Gaborone - Post Report Question and Answers
Knowing what you know now, would you still move to this city?
Given the alternatives we had at the time, yes. Our other options were not appealing. I'm not unhappy here, but I won't be sad to go when the time comes. - Aug 2024
No. I don't hate it here, but I don't need to do it again either. - Dec 2023
Yes, I was very bored when I was just stuck in the city but the regional trips were fantastic. Get out of the city. Go on Safari. See the incredible countryside in South Africa, Zambia, and Namibia and you will have a much better tour. - Jul 2019
No. The internet issue made the post too isolated, particularly since Gaborone was otherwise pretty boring. It is great to be able to visit the Okavango Delta, Victoria Falls, Chobe, and Cape Town, but perhaps it would make more sense to do all those things on a one month vacation rather than a three year assignment. Gaborone is not a great place to live for three years. - Apr 2017
Absolutely. The travel experiences from here are spectacular. - Jul 2016
Nope. This was supposed to be a "reward" assignment, pitched to us as the "Paris of Africa" or some such malarky. But a lot has changed here, and it's not what it was 5 or 10 years ago. Compared to other African posts, it's easy living - just boring, and definitely not anything near Paris. This is NOT what I would consider a "reward" for a high-threat post. - Mar 2015
Nope. - Oct 2014
Yes. - Nov 2013
No. - Jul 2013
Yes. It's not a glitzy, exciting post but it was great for us! - Apr 2013
Definitely. - Jun 2010
