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 13th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta I joined another group on the morning that we left Livingstone as I had chosen to go to the Okavango Delta and unfortunately the girls had not. The group I was to join was a smaller vehicle but ironic ... 8 photos[full story]
July 11th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta
Finally getting a chance to get some of our pictures on the blog for all to see. Following are some pictures of our trip into the Delta in Botswana. 2 nights with no facilities. But a really nice ... 9 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]
April 27th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta After a brief 2 night stay in Namibia along the Caprivi Strip we crossed back into Botswana and set out on our 2 night Mokoro trip on the Okavango Delta. We stayed at a tented camp on an island in th ... 17 photos[full story]
April 3rd 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta After the theatrical entertainment of the previous evening, I was relieved that there was no second performance. The marula fruit remained fastened to the trees and the Clog Family von Genet kept thei ... 14 photos[full story]
April 2nd 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta I didn’t sleep last night. I know that because I heard every marula fruit within a hundred yards of me leaving the trees and landing on the corrugated iron roofs. I also know that the genets wer ... 22 photos[full story]
April 1st 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta I’m sure I slept last night, but no sooner had I turned off the light and got under the mosquito net than it was morning. The little alarm clock was screaming at me to get up, its volume disprop ... 16 photos[full story]
February 10th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta Our day started delightfully with coffee and granola. The plan was to head to Paula's office, check some email (Paula is a new (again) grandmother, and was anxious for pictures), and I needed to chec ... [full story]
February 10th 2008Africa » Botswana » North-West » Okavango Delta Awoke in the morning with only a slight hangover...er....memory of the wine and the conversation from the previous night, and after some vitamins and juice started to pack to head out. As we started ... [full story]
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