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| Circlotron:
--- Quote from: vinaduro on April 04, 2022, 08:20:39 pm ---It is an extremely beautiful third world country though, and I wouldn't give it up for the world. :-) --- End quote --- Everything I know about Botswana is from No 1 Ladies Detective Agency. :) https://www.youtube.com/user/felixotoo100/videos |
| TERRA Operative:
--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on April 04, 2022, 08:19:08 pm ---Yep. Except, "oddly" enough... from China. For which shipping costs haven't changed a whole lot. --- End quote --- Government subsidised shipping, along with gaming the universal postal union treaty will make for continued cheap trinkets from China. |
| vinaduro:
--- Quote from: DeanA on April 05, 2022, 01:27:52 am ---It's bloody expensive sending anything from Sydney to Perth as well, but it is about 4000km. Enjoy your trip to Australia, hope to visit Africa and Botswana myself one day. :) --- End quote --- Apparently there is a train trip that you can do from Perth to Sydney, my wife wants to do that. As long as I have internet, I'm happy to just sit in a train for a few days. lol You definitely need to visit, this place is just amazing. |
| vinaduro:
--- Quote from: SeanB on April 05, 2022, 08:15:26 am --- --- Quote from: vinaduro on April 04, 2022, 08:35:26 pm --- --- Quote from: Neper on April 04, 2022, 08:32:22 pm ---It even costs an arm and a leg to send a simple parcel from Belgium to Germany nowadays. --- End quote --- Wow, I would assume that shipping that close would be fairly cheap. For us to ship between southern African countries is fairly affordable. Customs and import duties can be a little hectic at times, but that's regardless of where the item is being shipped from. --- End quote --- Living next door to the right, yes, though you guys do have cheap petrol, which comes via tanker truck from South Africa, yet you pay a shed load less than the users in the sending company. Botswana is on my list of places to visit, especially the nature reserves. --- End quote --- Yep, I'm originally from SA, and moved to Bots a few years ago. You're right, the petrol comes from SA, but it's almost half-price here. Bots has lower taxes on petrol though, so that's the main reason. You definitely need to visit Bots if you get the chance, especially up north. |
| vinaduro:
--- Quote from: Circlotron on April 05, 2022, 08:29:04 am --- --- Quote from: vinaduro on April 04, 2022, 08:20:39 pm ---It is an extremely beautiful third world country though, and I wouldn't give it up for the world. :-) --- End quote --- Everything I know about Botswana is from No 1 Ladies Detective Agency. :) https://www.youtube.com/user/felixotoo100/videos --- End quote --- Oh wow, I knew about the books, but I never knew that they made a video series. I'm not much of a fiction reader, so I haven't read the books, but I'll definitely watch the series. Thanks for linking it. |
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