Like internet and phone service, electricity is a prepaid utility in Botswana. Who knew! It’s actually very convenient. Unlike the…
I got a speeding ticket driving to Lake Ngami. I was going along (as we all do) and saw the…
Water is a worthy topic, especially in the desert during a drought. It’s also a worthy topic when you are…
The rain is two months late. In Tennessee, where I live, we always have rain. No one thinks about it.…
Getting around Maun is different to other places I’ve lived. There are no addresses. This makes mapping difficult and might…
Everyone in Botswana has a cell phone, apparently no matter their socio-economic situation. In Botswana, you pay airtime when you…
The hand-gestured (go left at the stop sign, take a right by the tire place, cross the bridge with the…
It took two hours to fly across the dry and scrubby landscape from Johannesburg to Maun. The airline gave us…
Longer! Yes, the standard copy paper size here is about an inch longer than in the U.S. Funny. Does that…
We joined about 12 other passengers waiting at Air Botswana’s bright and airy gate for Maun. The doors were open…