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Art in Botswana
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 10 April 2012
I found this beautiful image in the well-trodden yet overlooked town of Maun in Botswana, southern Africa. The town sits at the edge of the Okavango Delta and pilots, tourists and enterprising locals buzz around the small airstrip, restless to leave Maun behind and to let nautre brandish the blues and greens of the Delta beneath them.
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Easter & The Birds of the Okavango Delta
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 8 April 2012
I’m never quite sure what to say when Easter swings around. It sashays onto the calendar in many parts of the world, yet it’s interpreted in so many different ways. As a time for sorrow, prayer and then jubilation. As a time for eating a lot of chocolate and trying not to cheat when playing hunt-the-eggs...
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Overlanding Africa: Tips and Reviews
Blog: WildJunket - 4 April 2012
At the end of 2011, I spent a month traveling overland through South Africa, Namibia, Botswana and Zambia with G Adventures. This was definitely one of the best trips of my life: experiencing the backcountry of Southern Africa, camping out in the wild, meeting lifelong friends – all of which I would have missed
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Video: Floating in the Okavango Delta, Botswana
Blog: WildJunket - 18 December 2011
It’s barely dawn and the sky is already striated with purple streaks and wispy clouds. After a night of torrential rain, the air smells wet and fresh. Animals in the delta are quickly awaking, croaking away amidst the reeds.
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The Okavango Delta – On Video
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 2 August 2011
In the world's largest delta, transport takes place on water. While a few motorised boats cruise along the main waterway, to travel through the reeds, you still need a traditional mokoro...The Okavango Delta – On Video first appeared on Inside the Travel Lab. Head over there for more juicy fresh travel goodness. Or, you know, something you might like to read...
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Elephants in the Okavango Delta
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 8 July 2011
Bringing you Elephants from the Air. Simply one of the most amazing moments in my life.Elephants in the Okavango Delta first appeared on Inside the Travel Lab - Travel Inspiration, Ideas and Adventure. Head over there for more juicy fresh travel goodness. Or, you know, something you might like to read...
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Southern Africa road trip part 10 - final
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 6 July 2011
The road from Zimbabwe to Zambia As a South African, Zimbabwe is our neighbour. We have millions, yes millions, of displaced Zimbabweans trying to make a living in South Africa.
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Southern Africa road trip part 9
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 1 July 2011
Elephants on the Chobe River Once we finally managed to get onto our campsite in Chobe, we had a mad rush to pitch our tents so we could make the Chobe River game cruise.
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Southern Africa road trip part 8
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 12 June 2011
Our tents drying out Most people ask about your last holiday when you get home. I find more experienced travellers ask the most questions. Those who haven't travelled much don't really care much to hear about another destination.
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Southern Africa road trip part 7
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 6 June 2011
Going through the Okavango Delta on a Makorro Yet another early start as we headed to the Okavango Delta. Tour groups often camp on the islands in the delta but many of the islands were under water due to the high rains.
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Southern Africa road trip part 6
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 30 May 2011
Flamingoes in Etosha Pan We had our usual breakfast - muesli, fruit, yogurt, bread, cheeses, Nutella and preserves. The Germans took to Rooibos tea instead of regular tea. Rooibos tea is an institution in Southern Africa.
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Southern Africa road trip part 4
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 16 May 2011
Roadside stop From the dusty desert midlands of Namibia we headed west toward the coast. Our lunch stop was next to the sea in Walvis Bay. Would have been nice if they had loos there. After a morning on the bus we did need a biological break.
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Southern Africa road trip part 3
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 10 May 2011
Death Vlei Supper at Sossusvlei camp was Chilli con carne, carrot salad and coleslaw. I got Chilli non carne. Amazing what our guide was able to make on an open fire. She even made an apple crumble one evening.
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Southern Africa road trip part 2
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 8 May 2011
Fish River Canyon. One of the guys on the trip arrived with a cold and was feeling rubbish. We stopped in Springbok to find a pharmacy, but being a Sunday, plus Springbok is a really remote and small place, everything was closed.
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Southern Africa road trip part 1
Blog: Green Point Greenie - 6 May 2011
Our tents on the first night I said in my last post I would write about the road trip I have just done which covered nearly 5000 kilometers and spanned four countries in Southern African.
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africa-in-focus desert & water wanderer: the low-down
Blog: The Road Forks - 31 January 2011
africa-in-focus overland: the low-down January 31, 2011 a wrap up Wrap up video (3 weeks in 4 minutes) - If you like wildlife, you should watch this
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yawning hippos at chobe
Blog: The Road Forks - 27 January 2011
yawning hippos January 27, 2011 at chobe
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really into the wild
Blog: The Road Forks - 20 January 2011
really into the wild January 20, 2011 the okavango delta
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overlanding 101
Blog: The Road Forks - 1 January 2011
overlanding 101 December 14, 2010 nuts and bolts
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12 greatest places to visit in Africa, Part 2
Blog: Canada's Adventure Couple - 12 November 2010
This is the second installment of two guest posts Jade Scully about the 12 greatest places to visit in Africa. Check out Part 1 of The 12 Greatest Places in Africa after you are finished here!The African continent enjoys a vast and ever-changing landscape from lusciously fertile jungles through to the hot, arid desert. If you are visiting anywhere in Africa or better yet traveling through, there are some breath-taking places you won’t want to miss out on.
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My new home – Botswana Pt2 01st July 2010
Blog: Nomad-Adventure - 30 August 2010
On my 3rd visit back to Botswana I was able to go on a small road trip with my friend Luisa and we decided to visit a couple of places one new to me and one that I fell in love with the first time I was there. Kubu Island Lying southeast of the Okavango Delta [...]
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Photo Favorite: Maun Ice Cream Truck
Blog: GoBackpacking - 29 August 2010
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The Safari Symphony- The Okavango Delta, Botswana
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 26 August 2010
Despite the stillness of the water, there’s no sound of silence. Insects skim across the reeds with a soft buzz and woodpeckers...
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The Okavango Delta From the Air
Blog: Inside the Travel Lab - 21 August 2010
The world's largest inland delta, the Okavango Delta in Botswana, from the sky
