Transportation

Transportation comes in all shapes and sizes. From buses and bikes to donkeys and dhows, here are a few varieties from around the world.

A school bus gets stuck in the mud north of Macapa, Brazil
The London Underground
Passengers mill around waiting for their bus in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Weary donkeys carry water at the base of Mt. Zuqualla, Ethiopia
Donkeys cart old maize stalks in Kenya
A Yawo woman and baby bike past a recently burned field in Itepela, Niassa Province, Mozambique
Bikes wait to be presented to faithful Yawo Muslims in Mandimba, Mozambique courtesy of AQSA, a Muslim charity based in Malawi
Traditional canoe in Meponda, Mozambique
Pushing the dhao at Mozambique Island
When local fuel stations are out, these astute vendors in Mandimba, Mozambique are happy to part with their stockpiles... for a price
Occasionally the rains are so bad, and the roads so muddy, trucks can pile up for days. Makeshift camps are set up until rescue, or drier weather, prevail. South of Lichinga, Mozambique.
Train schedule, Cuamba, Mozambique
Tracks in Cuamba, Mozambique
A fresh Chinese-provided train makes its way to the Cuamba terminal
Remainder of a Portuguese-engineered station in Itepela, Mozambique
Istanbul, Turkey
Train schedule, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Unused cars in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Laying down the law on the national railways of Zimbabwe
A Kazakh train employee and passenger
Safari vehicle, Liwonde National Park, Malawi
Cable car, Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa
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