Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe

Kabelo spends day seven in Serowe at the Boithselo craft collective, talking with artisans about the village economy, the cost of living, and the legacy of Patrick van Rensburg. He also checks in on the new poetry circle at the Khama III Memorial Museum and reflects on the town's royal history before planning his route north to the Makgadikgadi Pans.

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Episode 28 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Boithselo Project, Khama III Memorial Museum, Serowe Hill, Kgotla, Tasty Temptations Restaurant and Cocktail Bar, Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Khama Rhino Sanctuary.

Covered: Craft and cooperative economy, Local politics and infrastructure, Cost of living and practical travel, History and education, Arts and culture.

Chapters:
00:00 Boithselo Project
02:07 Khama III Memorial Museum
03:32 Serowe
04:35 Kgotla
05:58 Sekgoma Memorial Hospital
06:50 Khama Rhino Sanctuary
07:55 Quiet village night

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#Botswana #Serowe #TravelBotswana #BoithseloProject #KhamaIII #BessieHead #VillageOfTheRainWind #Makgadikgadi #Okavango #Kalahari #AfricaTravel #Seswaa #BotswanaFood #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #CentralBotswana #TravelAfrica #SeroweTravel

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On day six in Serowe, Kabelo hikes Rra-Swaneng at dawn, visits the site of Patrick van Rensburg's Brigades experiment, and plans his route north to the Makgadikgadi Pans. With the winter dryness settling in, he reflects on education, the village economy, and the long road ahead.

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Episode 27 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Rra-Swaneng, Mma-Swaneng, LMS Church, Khama III Memorial Museum, Two Six Seven restaurant, Boithselo craft collective, Central shopping area.

Covered: Swaneng Hill hike and views, van Rensburg and Brigades experiment, Serowe local food and costs, Museum and Bessie Head, Planning travel north to Makgadikgadi.

Chapters:
00:00 Rra-Swaneng
02:44 Boithselo craft collective
05:22 Khama III Memorial Museum
07:26 Central shopping area
08:32 Guesthouse veranda

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#Serowe #BotswanaTravel #SwanengHill #BrigadesMovement #KhamaMuseum #BessieHead #Makgadikgadi #OkavangoDelta #AfricanTravel #TravelBotswana #VillageLife #WinterInBotswana #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #Seswaa #SeroweHistory #VanRensburg

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On day five in Serowe, Kabelo visits the Boithselo Project craft collective, watches artisans at work, and reflects on the village's cooperative economy, the politics of land and water, and the practical costs of living in Africa's largest traditional village.

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Episode 26 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Boithselo Project, Khama III Memorial Museum, Serowe Hotel, Lormasol Mews Guesthouse, Swaneng School, Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Serowe Stadium, Central shopping area.

Covered: Craft and cooperative economy, Local politics and infrastructure, Cost of living and practical travel, History and education, Serowe daily life.

Chapters:
00:00 Boithselo Project
02:37 Khama III Memorial Museum
04:14 Central shopping area
05:02 Sekgoma Memorial Hospital
06:36 Swaneng School
08:04 Serowe Hotel
09:29 Quiet room

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#Serowe #Botswana #BoithseloProject #CraftCollective #KhamaIIIMemorialMuseum #SwanengSchool #VillageEconomy #CostOfLiving #Seswaa #Magwinya #Kgotla #RoyalHistory #TravelBotswana #SeroweDiaries #BessieHead #CommunityCrafts #LormasolMews #MakgadikgadiNext

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Kabelo spends his fourth day in Serowe observing a kgotla session, visiting the Khama III Memorial Museum's new poetry circle, and exploring the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. He reflects on local politics, water bills, and the cost of daily life in Botswana's largest traditional village.

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Episode 25 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Swaneng Hill, Khama III Memorial Museum, Museum Cafe, Serowe kgotla, Serowe Barcelos, Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Signature Bistro Cafe, Lormasol Mews Guesthouse.

