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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 [299]
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 [479] | 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 [517]
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 [658] | 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 [720]
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 [808]
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 [573]
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 [514] | 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
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By bridget | Views [411] | Scholarship Entry
The thought of school that morning made me quiver, school was not my favourite place. I was one of those kids that dreaded being in a crowded place. I literally feared people. I thought people were vultures, waiting for me to die so that they can devour ... Read more >
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Tue, 19 May 2015 | By moesmith | Views [386] | Scholarship Entry
In the middle of southern Africa, amidst lions, giraffes, several species of ape, and a rather exuberant local named Phillip, hides a pudding recipe so divine I can only assume it is guarded by an army of men and one of those giant boulders that squashes ... Read more >
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Tue, 19 May 2015 | By emilymlwatson | Views [449] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
Imagine walking through the arid splendour of the Kalahari on a golden August morning, with a magnificent young lioness by your side. She moves gracefully along, rather aloof, her tail curving, her ears pricked, on the alert for a stray kudu or hartebeest.... Read more >
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Wed, 6 May 2015 | By russellm | Views [409] | Scholarship Entry
Pink Floyd sang of 'The Dogs of War'; this hasn't been a war to see these dogs, but it has been something of a campaign! Three trips, three countries, one continent, but I'm back in Africa, sun and sweat in my eyes, a bit bruised and battered from the ... Read more >
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