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Game Stores, Botswana – Locations and Specials

michael — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:41:55 +0000

Some time ago I wrote a post about where to find information on the Game weekly specials.

I then deleted the post as I didn’t think it was relevant.

However, the search engines still direct people here, so if you are looking for the Game weekly specials for Botswana (or, in fact, for any of the countries [...]

Tyres and wheel alignment in Maun

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:40:40 +0000

A few weeks ago I hit a largish, and quite hard, anthill with the passenger-side front wheel – hard enough to pinch the sidewall against the rim. On inspection I could see a small bulge, suggesting that there was hidden damage under the intact rubber. As I was only running at low speeds around town [...]

Take Out Meals – Sports Bar, Maun (April 2009)

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:33:36 +0000

After a night camping and four hours driving home I didn’t feel much like cooking so I went to Sports Bar, Maun. Officially the kitchen opens at 6.30pm on a Sunday and I arrived at 6pm, but since the staff were there it wasn’t a problem to make a couple of pizzas and some chips.

While [...]

Kalahari Kanvas – camping equipment hire

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 10:52:41 +0000

To hell with backpacking…

At 8am on Monday I was preparing to type a glowing review of the service I received, but by 8.30 my opinion had changed.

After deciding to take the kids on a camping trip I needed to equip myself. Not wanting to spend large amounts of money I decided to go along to [...]

Dining Out – Audi Camp, Maun, Botswana (April 2009)

admin — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 11:01:21 +0000

Audi Camp is one of my preferred venues for dining out: the atmosphere is pleasant and the food is reasonable.

This time around we were a group of ten, including three children. When we arrived the power was off, so it was all paraffin lamps and be careful on the staircase. Luckily the power came back [...]

Easter holiday horsing around

admin — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 14:26:58 +0000

Spent one and a bit hours on horseback with the family this morning.

Once again we joined Jenny from African Animal Adventures who took us along the banks of the Thamalakane River in Maun. This was the fourth time for the children, and they enjoy it more each time.

We were 8, excluding Jenny, 2 adults and [...]

Ersatz Curios

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:12:41 +0000

Harking back to November when I was looking for goodies to send back to the UK as Christmas presents.

Spending most of my time in Maun I thought it would be great to buy some African curios as gifts, after all, this is the tourism capital of Botswana, so it shouldn’t be too difficult to find [...]

A test of the spiffy Shashin plugin integrating Picasa images into WordPress

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 15:12:17 +0000

See how it displays a selected album from Picasa:

Moremi – December 2008 A drive through Moremi National Park with the kids during rainy season, with some concrete action thrown in. What can you see? (Look the other way, in the bushes.) What can you see? (In the bushes.) Typical housekeeping. Is he coming this way? Elephant strolling past Moremi, South [...]

New fines for traffic offences in Botswana

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:03:01 +0000

As of this morning there are new penalties for traffic offences committed in Botswana.

I found a list of the new penalties and have put them on the Botswana Roads and Road Safety website.

Maybe they will help reduce the carnage on our roads, but only if they are all enforced – not just speeding.