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The hardest place to find in Botswana! [S5 – Eps. 72]
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This Season 5 episode follows a motorcycle journey in Botswana in search of the ruins of Old Palapye. Reaching the site takes more than riding directly to it: the route involves several hurdles and rides up and down before access is secured.
About this film
Part of Itchy Boots’ Southern Africa season, the 21-minute film centres on finding a specific historic site. Its focus is the practical process of getting to Old Palapye, with the search and the effort to gain access forming the episode’s central thread. The destination is clear from the outset, but the journey is not presented as a simple arrival. Instead, the account follows the obstacles encountered along the way and the riding involved in working through them. Published in 2021, it is a destination-led instalment in an ongoing motorcycle-travel series, grounded in a particular journey through Botswana.
The journey
The destination is the ruins of Old Palapye, in Botswana. The description points to rides up and down and several hurdles before the rider can finally gain access to the site. Those details make access part of the journey itself: the film follows not only the search for the ruins, but also the effort required to reach them. The available route detail stays at that level, keeping the focus on the destination and the obstacles on the way there. The episode’s story is therefore a focused motorcycle excursion within the broader Southern Africa season, rather than a general overview of Botswana.
What to expect
- A motorcycle journey in Botswana
- A search for the ruins of Old Palapye
- Riding and access hurdles before reaching the site
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