Stin Safari

I am a global traveller; have been travelling for 78 years (yes, 78). My travels started in utero (the womb), when my pregnant mother travelled by rail and cargo ship, through eleven countries, on the journey from Czechoslovakia---via the Suez Canal---to Nairobi, Kenya where I was born. Africa has been close to my heart ever since. In October 2016, I was journeying through Southern Africa, and one of my visits was to Maputo, Mozambique. Stin Safira (Safira is the correct spelling of his surname) was a dedicated guide and took me to the village where he was born and grew up, introduced me to his uncle, then drove me around the outskirts of Maputo. He took me to Matola where I could meet a few school children and observe young boys and girls playing a local game in the street, to Costa do Sol Beach, viewpoints of the islands off the coast, and to a boat on the main river of Maputo. Stin showed me how a conscientious and caring guide can make a huge difference to the quality of the visit experience. I am a travel writer based in Australia and have nothing put praise for Stin Safira. Thanks to him, I got some very useful photographs and a delightfully local feel for this part of Mozambique. The citizens I came across or met have a happy disposition and seem to welcome interacting with visiting foreigners.