Monthly Archive: June 2010

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Namibia’s Castles of Sand

As regular visitors to the central areas of Namibia, north of Windhoek, we have always been fascinated by the enormous termite mounds that dominate the landscape.  We were fortunate enough, on a recent guided...

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The wild horses of the Namib Desert

Visitors en route to Luderitz mostly have to pass through the plains of the Garub – a vast, barren expanse of land that is part of the Namib desert.   In this unlikely territory one...

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Warthogs – Nature’s Ugliest Piggies

We’ve all heard the expression “he’s so ugly only his mother could love him!”  Well, I think the saying originated when man got his first glimpse of a warthog.  These denizens of the African...

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WORLD CUP SOCCER 2010 – PROUDLY SOUTH AFRICAN

Soccer fever has hit South Africa with a vengeance and any description of the happy spirit prevailing in the country at the moment would be a gross understatement!    It is absolutely staggering to see...

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Climbing to Konigstein in the Brandberg

At the beginning of May 2010 we took a walk to the highest point in Namibia, the Konigstein in the Brandberg (Fire Mountain), which lies in Damaraland. This is a three day trek that...

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Shark Island – Namibia’s landmark of shame

We planned to spend Easter weekend at Luderitz, camping on Shark Island. As any traveler knows, it pays to do a little research on an area before visiting it to make the visit more interesting. The...