Botswana
from
April 27th until June 9th 2005
The giant feet of Matsieng
The footprints of Matsieng, it looks
like size 14 or even bigger, and with six toes instead of five. For
the followers of the in black Africa very popular Zion
Christian Church this is a holy place, from where
their forefathers came on earth. They consider the water
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The Kalahari Desert: cycling in space (part
1)
Just before breakfast has been digested we
pick up the scent of dead meat; every chance of getting hungry is gone
for at least a while. A very dead cow is being torn apart by
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The Kalahari Desert: cycling in space
(part 2)
To keep our butter, in a used peanut
butter container, soft, at night it’s lying between the two of
us. In our bed. For the first time in our lives we have real kinky
sex, and...READ
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Okavango: the rhythm of the untamed wilderness (part
1)
From anxiety the women dropped their
cameras and the three of them started shouting and looking straight
at the lion. At a distance of thirty metres the lion...READ
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Okavango: the
rhythm of the untamed wilderness (part 2)
The easiest one to recognise is of
course the football of the elephant; also the dented table-tennis-balls
of the giraffes are...READ
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An elephant on a bicycle
Never before did we see a professional
camouflage artist of this size. The animal perfected his resemblance
with his surroundings with a few
sharp thorns on his grey brown body, and his legs look exactly like
little...READ
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Chobe: the epicentre of African nature
Heartbreaking are the attempts of a baby
elephant to revive its dead mother. With its short legs and trunk he
tries to lift her heavy body off the ground, but has to give up after
a few minutes. A couple of female elephants are taking care of the
youngster, while a pair of lioness...READ
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Crime does pay!
A warm, feverish feeling comes over us,
and without a word both of us slowly start pedalling again. We don’t
look back, make as little noise as possible and cycle faster and faster
away from ...READ
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