The Long-Awaited Toilet Post

A few months ago, in Malaysia, we polled the readers about potential compilation posts of pictures from various countries that are strange or funny – Weird Advertisements, Toilets and Things that are the wrong size.  In an upset, the readers voted for Weird Advertisements by 1 vote over Toilets.  And secretly, I was glad.  Not

Botswana Travel Wrap-Up

Before we departed Maun, our last town in Botswana, we had a rest day where we didn’t do anything useful. No trip planning, no sight seeing, no laundry…no nothing. I was feeling beaten down, sick of traveling, and homesick. My joy in travel had dissipated, and I was so cranky. It felt like I would

Remember that time in the Kalahari Desert?

We woke up at 5 AM this morning to the sound of lions roaring around us, as they had done all night long…a bit eerie. But the upside was that there are lots of lions to see, so we headed out on our morning game drive excited to find them. We planned to start at

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Namibia

When we returned from our adventure in the Okavango Delta, our plan was to check into a room at the Bridge for one night, then get up early the next morning and head off to Namibia. We had done the main activities we came to Botswana to do, and we were ready to head on.

Okavango Delta

More than any other single thing in Africa, an Okavango Delta safari was the thing I most wanted to do.  Toby, the guy from Massachusetts that we met in St. Petersburg who had lived in South Africa and Botswana, had first told us about the Okavango Delta.  He described it – accurately – as beautiful,

The Bar at the Edge of the World

From Chobe, we traveled to Maun, Botswana and checked into a dorm room at The Old Bridge, a famous (relatively – the most well-known in Maun) backpacker place in Maun.  These were dorm rooms like we’ve never seen before – a single bed, a tiny chest and a trashcan.  We paid for 1, plus 8

Chobe National Park Picture Post

Hello Reader! We finally have managed through three sittings to upload some pictures. Sorry we haven’t written anything in so long….we’ve had several adventures in the meantime. But first – Chobe National Park yielded some great pictures.           More pictures are on flickr here.