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Soap woman

by Sajt

I din't know why, but this two women told us. "Please give us some soap!" We had no soap with us.

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Fire

by Pierangelo

Wood fire every night because was cold.

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hitchhiking

by spoed

you excuse by chance goings to Gaborone

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I went to a small village in...

by asgottl

I went to a small village in the Delta, and had the priviledge to meet up with some of the children.

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The people in Botswana are...

by fisheagle

The people in Botswana are very helpful. It seems that the whole country is tourist orintated and so therefor has an aura about it that will make anyone enjoy there travels there.

Don't photograph the army...

by TracyG

The Army are very strict about photograph taking, try to stay on the right side of them, and never try to photograph them, or where they are situated.

Locals are genrally quiet...

by RDF

Locals are genrally quiet folk, not aggressive and appreciate basic polite behaviour.As ever basic greetings in local language, Setswana, goes a long way.Lifts for folk in remote areas appreciated.

When shaking hands with...

by AndyA

When shaking hands with locals, white or black , place left hand palm down with finger tips touching right elbow

Learning some basic greetings...

by ngaka

Learning some basic greetings in Setswana will go a long way. Dumela rra when greeting a man and Dumela mma for a woman are the most important.

DUMELA IS THE FORMAL GREETING...

by taolo

DUMELA IS THE FORMAL GREETING ANYDAY OF THE DAY. IN THE NORTHERN PART OF BOTSWANA ELDERS HAVE TO BE GREETED FIRST BY YOUNG ONES. HANDY SHAKING IS MOST APPRECIATED.

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Q:  Hi, want to do this trip last week in March/1st week April, should we get good weather or is it a bit too early for the Okavanga... 

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A: Hi Chanes are that you'll see far fewer animals if it has flooded, as when the water is scarce, the animals congregate around the little water that's around. Once the... 

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