A round-up of some of the more unusual UNESCO sites around Africa. Off the beaten track UNESCO sites in Africa that deserve a visit.
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Category: Africa
My Favourite 7 Places to Eat in Maun
Being able to stay in one place for four weeks, you get the chance to explore and live like a local. We spent a month in Botswana housesitting before setting off on our 6-day safari, so I was able to explore the variety of restaurants and eateries that Maun has to offer. Inevitably I had……..
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Review of 2018 – not quite what I planned!
All the Fives – Africa’s Big, Ugly, Little, Shy and downright Impossible Animals
Rra Dinare Our First Safari in Botswana
It doesn’t matter how many brochures/articles or blog posts you read about going on a safari, it really does not compare to actually experiencing one. Rra Dinare in Botswana was our first taste of safari life and within minutes we were enchanted. What We Saw on Our Two Days at Rra Dinare Camp April 10,……..
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Safari in Botswana – FAQs
Going on a safari is on most travellers and wildlife fans bucket list. After a month-long housesit in Maun, Botswana, we decided to treat ourselves to a 6-day safari in the Okavango Delta. Why go on Safari in Botswana? Although it is located in the midst of the Kalahari Desert, the Okavango River floods the……..
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Zimbabwe – 5 things I wish I had known before I went
Feed a Child, giving nutrition to underprivileged children in Maun
One of the beauties of Housesitting is that you get to live in a place and integrate into the community, making new friends and joining in on events, but also the opportunity to give back. During our recent month in Botswana, a chance meeting with Theresa and Lorraine, two of the helpers at Feed a……..
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Diamonds in the Sky – April 2018 – Non Fiction Book of the Month
I did have another book lined up for April, but when I heard that Steve had just published his Diamonds in the Sky Kindle book about stargazing in Botswana, it seemed like the perfect book of the month. We are going on safari and will have 6 nights of skies free of light pollution, so……..
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Maun Farmers Market at Motsana
After visiting Kelso Farmers Market in Scotland in February, this month I am in Maun in Botswana housesitting and popped along to the local monthly Farmers Market which is held on the last Sunday of every month at Motsana from 9.00am until around 12pm. With a heavy sky above and rain threatening, it was good……..
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