Csanda007: No word from the 'top dogs' - but I have had my questions answered by the ever helpful alexace. The Insurance is dealt with by the companies once you are hired and I'll probably be able to go back to the UK for Christmas. Sorted!
Alexace: again - thanks!
Jeanpant: Harden up? I am veritably built for the kill! (or as much as you can be if you look twelve....)
I'm not the thread dictator; people can talk about what they want. I was merely suggesting that we keep on topic because when a thread gets this long, a first time reader doesn't want to have to scroll through pages of people going off on a random tangent interspersed with valuable nuggets of advice. Let's keep this a concentrated espresso of information!
Or, you know, hairspray. Whatever.
Have you just arrived in Maun or are you a seasoned veteran? How are you finding it?