Tag: Botswana
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The wonder of ideas
They say everyone should have a hobby. Mine is debating. Not just arguing, informally – although analysis of everything, all the time, comes naturally now – but formal, competitive debate. One of my favourite quotes is from Ursula le Guin’s novel, The Dispossessed: “They argued because they liked argument, liked the swift run of the…
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Botswana trip, part II: Hot in the city
Botswana trip, part II: Hot in the city My lasting impression of Botswana will be one of heat. Not that heat is always a bad thing. I like heat. But even I, with the memory of a snowy New Year’s still far too close for comfort, found it a little oppressive to begin with. Once…
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Botswana trip, part I: East London to Gaborone
Botswana trip, part I: East London to Gaborone My trip to Botswana was largely unplanned. I had been thinking and talking about Namibia for months, but the subsequent Botswana trip was last-minute. It wasn’t going to be a trip with much travelling round and tourist travel – I’d be at an event at the university…