Background: Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the most dynamic economies in Africa. Mineral extraction, principally diamond mining, dominates economic activity, though tourism is a growing sector due to the country's conservation practices and extensive nature preserves. Botswana has one of the world's highest known rates of HIV/AIDS infection, but also one of Africa's most progressive and comprehensive programs for dealing with the disease.
July 28th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Chobe National Park Crossing borders is my favorite - there is nothing like watching the crossroads of 3rd world life, bureacracy, ferries, produce, products, businessmen, truckers and the odd little face of a tourist or ... 1 photos[full story]
May 3rd 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West I cannot believe how long it has been since I last entered a blog - so much has happen and I’ve seen so much its hard to know where to start! The lack of blog entries and photos has mostly been ... [full story]
June 27th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Chobe National Park The Botswanan people are some of the most genuinely friendly and helpful people I've met recently. They have glowing smiles, easy laughs and seem to feel quite at home accepting cultural differences ... 4 photos[full story]
June 25th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Chobe National Park Our second visit to Chobe National Park in Botswana was much like the first, but with less water in the river and more people on the boats. We probably saw more wildlife on our first visit, but we di ... 18 photos[full story]
June 25th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Kasane We packed in our camp today first thing, right at dawn. I've seen more sunrises in the past week then I have in a combined amount of years. The water lilies were still all shut in the early morni ... 6 photos[full story]
June 24th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta You might be noticing that my entries are waayyy shorter than usual. Some of you might even be happy about it. :) but seriously, it is a task just getting to an internet connection here, and they ... 2 photos[full story]
June 23rd 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta Getting into my mokoro with Kim, a friend I've made on the trip, it was the first time so far this trip that I said to myself "now this is what I'm here for". Seated in a reclining position amongst t ... 1 photos[full story]
June 22nd 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Maun Driving into Botswana from Namibia is long long and boring. The landscape is unvaried and by and large hardscrabble desert. I listened to an entire book on my ipod during the drive, and I'm going t ... [full story]
June 9th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Maun We arrived in Botswana on Saturday afternoon. The border crossing was considerably faster and less annoying than into Namibia, where the customs officers acted as though we were inconveniencing them, ... [full story]
May 6th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Maun Crossed the border today to Botswana. Our destination is Maun. We got to a veterinary checkpoint hours later within the country for decontamination to protect their livestock from foot and mouth disea ... 29 photos[full story]
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