TAZARA train - 300 Zambian Kwacha

 There was no line at the station in Kapiri Mposhi. My first-class ticket cost $20 — and looked like something you'd get at a raffle.

You can reserve tickets by phone in advance, but I was able to walk right up to the window and buy a ticket easily. For about 300 Zambian

kwacha, or about $20, I was able to get a bunk on what I was told was the "best" first-class carriage.

Ben Mack (to be continued)