by Sarah Gallo | Apr 26, 2015 | Africa, Botswana
En route to Chobe National Park, we drove through Bwabwata National Park, which turned into an unexpectedly fantastic game drive. Why, might you ask? We saw two cheetah on the side of the road next to our truck! To have the opportunity to witness these speedy mammals...
by Sarah Gallo | Mar 1, 2015 | Africa, Botswana
We finally crossed from Namibia into Botswana! A mokorro is a dug out canoe, traditionally used by fishermen and made from sausage trees. Today, they are made of fiber glass and the only means of transportation throughout the Delta. The Okavango Delta is considered...
by Sarah Gallo | Feb 20, 2015 | Africa, Recent Escapades, South Africa
Alone in Cape Town, I set out to learn more about Nelson Mandela and headed to Robben Island. Despite the island looking close, it is a 50-minute ferry ride (11.5km from the V&A Waterfront); you take the same ferry there that used to transport the prisoners. Upon...