Booking my ticket to cross the South African borders into Botswana was exciting and just time consuming. I wanted to leave already and having to climb one of the comfortable buses was worth it. Cruising up north to the Botswana country was something I was ready to do. https://d1ljaggyrdca1l.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Herd-of-Elephants-walking-while-guests-cross-channel-on-a-Safari-Game-Drive-in-Botswana.jpg The whole idea was that we will see Botswana in a whole week, we opted for camping and home made food during our stay. With just 23 of us in the bus we were all ready and fired up for the ride. Ghanzi: This specific city is more of your rural area. Located in the Kalahari dessert, the western part of the republic of Botswana in Southern Africa. Was less intriguing with just dusted roads and poor infrastructure building, where you can literally count how many buildings they have. With the lifestyle, it is clear that its more of the poor settlement region. Here we met the bushmen and they were kind enough to share a brief history about their tradition and how important it is being passed down from generation to generation. Being here and seeing these people enjoy life to the fullest really touches you. Dressed in barely anything, just something to cover the bottom part and half of the top one side. Walking bare-foot was something I wanted to try especially since we are in the dessert, and unfortunately failed at it as I had pricks under my feet. I should say I’m shocked as to how easy…
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