Covered: poetry circle, kgotla politics, rhino sanctuary, land rights, housing delays, local food.

Chapters:
00:00 Swaneng Hill
01:17 Khama III Memorial Museum
03:31 Serowe Barcelos
05:15 Khama Rhino Sanctuary
08:36 Lormasol Mews Guesthouse
10:02 Quiet room

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#Serowe #BotswanaTravel #KhamaIII #PoetryCircle #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #SwanengHill #BessieHead #CentralDistrict #BotswanaLife #TravelAfrica #VillageLife #RhinoTracking #SeroweKgotla #RealBotswana #CostOfLiving #BotswanaHistory #Museum #KombiRide

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Kabelo spends a full day around Serowe's kgotla precinct, watching a community meeting, reflecting on the Khama dynasty and Botswana's shifting politics, and checking in on the town's practical side — water bills, housing plots, and what a plate of food costs in the largest traditional village in Africa.

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Episode 24 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Signature Bistro Cafe, Khama III Memorial Museum, Thathaganyana Hill, Central Shopping Area, Museum Cafe, LMS Church, Kennedy Gardens, Hungry Lion.

Covered: kgotla/chieftaincy, Khama dynasty history, local politics and infrastructure, cost of living, Serowe daily life.

Chapters:
00:00 Signature Bistro Cafe
01:40 Khama III Memorial Museum
02:46 Thathaganyana Hill
03:57 Canteen interior
05:23 LMS Church
06:28 Museum Cafe
08:03 Quiet room interior

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#BotswanaTravel #Serowe #VillageOfTheRainWind #KhamaIII #Kgotla #SeretseKhama #BessieHead #Bamangwato #CentralBotswana #Seswaa #BotswanaHistory #SwanengHill #Machakos #ExploreBotswana #AfricaTravel #BotswanaFood #Thathaganyana #SlowTravel

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Day two in Serowe: a dawn drive to the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, rhino tracking on foot, and a visit to the Boithselo craft collective. Plus a walk past the LMS Church and the kgotla, with practical costs and reflections on this royal town's place in Botswana's story.

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Episode 23 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Khama III Memorial Museum, Boithselo Project, Lormasol Mews Guesthouse, LMS Church, Serowe Hill, Kgotla.

Covered: Khama Rhino Sanctuary, Bessie Head and literature, Serowe politics and kgotla, Boithselo craft collective, Local food costs, Visa and banking practicalities.

Chapters:
00:00 Khama Rhino Sanctuary
01:09 Khama III Memorial Museum
05:07 Cafe interior
06:37 Boithselo Project
08:40 Kgotla
10:11 Night wind

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#Serowe #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #BotswanaTravel #KhamaIII #BessieHead #SeroweVillageOfTheRainWind #Kgotla #BotswanaHistory #AfricaTravel #BotswanaWildlife #RhinoConservation #LocalCrafts #BoithseloProject #CentralBotswana #DrySeasonTravel #RoadTripBotswana

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Kabelo arrives in Serowe, the heart of the Bamangwato kingdom, and explores the Khama III Memorial Museum, Swaneng Hill, and the town's royal history. He reflects on the legacy of Seretse Khama, the cost of living, and the rhythms of Africa's largest traditional village.

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Episode 22 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Serowe, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Khama III Memorial Museum, Swaneng Hill, Lormasol Mews Guesthouse, Cross Roads Restaurant, Signature Bistro Cafe, Serowe Hotel, Thathaganyana Hill, Khama Rhino Sanctuary.

Covered: Khama dynasty and Seretse Khama, Bessie Head and literature, Swaneng Hill and van Rensburg, Serowe kgotla and chieftaincy, Practical costs and logistics, Local food and restaurants.

