tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149044152011-12-04T05:55:18.214-06:00Musings of a Midwestern TravelerMbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-40096807108434409152008-03-30T10:03:00.000-06:002008-03-30T10:04:16.483-06:00<div id="ta_travelmap" style="width:430px;"><br /><img src="http://www.tripadvisor.com/CommunityMapImage?id=9290143&type=TRIPADVISOR&size=LARGE"><br /><ol id="ta_favoritelist"><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g472669-Chobe_National_Park-Vacations.html">Chobe National Park, Botswana</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g317055-Maun-Vacations.html">Maun, Botswana</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g479210-Nkhata_Bay-Vacations.html">Nkhata Bay, Malawi</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g317069-Mopti-Vacations.html">Mopti, Mali</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g312659-Cape_Town_Western_Cape-Vacations.html">Cape Town, South Africa</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g312578-Johannesburg_Gauteng-Vacations.html">Johannesburg, South Africa</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g52024-Portland_Oregon-Vacations.html">Portland, OR, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g60958-Santa_Fe_New_Mexico-Vacations.html">Santa Fe, NM, USA</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g303518-Natal_State_of_Rio_Grande_do_Norte-Vacations.html">Natal, Brazil</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g147313-Negril_Jamaica-Vacations.html">Negril, Jamaica</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g293983-Jerusalem-Vacations.html">Jerusalem, Israel</a></li><br /></ol><br /><ul id="ta_links"><br /><li>Create your own <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/MemberProfile-cpt" style="font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#3860B0; text-decoration:none;">travel map</a> or <a href="http://www.travelpod.com/" style="font-size:10px; font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color:#3860B0; text-decoration:none;">travel blog</a></li><br /><li><a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/">Visit TripAdvisor.com</a></li><br /></ul><br /></div><br /><script src="http://www.tripadvisor.com/MapEmbed?mid=9290143&nop=true&frm=fb"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-4009680710843440915?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-47538551903627292752007-05-23T15:16:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:17:24.088-06:00<a href="http://www.handtomouth.co.za/a-guide-to-this-site/" target="_blank">Interesting Food & Wine site in RSA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-4753855190362729275?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-58953397112864929452007-05-08T13:59:00.000-06:002007-05-08T13:59:10.270-06:00<a href="http://wahappen.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Wa Happen?</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-5895339711286492945?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-37722779112568517262007-05-03T09:53:00.001-06:002007-05-03T09:53:20.750-06:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/UFdNkXJMH9A' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/UFdNkXJMH9A'></embed></object></p><p>Love those law-abiding policemen......</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-3772277911256851726?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-13351827057133587822007-04-19T08:30:00.000-06:002007-04-19T08:34:03.367-06:00<object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0" width="424" height="360" id="dl_flvwidget" align="middle"><param name="movie" value="http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aolexd_widgets/widget.swf" /><param name="FlashVars" value="settings=88280&pmms=1884474&previewImage=http://www..aolcdn.com/tji_inline_video_images/blainev2" /><embed src="http://cdn.channel.aol.com/aolexd_widgets/widget.swf" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="424" height="360" name="dl_flvwidget" align="middle" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" FlashVars="settings=88280&pmms=1884474&previewImage=http://www..aolcdn.com/tji_inline_video_images/blainev2"></embed></object><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-1335182705713358782?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-69090037850772159942007-02-26T21:00:00.001-06:002007-02-26T21:01:27.210-06:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/4zmQBNnaAeQ' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/4zmQBNnaAeQ'></embed></object></p><p>I think that this ad is right up there with some of the great Budweiser ads that you see during the Superbowl here in the States. As an expat living in southern Africa when I first saw this ad, it sure had some resonance for me.</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-6909003785077215994?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-90250405842823531712007-02-24T17:45:00.001-06:002007-02-24T17:45:42.386-06:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/PJQVlVHsFF8' name='movie'></param><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/PJQVlVHsFF8'></embed></object></p><p>Hard to top his musical tastes (cough, cough)......</p></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-9025040584282353171?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-37987270234964874372007-02-24T17:26:00.000-06:002007-02-24T17:28:15.897-06:00Great source of maps for French-speaking West & Central Africa.....<br /><br /><a href="http://www.izf.net/izf/index.htm" target="_blank">Francophone Africa</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-3798727023496487437?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-24523504238430770112007-02-24T16:10:00.000-06:002007-02-24T17:29:08.863-06:00Hey all,<br /><br />For those looking to buy some great Botswana art, check out this source:<br /><a href="http://www.womensworkbw.com/" target="_blank">Women's Work</a><br /><br /><br />They have great San art from the Western Kalahari.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-2452350423843077011?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1155257859021114162006-08-10T18:56:00.000-06:002007-02-24T17:29:27.840-06:00Great Movie Sounds Website:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jonhs.com/moviesounds/index.php" target="_blank">Male Movie Quotes</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115525785902111416?