Wendy Graham-Madeira

Selborne Park

Bulawayo is the second-largest city in Zimbabwe after the capital Harare. Located in Matabeleland, colloquially the city is also known by various names, these being the 'City of Kings', 'Skies', 'Bluez', 'Bulliesberg' or 'KoNtuthu ziyathunqa' – a isiNdebele phrase for "a place that continually exudes smoke". This name arose from the city's historically large industrial base. The majority of the Bulawayo's population belongs to the Ndebele ethnic and language group.

For a long time in Zimbabwe's history Bulawayo was regarded as the industrial centre of Zimbabwe and the city served as the hub to the country's rail network with the National Railways of Zimbabwe headquartered there because of its strategic position near Botswana and South Africa. It is the nearest large city to Hwange National Park, Matobo National Park and Victoria Falls.

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I wish to thank Wendy Graham-Madeira at TravelOnly by Wendy Graham-Madeira, for making arrangements, for my daughter, and son, and me, for a two weeks vacation at the Riu Palace Resort, in Aruba. Not only that, but making reservations, for a night at the Sandman Hotel in Toronto, including parking for two weeks, and also parking for my kids, at the Park and Fly.The Riu Palace was great, with delicious variety of foods, and Ala Carte at Japanese, Italian, Steak...

By Dave Patterson

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