Local African Village - A Genuine Encounter

We asked our guide to show us where he lived and he kindly walked us to his village. This was not for the benefit of tourists but a real village. Each house had its tiny garden where corn was growing and each house consisted of just one room. In its simplicity was beauty.

Day 6: A Day in the Delta

April 2nd 2008
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 were having a talent show and the local troupe had donned their clogs and were dancing up and down the roof of my lodge to Offenbach’s famous Can-Can. I just wasn’t sure why they’d chosen last night fo ... read more

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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 mos... ... read more

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