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Wildlife Wednesday: Speech Day, Bucket Lists, and Botswana animals
A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about World Speech Day, which occurs every year on or about March 15. Since our son and grandchildren were due to arrive on March 16 to spend their March Break with us, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel, Wildlife Wednesday
Tagged adventure, bee-eaters, Big Five, botswana, bucket lists, camping, elephants, family, giraffes, guinea fowl, hippos, kudu, leopard, lilac-breasted roller, rhinos, saddle-billed stork, secretary bird, serval, snakes, World Speech Day
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What the Bushmen of the Kalahari can teach us
Who would have thought that the longest “serving” hunter-gatherers on our planet, the San people of southern Africa, more commonly referred to as Bushmen, would have some important reminders for the rest of us. But a Christmas book I just … Continue reading
Posted in Farming, History and Politics, Just wondering
Tagged Affluence without Abundance, botswana, Bushmen, Climate change, egalitarian, hunter-gatherers, hunting, inequality, James Suzman, Kalahari, Namibia, patriarchy, people, resilience, San, social conventions, southern Africa, stress, wants versus needs, work versus leisure
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Our 15 favourite trips, time for an update
Four years ago I wrote a post that captured our 15 favourite trips of all times – at that time. It took us quite a while to come up with only 15, but we did it. As it turns out, … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Arctic, Argentina, best trips, Bhutan, Bolivia, botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canadian Arctic, Chile, China, Falkland Islands, galapagos, grand canyon, Greece, Greenland, India, Italy, Morocco, Peru, photogrpahy, rafting, Russia, South Africa, South America, Soviet Union, travel, Uruguay, Vietnam
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To travel or not to travel, that’s rarely been a question at our house
Robby: “Mama, how come we always go to Florida every winter, like Hubie Hummingbird and his family? Ollie Osprey says his family goes to the Caribbean, and Rosie Grosbeak and her family go to Mexico. Can’t we go somewhere new … Continue reading
Posted in Robby Robin, Travel
Tagged arctic tern, Bhutan, botswana, destinations, drawing, galapagos, grand canyon, India, machu picchu, photography, Robby Robin, travel, travel tips
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