friend and I lethal weapons was probably not a good idea! Dammit, eyeliner and dreadlocks should not be that sexy!

05-21-2002, 04:10 PM	#5
Andúril The Original Corruptor Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 2,881	I've been there once, a couple years back. To Vic Falls, that is. From the Zimbabwean side, at least, no armed escort was required. Whether the Zambians have different policies regarding the security of the area, I have no idea. However, I did not once feel an air of danger. Regarding other things, I would only be able to tell you about my stay in Zimbabwe, in the vicinity of the Falls. If Zambian tourism policy is anything like their neighbour's, expect raised prices for the general tourist facilities and destinations (I observed a 10x increase in Zim). Depending on which hotel or whatver place you are going to be staying at, the quality of the food will vary, but ofcourse, I have had no experience with Zambian lodgings, although the Zim hotels and lodges were generally more than acceptable. Nobody will serve caterpillars on a menu, okay? Also, there is a possibility that your hotel will facilitate internet access, in the form of a Internet Cafe, or something of the like... I was never bitten by anything other than mosquitoes. Take your mosquito pre-medication. This is vital. I don't know how much help I have been...

05-21-2002, 04:12 PM	#6
emplynx Self-Appointed Lord of the Free Peoples of the General Messages Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,214	Wayfarer- We always have that on the holidays in West Virginia. You should come visit sometime and try it.