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How the Zebra got its Stripes
This past weekend I was watching The Jungle Book with my son and it got me thinking about Just so Stories and African myths. If you grew up in Uganda legend has it that a long time ago there were no zebras, but there were many, many donkeys and they slaved in the hot sun
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10 Facts about Botswana
We have focused predominantly on Namibia with these posts, but that is by no means all that there is to the Southern African region – in fact I think it’s about time we start sorting the Motswana from the Setswana and the Batswana… So here are ten – HOPEFULLY – interesting facts about this land-locked
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Water Water Everywhere
Earlier this week Namibia’s capital city, Windhoek, had a cloud burst like I haven’t seen since I was a little girl, call it better drainage, better contruction or a change in weather patterns, but I remember growing up and every rainy season you would have at least one neighbour whose garden wall had collapsed after
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The Okavango River and Okonjima Big Cats
We had a long drive from Vic Falls through to Mazambala Lodge but we still lingered over the champagne and orange juice, eggs benedict, chocolate croissants and fresh muffins. It seemed churlish not to enjoy this magnificent breakfast to the full. Leaving Zimbabwe was a lot easier than entering, although not without the predictable request
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The Mighty Victoria Falls
It was time to head out of Chobe and across the border into Zimbabwe, making our way towards the world heritage site of Victoria Falls. We were a little cautious about taking our car into Zim, not having tried this for many years, but we were well prepared and we had a fire extinguisher,
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Lions in the Chobe!
Our wake-up call on 14th was 5am – some would say ridiculously early, but I think our guide was vindicated when she spotted two lioness right inside the lodge gates, just 2 minutes after we set off. They were sitting quietly, the first game drive vehicle had driven straight past them and had to be
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