Namibia 2016
Independence has really stamped its mark on modern day Windhoek. The old street names have been changed to reflect the heroes of the liberation struggle. Fidel Castro, Sam Nujoma, Independence, John Meinert, Hosea Kutako. Names amongst others I also encountered...
My papers have always read born in Omaruru, Namibia, and so today a little over fifty years since that occasion, I once again find myself in this bustling small dusty town in the shadows of the Erongo mountains,...
Enter stage right. So I am in the African Art Shop talking gems with Oliver, the proprietor. He is telling me that my chances of finding quality gems are slim. The supplies are scarce and anyway the Chinese buyers...
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Windhoek , what can I say. From the majestic plains of the south west Namib we climbed up high onto a central plateaux more densely covered in low trees and shrubs. Here nestled in an extinct volcanic basin sits the...
This place just keeps amazing me. It's just so other worldly. Today saw me tackle the red dunes at Sossusvlei. It is one of the gems of Namibian tourism and so I was a little scared off by...
