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July 5, 2010 Kubu Crafts in the Livingstone Weekly
A recent Livingstone Weekly featured an article about Kubu Crafts, one of the many great businesses located in Livingstone. Gill Staden, the writer of the Livingstone Weekly, decided to visit Kubu Crafts after she heard that they had added some new furniture to the shop. “The other day I went for a walk around Kubu Crafts,” said Gill. “Lucy had told me that she had changed the shop and brought in a lot more furniture. I love Kubu furniture, so I thought I would go and have a look.”
Kubu Crafts was started in 1997 by Lucy and Roelf in a small workshop and has grown to three different stores around Livingstone and one in Lusaka. The workshop that Gill visited is located in one of the old railway houses at the southern end of town, in an area called Two-Seventeen. These railway houses used to house the workers on the now-mostly defunct Zambian railway system. Lucy and Roelf spent a great deal of time and energy fixing up and restoring this old building.
Though the building is special, it is what is inside that makes it a truly special place to visit. All of the furniture is made from local, sustainably harvested Zambezi teak and rosewood. Kubu Crafts cuts and dries the wood in solar kilns. They actively promote and favour the inclusion of the natural defects, which gives the furniture a sense of respect for the wood. Kubu Crafts believes in the highlighting the beauty of the wood – its history, its knots, fissures and grain variations.
Several of the lodges in Livingstone have pieces of furniture created by Kubu Crafts. In Gill’s newsletter she mentioned that The River Club, Tongabezi Lodge and Royal Chundu Lodge all feature items of Kubu Craft’s furniture. Visitors to the area can order custom-made pieces of furniture, which Kubu Crafts can organise to be shipped. So, be sure to explore Kubu Crafts’ beautiful selection; as Gill said, “every piece is handmade and … is an heirloom – it is worth it.”
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April 6, 2010 Views of the Falls
A couple weeks ago we blogged about the flooding in Livingstone. This flooding damaged some of the hotels which are right on the waters edge. Luckily no one was hurt and all the hotels are still in full operation.
There is however, one good thing that these floods have brought – water. Yes, water! Water is what makes Victoria Falls roar and spray. In a recent conversation with a with a resident of Livingstone we were reminded that the spray was, “just magnificent” and “because the wind blows the mist into the Zimbabwean side the Zambian side is offering the most magnificent views”. The good thing is this will hold true through the winter when water levels rise and the mist becomes increasingly intense.
So, if you are going to be coming up to see Victoria Falls, perhaps during the World Cup, then remember that the Zambian side will continue to have incredible views.
This video shot by a recent visitor to Livingstone, while flying over the falls with Batoka Sky Adventures, takes us on a breathtaking tour of the falls and through several of the 5 star accommodations in the town of Livingstone, including The River Club, Tongabezi Lodge, The Zambezi Sun International.
For more about any of these hotels and other attractions and accommodation in Livingstone please go to the Livingstone Tourism Association website.
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