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June 5th 2011
Last day in Africa. Sad. Today we flew from Maun in N. Botswana to Johannesburg in Sth Africa. The little Fokker flexed it's propellers and took us high into the blue carefree, dust free cloudless sky. No Malaria up there. I couldn't help but notice on the flights to and from Maun that the mini departure lounges and indeed the planes were infested with white wealthy Nth American and West ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more

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Bucket list trip. This is an account of a trip across China and Russia, with a brief visit to the UK, volunteer vet work in Botswana, a trip to Dublin and back to Perth. My travelling companion, for those that do not know him, is none other than my friend and colleague Dr James Forbes, 73, originally from Aberdeen and an equine veterinarian with a mind like a steel trap. James is in charge of the purse strings and being a teetotaller thinks that alcohol just gives you expensive urine. My urine will get very expensive if there is a dutyfree at the Sino-Soviet train border. To fill you in on ... full info

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