Chapters:
00:00 Serowe
01:45 Cross Roads Restaurant
03:50 Swaneng Hill
06:08 Signature Bistro Cafe
08:15 Serowe Hotel
09:18 Thathaganyana Hill
10:42 Night

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#Serowe #Botswana #TravelBotswana #SeroweVillage #KhamaIII #SwanengHill #BessieHead #RainWind #CentralDistrict #BotswanaHistory #RhinoSanctuary #VillageLife #TswanaCulture #WinterInBotswana #TravelAfrica #SeroweMuseum #Kgotla #SeretseKhama

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Kabelo spends his final full day in Mahalapye, walking the Tropic of Capricorn line, checking in on local politics and the prison sports festival, and reflecting on the cost of life along the A1 corridor before heading north to Serowe and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary.

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Episode 21 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Mahalapye, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Watershed Mall, First National Bank, Kaytees Restaurant, Mahalapye Railway Station, Standard Chartered Bank, The Braai Place, Matlhware.

Covered: Tropic of Capricorn, A1 corridor life, Cost of living, Local politics, Prison sports festival, Travel planning north.

Chapters:
00:00 Mahalapye
01:08 Watershed Mall
02:24 Kaytees Restaurant
03:40 Street
04:56 The Braai Place
06:44 Quiet room interior

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#Mahalapye #BotswanaTravel #TropicOfCapricorn #A1Corridor #TravelBotswana #CentralDistrict #SlowTravel #BudgetTravelAfrica #BotswanaPolitics #DumaBoko #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #RoadTripAfrica #AfricanTravel #ExploreBotswana #LocalLifeBotswana #TravelDiaries

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On his final full day in Mahalapye, Kabelo walks the A1 at dawn, visits the Tropic of Capricorn monument, and reflects on the town's quiet power before planning his journey north to Serowe and the Khama Rhino Sanctuary. A meditation on transit towns, local politics, and what it costs to live in the Central District.

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Episode 20 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Mahalapye, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Watershed Mall, Tropic of Capricorn Monument, Mahalapye Railway Station, Matlhware, Kaytees Restaurant, The Braai Place, Cresta Mahalapye, A1 corridor.

Covered: Tropic of Capricorn monument, Mahalapye railway history, Local food and costs, Accommodation pricing, Politics and local economy, Planning travel north, Prison sports festival pilot.

Chapters:
00:00 Mahalapye
01:09 Tropic of Capricorn Monument
03:14 The Braai Place
05:24 Serowe
08:42 Roadside at night

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#Mahalapye #BotswanaTravel #A1Corridor #TropicOfCapricorn #CentralDistrict #TravelBotswana #Serowe #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #Seswaa #TheBraaiPlace #KayteesRestaurant #WatershedMall #MahalapyeStation #RoadTripBotswana #CostOfLiving #AfricanTravel #OverlandAfrica

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Kabelo spends his fifth day in Mahalapye walking the rail corridor, watching the town's transit economy at work, and reflecting on water, politics, and the cost of living. He also visits the Tropic of Capricorn monument at noon and looks ahead to the Kalahari edge.

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Episode 19 of Botswana Travel Podcast with Kabelo Molefe. Kabelo Molefe is in Mahalapye, Botswana.

Places in this episode: Mahalapye Railway Station, Watershed Mall, Kaytees Restaurant, The Braai Place - Mahalapye, Thyrsus, First National Bank Mahalapye, Tropic of Capricorn Monument, Matlhware.

Covered: A1 corridor life, Railway history and transit economy, Tropic of Capricorn monument, Cost of living in Mahalapye, Local politics and water projects, Planning north to Serowe and the pans.

Chapters:
01:58 Watershed Mall
04:14 Market
05:25 Matlhware
06:36 Thyrsus
07:58 Serowe

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#Mahalapye #BotswanaTravel #A1Highway #TropicOfCapricorn #CentralDistrict #AfricanTravel #Seswaa #TravelBotswana #OverlandAfrica #RoadTripBotswana #KhamaRhinoSanctuary #GaboroneToFrancistown #LocalLifeBotswana #Safari #KalahariTravel #TrainTravelAfrica

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