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Beyond the narrow eastern corridor where the majority of the population is concentrated, Botswana is a largely roadless wilderness of savannas, deserts, wetlands and salt pans. Skinflints and softies beware: this remains a destination for the intrepid, well-heeled traveller.
Botswana is an African success story. It achieved independence from Britain in 1966 and in a mad stroke of luck then unearthed three of the world's richest diamond mines. Though suffering from the world's highest HIV rate, it enjoys stable governance and good educational and economic standards.
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Thu, 20 Jul 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [453]
Botswana beckoned, and in Botswana I am. A colourful country this is. Since I spent so much time in Angola and Namibia, my time in Botswana is limited to only a few days. People go to France to go to Paris or to Italy to go to Rome but nobody goes to ... Read more >
Mon, 17 Jul 2023 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Botswana's capital
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Fri, 19 May 2017 | By krodin | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 9 Oct 2016 | By mekikepilala | Views [588] | Comments [1]
Having mastered the GPS we made it to Kasane and the Chobe National Park safely. Spent the day on the Chobe River on our photo safaris. Hippos, water buffaloes, six million elephants and countless birds. About 6000 photos between us!!! None of us can ... Read more >
Thu, 6 Oct 2016 | By mekikepilala | Views [609]
Well a lot has happened since our last post... a harrowing escape from Jo'burg assisted by a gps with anxiety issues about leaving home.
A tyre with a slow leak that just got us to our first destination. À 5 km walk that Leigh turned to an ... Read more >
Mon, 26 Sep 2016 | By mekikepilala | Views [776] | Comments [4]
No need to send out the search party. We are alive and well in Serowe in Botswana. We have stories to tell but you will have to wait until we reach a decent sized town with internet access.
Fri, 12 Aug 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [862]
Back to Maun and on the way the clutch gave up in our Land Cruiser. We first flagged down a ute but it was a French tourist who said 'too complicated' and drove off and left us there. The second vehicle was a delivery truck, he immediately got out a ... Read more >
Thu, 4 Aug 2016 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [954]
Botswana has been a wonderful experience. We started with being upgraded from our booked accommodations to a beautiful huge Lodge on the Chobe River. Went for a river cruise in the afternoon until sunset and saw all sorts of amazing animals coming to ... Read more >
Mon, 28 Mar 2016 | By tiltingwindmills | Views [666]
Another day, another border crossing. This time from Zambia into Botswana on a short ferry across the Zambezi river. Wealthier than most of its neighbours due to the large diamond industry, it is a beautiful sparsely populated country. The evening we ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Mar 2016 | By tiltingwindmills | Photo Gallery
Victoria Falls from Zambia side, Botswana's Chobe NP and Okavango Dela
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Mon, 10 Aug 2015 | By btilford01 | Views [594] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Because I want to send a message to people from all over the world which is that perspective changes everything. Being of African decent, my experiences will inspire people of my ethnic group to get out of their comfort zones and explore great adventures ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 | By angelika | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I climbed Volcan de Pacaya after my internship at NASA and decided to focus on photography after graduating college last year. It was astronomical photography that got me into the art of photography. My father is an amateur astronomer and I am probably ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 | By buddingtravelphotographer | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I'm 16 years old and living in Wellington, New Zealand; who, like most 16 year olds, is studying at school. However, one of my chosen subjects at school this year has been photography and I recently received an award for first in subject for my year group ...
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Fri, 21 Nov 2014 | By rosaliehayes | 
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A few years ago, photography became more to me than just pressing the shutter. I’d taken a photo, but not captured what I'd seen: where were the smells, sensations, thoughts, feelings? Since then, I've been striving to pour everything I experience into ...
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Thu, 6 Nov 2014 | By nkozel | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
It is difficult to write why I should be chosen as I am and always have been quite bashful about my photography. I started shooting when I was very young, about 5 years old. And I always continued to photograph throughout adulthood, but almost always ...
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