Yes bro. We really enjoyed our stay(me and my lady) in Bostwana. That was a few years ago though.
It's indeed one if the most beautiful and welcoming country I have been to. The people are so friendly and always happy.
Will tell you one interesting story I had there. We visited the beautiful Chobe National Park where we met a famous man called Limbo who was a guard there. I guess you know him since he seemed to be quite famous in the country?
He famously refused access to the presidential convoy one night even when he was asked to open the gates from the president of the republic himself, but he rightly refused since presidential convoy pulled up, seeking entry into the park after closing hours to make a short cut to their destination. But since according to the law Limbo was instructed not to let anyone in the park after dark he took this instruction literally and acted accordingly. The presidential convoy was left with no choice but to turn back .From what we were told, not long after the incident, Limbo received a letter from the president inviting him to Gaborone (Botswana’s capital city), where the president awarded him a medal (we saw him wearing it proudly) in recognition of his commitment and adherence to the rules. This was one of the most interesting encounter I had during my stay there. It also shows how the country has the rule of law works in the county. it's no wonder Botswana Botswana also ranks near the top of the list of countries in the world for transparency and very low in terms of corruption.
Many people ask how did Botswana avoid the “resource course” that sends other countries in Africa,m iddle East etc into the kind of fits of violence and wealth-controlling corruption that often accompanies the discovery and exploitation of oil, diamonds and other minerals. It has to do with governance and public awareness/willingness to work together for the greater good of the country. The government has invested massively in things like free education and health care,science etc and there are free and fair elections where power is transferred peacefully from incumbent to the victor(whether opposition party or not). Something you don't see in many African and middle Eastern countries.
I have to commend Bostwana government and peole for making their country proud. no wonder I have never seen a Batswana in any European country I have been to . Since there is no need for them to travel abroad in search of greener pastures, asylum,beter life like other developing countries do so often. This should be a lesson to those naïve people always blaming all their troubles and ills on western powers. They should learn from Bostwana(a former British colony)
I visited Okavango Delta (the best unspoiled wilderness area I have seen in my life),
Chobe national park and it's elephants(which I mentioned earlier), Maun, Kasane, Francistown, mokoldi nature reserve and solido(or something like that, if I spelt them correctly.lol ). Those are the places I can remember off head. Can't remember all the names of the other places we visited, they are hard to spell/pronounce.