Angolan Border at Santa Clara June 18, 2024 “Do not go outside the bus” said the driver sternly, adding “not until it is full light outside at 8 am”. It was only 5 am and pitch dark. The reason for his warning was apparent in the shifting shapes of men skulking around, half seen in … More Do not Go Outside the Bus
Okaukuejo, Etosha NP Namibia June14, 2024 As if the parade of animals during the sunlit days were not enough, there was more in store at night. Parked at one of the benches, I along with most of the tourists watched the waterhole, itching with anticipation. The floodlights have come on as they do each evening. … More Drama at Night
Etosha National Park, Namibia June 11, 2024 Back at Windhoek Angie left for Tanzania and I headed up north to Etosha National Park. The gray ribbon of the highway cut through scrub and shrub dotted with termite mounds, looking like so many phallic symbols. Making good time on the good road I arrive at the … More Where Animals Come Parading
Outjo, Namibia June 10, 2024 I had wanted to visit the Ovahimba living museum near Opuwo but it was too far and I hadn’t the time. But as it happens by sheer luck, I visited a small village near Outjo. As often happens, it was entirely by chance and all the better for it. I … More In a Himba Village
Swakopmund, Namibia June 9, 2024 Founded in 1892 as the main harbor for German South Africa, this town is now best known for its Germanic architecture. Small and walkable, it is made for wandering at random. It is sold as a beach resort but now in winter, it seems deserted. Most of the older buildings … More Shades of Years Past
Walvis Bay June 7, 2024 On the Atlantic shore, this town tries hard to portray the image of the adrenaline capital of Namibia. With paragliding and sailing and catamarans on offer, it certainly sounded interesting. In reality, it is an industrial town with a huge factory for harvesting seasalt albeit with a pretty coastline. The … More Flamingos, Pelicans & Performing Seals
Sossusvlei, Namibia June 5, 2024 Some five million years ago, sand from the Kalahari was swept down the Orange river and deposited along the western coast of what is now Namibia. Rising more than three hundred meters above the valley floor, the dunes glow at sunrise and sunset. The shadows cut sharp lines making them … More Where the Dunes Glow Red
Windhoek to Sossusvlei June 4, 2024 Namibia is much like Botswana in the sense that other than between main towns, there are few public transport options. As a traveler, one either rents a car and self-drives or joins tours. My allergy to being herded is as strong as ever, so I decided to rent a … More Endless Road
Mbunza Village, Namibia May 29, 2024 I met Bettina the first evening I arrived in Rundu. She is the owner of the guesthouse and despite being a local, she had not even known of Mbunza village, nor of the living museums scattered around Namibia. Over a couple of drinks at the guesthouse bar, I talked … More Among the Bantu
Khwe Living Museum, Namibia May 26, 2024 Known as the Bushmen of the Kalahari, the San called much of central and western Botswana and central and eastern Namibia, home. Theirs was a hunter-gatherer lifestyle, attuned to the desert and nomadic when the weather conditions demanded. Today they have largely been settled into towns and villages … More Ways of the San
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