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After the slowest border crossing of our Africa trip, we finally made it to Masvingo.  The border crossing involved our group of 20 standing in a line, waiting for one person behind the counter to...

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At twice the height of North America’s Niagara Falls, Africa’s Victoria Falls spray can be seen from miles away.  Our Oasis Overland group spots the spray while onboard our truck, still a good 20 minutes from...

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We’re now over a month into our overland Africa trip, and after another day of driving on our Oasis Overland truck, we’ve found ourselves in Botswana.  Our first activity in Botswana is will be a...

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After an action-packed Victoria Falls, our overland truck headed over yet another border, this time to Botswana.  We arrived at our campsite earlier than usual, which gives us time for a nice swim in the pool, an afternoon...

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Two nights ago, I witnessed something spectacular.  I watched two lions track, hunt, and kill a wildebeest.  I always thought this type of experience would only come if I was extremely lucky, or just in...

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A few days after Dan’s night encounter watching lions hunt, I had the chance for an up-close animal encounter of my own. We arrived in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in our Oasis Overland truck and set up...

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There are very few things that I can think of that are more thrilling than watching a wild animal hunt and kill another wild animal.  I wouldn’t categorize myself as some sort of violence junky,...

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The 2014 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival June 12-56, 2014 in Manchester, Tennessee Tickets are currently on sale, but only Price Level 4 are left at $284.50+ 80,000+ attendees descend on Manchester every June and...

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After the excitement of the Serengeti, Zanzibar, and villages near Kilimanjaro, Tanzania is hard to beat.  Our Oasis Overland group crosses over into Malawi, and after a long day on the road, we spend our...

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On only our second night of our Africa Oasis Overland trip, our group found ourselves at a Tanzanian campsite called Meserani Snake Park.  We were pleased to hear it is named after the caged snakes...

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