Botswana

  • Updates from Africa 5

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    Updates from Africa 5

    The Okavango Delta is a 18,000 km squared delta spread between Botswana, Namibia and Angola and is a hotbed of ecological activity.  The delta is so vast that it takes thousands of years for water to circulate within it. Since we had only three days, we decided to tackle the delta in two steps.  First, we decided to…

  • Updates from Africa 4

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    I spotted my first Obama shirt on a teenager in Gaborone, when we were leaving the national museum.  Gaborone is a very small city; the museum is the only real tourist attraction.  Most people check their bags at the door before they go in, in exchange for a claim check, but the woman didn’t give…

  • Updates from Africa 3

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    Sitting in a cafe in Gaborone, Botswana. The bus here was delayed but only by an hour; the border crossing was fast and we were in Gaborone by 9.  Driving in we passed by a brightly lit shopping center with an LCD billboard and I thought for a second we were back in the suburbs…