ntries is now becoming nothing but a distant memory in others. Nowhere is this more obvious than in Zambia and Zimbabwe – two nations on opposite sides of one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the World’, the majestic Victoria Falls.
But while Livingston town on the Zambian side is bursting with dollar-spending foreign visitors crammed into newly-built four-star hotels and river-edge lodges, Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls town on the other side is almost a ghost town. The erratic policies of President Robert Mugabe are driving away all but the hardiest of foreign visitors.
This situation is an exact role reversal between the two countries. Until seven years ago, the town of Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe was the in-place to be. It was full of hordes of young backpackers and also older, and often richer, jet-setters from around the world.
From bungee jumpers to high handicap golfers, Vic Falls – as the town was fondly called – was the place where it was all happening. Its lively and bustling hotels were perpetually fully booked, on-season and off.
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