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Yeah!!!! It finally uploaded! Sorry for the wait (as always) - Africa is special in many ways, including the ability for teaching patience (or rather, the ability to point out to you multiple times every day that you have practically zero amount of it).

This is the video of myself on a recent trip to Zambia. The comparison between Tanzania and Zambia is difficult for me to make because I was only there for one week on one of the most highly used transit corridors. Transit corridors don't let you see the true reality of the country because wealth tends to aggregate near them. Without traveling to more remote parts of the country, I can't say much. But from what I did see, my best educated guess is that Zambia is doing better than Tanzania. I didn't see kids or adults walking around barefoot and the clothes were in a little bit better condition. There were more chain stores (zambeef, zamchick, and zamdairy were everywhere). On the other hand, the CIA lists the poverty rate in Tanzania at 36% in 2002, but a whopping 86% in Zambia in 1993. I wish the CIA had updated statistics for both countries. In other measures, statistically Zambia is worse than Tanzania:
Gini (a measure of income disparity): TZ:34.6 (2000-01) ; Zam:42.1 (2002-03) (higher is worse)
GNP per person: TZ: US$1100 (2007) ; Zam: US$1000 (2005)
(above from wikipedia)
HIV rate: TZ 5.4% ; Zam: 15.2% (http://www.avert.org/subaadults.htm)

So what do all these statistics mean? It means that Zambia does a hell of a job protecting tourists from seeing poverty.

So the wrap-up: The falls were cool! Seeing the only white rhino in Zambia was...disturbing because this magnificent animal might only exist in zoos by the middle of the century. The train was slow (bring hand sanitizer, those bathrooms are disgusting and water wasn't always available) but the food was decent and at decent prices contrary to what others have said. The Livingstone Museum needs some cash and an enthusiastic curator to spiff up the displays. Best. Pizza. In. Africa. (Funky Monkey). Jolly Boys was a chill place to stay (highly recommended).