IRINGA is NOT derived from LILINGA meaning fort. 

 Iringa is a great place - cool half the year, then very cold the other half of the year. 

 Best bars are LUSAKA BY NIGHT and SOWETO in a suburb called Kihesa.  Try Ulanzi beer for $0.10 a bucket (depending on what season it is). 

 Each pork at Mama Siyovelwa's (ask a taxi driver) - but be aware that it takes 4 hours to get your food and you get so hungry you eat the table whilst waiting. 

 Iringa has the best internet service in East Africa - go to IRINGANET, but not during the month of Ramadhan as the guy in charge has a nicotine deficiency and will bite your head off. 

 There is no significant nightlife in Iringa - you would have to be really scared of the natives to drink in bottom's up. The Friday night disco at Ruaha International is good if you're 14 and want to get drunk for the 1st time. 

 Uhindini is a nice place to walk down, and the market is historical and fun. 

 Riverside campsite is good for sneaking off with other people's wives.