Monthly Archive: April 2010

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Botswana 2010 : Nossob

Having spent seven nights on the wild Botswana side of the Kgalagadi, it was time for us to head to Nossob to restock with provisions and fuel for the next leg of our trip,...

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Botswana 2010: Union’s End

I find that one of the special joys of travel is to visit places that I heard about or read about as a relative youngster. I got a great kick, while visiting the UK,...

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Botswana 2010 : Polentswa

The road from Kaa Gate to Polentswa takes one through the most magnificent savannah and woodland scenery.  With no time pressures and no problems with grass seeds we were able to enjoy the animals...

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Botswana 2010 : Matseleng Pan to Kaa Gate

We left Matseleng Pan after two nights and were hopeful that the work put into clearing grass seeds from the radiators had sorted out our overheating problems.  The short drive back to Ngwatle was...

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Botswana 2010 : Kang to Matseleng Pan

I guess you could say that our holiday’s fate was sealed in the planning stages of our 2010 Botswana trip when I courageously gave Hillary the brief to take us to the most remote...