Home » Articles » Julie Urquhart Julie Urquhart Travel Articles A Unique Friendship – Botswana, South Africa, Africa Volunteering in Botswana, Julie Urquhart realizes that with generosity, dancing, and a dash of salt, the cultural barriers are not so great after all. Hitchhiking, Hippos and Other Misadventures: A student’s trek across Africa – Maun to Livingstone, Africa Julie treks across Botswana to see beautiful Victoria Falls. Hitchhiking her way through, she encounters vicious hippos, a tropical paradise and wonton soup!