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POTPOURRI EPISODE 5: KALAHARI

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This month I journey to an old stamping ground of mine: the southern Kalahari. I haven’t been there for seven years and had forgotten how extreme the place is: extreme in weather, in beauty and in people.
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19 Feb English South Africa Places & Travel · Personal Journals

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