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Divundu, Namibia May 24, 2023 Getting to the border from Shakawe was the usual long drawn-out battle in these parts with finding transport, agreeing on a price and then having the price changed after we started. But got there I did and with a deserted immigration post, got stamped out with no wait. At the … More Welcome in Namibia
Tsodilo Hills, Botswana May 22, 2024 It took some searching and a lot more finagling to find a car and a driver who could take me to the site. The lack of petrol in town added to the wait while we waited for the tanker to deliver. But eventually we were on our way, back … More Art of the San
Shakawe, Botswana May 20, 2024 Tucked in the northwest corner of Botswana are a few rocky outcrops that rise from the otherwise flat plain. These are the Tsodilo Hills, considered a sacred ancestral place for the San and Hambukushu peoples. There are paintings on the rock faces of these hills that intrigued me and I … More On the Road to Shakawe
Okavango Delta, Botswana May 18, 2024 Success! Three days of searching and I have found one solo traveler who is keen to go to the Okavango delta. Jules is from Montreal and has just come in from Namibia. He and I lost no time in setting off. Some 1100 kms away in far-away Angola lies … More In the Okavango Delta
Maun, Botswana May 16, 2024 The flight from Johannesburg to Maun was on a puddle jumper where a glance at the other passengers, gave me an inkling of the kind of travelers heading to Maun. Mostly older, clearly well-heeled from the US or Europe, many of them were simply landing in Maun for a few … More Thou Shalt Not Mingle
New York May 11, 2024 The last time I was in Sub-Saharan Africa was 2016 and had promised myself I’d be back. But other parts of the globe beckoned, and little did I know it would take me this long to return. The plan is to cut a huge semi-circle starting BOTSWANA , on through NAMIBIA, … More Off to Africa
Hejaz Mountains, Oman Jan 16, 2024 Like the other Gulf countries, Oman too lacks public transport for the most part. So I decided to rent a car for a couple of days and explore the mountains near Nizwa. In particular I wanted to wander among the villages – some abandoned, some where old buildings mingle … More Wandering in Mountain Villages
Falaj Daris, Oman Jan 14, 2024 No life could have survived in the vast stretches of desert of the Saudi Arabian Peninsula and neighboring countries were it not for life-giving water. Villages sprang up where there were oases. But there were also ingenious ways if transporting water from mountains and springs to irrigate lands. In … More Source of Life in the Desert
Nizwa, Oman Jan 12, 2024 It was still dark with a slight nip in the air when I walked down to the big parking lot in front of the souq. It had transformed itself into a depot of animals with plenty more arriving every minute. Sheep, goats, calves and cows baaed, bleated and mooed from … More Sell a Goat, Buy a Sheep, Check a Camel
Bahla Fort, Oman Jan 10, 2024 Imagine it is sometime between 12th -15th century CE. A camel caravan trudges through the desert from Dhokar, in the far south. It is Dhokar that is the source of treasures like myrrh, frankincense and even gold. It is from there that the biblical kings brought their gifts to … More Guarding the Frankincense Trade
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