I thought my phone had gone completely mad: within a minute or possibly two I got the following messages: ‘Welcome to Zambia’, ‘Welcome to Angola’, ‘Welcome to Zimbabwe’ and ‘Welcome to Namibia’. The thing was …
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‘Welcome to Namibia’, said my phone as I entered Zimbabwe
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Kalahari miracles
If you lose your mobile phone during a game drive in the Kalahari wilderness, where you have been driving off track most of the time, what are the odds that it will ever be found …
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On the suricate’s tail
When you are in the Kalahari desert in Botswana, what makes you jump out of bed before sunrise, hop into a jeep and lie on prickly grass holding your camera in an awkward position? The …
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Mister Tongue
The previous days of our safari in the Okavango delta in Botswana we had seen two lionesses, each with three cubs, the most charming little creatures one could possibly imagine (see earlier blog posts). But …
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Voracious and mischievous
I was just so happy: having seen a leopard cub on the first morning of my first safari had put me in a state of bliss. What else could I wish for? Well, maybe a …
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The proud mother
Help! The jeep suddenly veered off the track and headed straight into the bush. It looked a little like this, but denser: Logs broke underneath the jeep, branches cracked against its sides, branches and leaves …