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1155234569093378882006-08-10T12:28:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:21:00.019-06:00<a href="http://www.zombietime.com/reuters_photo_fraud/" target="_blank">Fraudulent Reuters Photos from MidEast Conflict</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115523456909337888?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1155234200191899062006-08-10T12:18:00.000-06:002006-08-10T12:27:30.376-06:00<table xmlns="http://purl.org/atom/ns#" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><br /><tr><br /><td colspan="2"><br /><embed id="VideoPlayback"src="http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-3382491587979249836&amp;hl=en" style="width:400px; height:326px;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed><br /></td></tr><br /><tr/><br /><tr><br /><td>Pretty f)(*&amp;)*(&amp;n' amazing.......</td><br /></tr><br /></table><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115523420019189906?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1155223111775941442006-08-10T09:18:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:21:24.193-06:00And a blog from the Israeli side of the equation......<br /><br /><a href="http://israelibunker.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Live from an Israeli bunker</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115522311177594144?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1155223053925883942006-08-10T09:17:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:21:39.954-06:00For those looking for a connection to Lebanese blogs covering the MidEast Crisis at the moment, check this out....<br /><br /><a href="http://lebanesebloggers.blogspot.com/2006/07/wearing-black-and-longing-for-blue.html" target="_blank">Blog from Lebanon</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115522305392588394?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1154380931617760152006-07-31T15:22:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:21:55.298-06:00Elegant, simple and sad commentary on the unfortunate war in Lebanon......<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mazenkerblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">KERBLOG</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115438093161776015?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1154137165361634052006-07-28T19:34:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:22:05.160-06:00[Sigh......]<br /><br />Today's a tough day....I really wish that I was biking on <a href="http://www.ragbrai.org/"target="_blank">RAGBRAI</a> today. RAGBRAI has rolled into Coralville for an overnight stop and then tomorrow continues on to the Mississippi. I'm really pining for the chance to get out riding but it was not to be this year.....<br /><br />Perhaps next year, and then I'll get to ride with <a href="http://www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2006/07/28/Metro/On.Ragbrai.Lance.Boosts.Cancer.Fight-2134992-page2.shtml?norewrite200607282132&amp;sourcedomain=www.dailyiowan.com" target="_blank">Lance....</a><br /><br />[Sigh....]<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115413716536163405?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1152734336274516292006-07-12T13:58:00.000-06:002007-02-24T17:31:30.236-06:00This was something that I came across today reading the “<a href="http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/07/12/travel/12frugaltraveler.html" target="_blank">Frugal Traveler</a>” Section of the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/" target="_blank">New York Times</a>.<br /><br />Check out the list of countries!! What a great way to travel……!!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wwoof.org/" target="_blank">WorldWide Organization of Organic Farms</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115273433627451629?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1152732563920604882006-07-12T13:29:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:22:38.960-06:00This is what happens when you combine Peace Corps Volunteers, Isaac Hayes and a little too much free time……..<br/><br/><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXwIhowVJEA" target="_blank">YouTube video</a><br/><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-115273256392060488?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1145049966596287232006-04-14T15:24:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:22:30.273-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/973/1364/1600/Boat_cropped.jpg"><br /><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/973/1364/320/Boat_cropped.jpg" border="0" /><br /></a><br /><a href="http://www.pipa.com.br/conteudo/informativo/english/conheca.html" target="_blank">Pipa, Brazil</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-114504996659628723?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1145049462603477232006-04-14T15:17:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:22:22.733-06:00<a href="http://media.www.dailyiowan.com/media/storage/paper599/news/2006/04/14/Photos/updated.Reader.Storm.Photos-1856429.shtml?sourcedomain=www.dailyiowan.com&amp;MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com" target="_blank">Storm Photos</a><br /><br />First time that I know of that a tornado has actually landed in Iowa City proper.....so much for the mobile home theory...!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-114504946260347723?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14904415.post-1122580935807086522005-07-28T14:02:00.000-06:002007-05-23T15:22:14.173-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/193/7106/640/leishmania_pm.jpg"><img style="border: 4px solid rgb(102, 0, 102); margin: 2px;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/193/7106/320/leishmania_pm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Leishmania promastigote<br /><a href="http://www.who.int/tdr/diseases/leish/default.htm" target="_blank">Tropical Disease Initiative</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/14904415-112258093580708652?l=kalaharidreams.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mbusihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06834747996633400741noreply@blogger.com