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Gillie - Gila Schmidt | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=317650] | 2008-08-29 18:02:47
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By Gillie
August 29th 2008
August 29th 2008
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight ...
Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund
... oder auch nicht. (sorry Babette, this one will be mostly in German. We are, after all, in Swakopmund, a town which is supposed to be more German than Germany, but I disagree with this, and I mean totally. There are a few street and other signs in German and there are some left-over colonial buildings which, however, do not look very German either. Otherwise it gives off a feeling more of the not so wild American West and ... I do not really know what. It definitely has changed beyond recognition since I was last here 12 years ago.) Wo [View Full Entry]
Wow!!! I've covered a lot of ground since my last entry. I joined an overland tour in Livingstone and over the past couple of weeks we have driven through Botswana and into Namibia. After leaving Livingstone, Zambia we crossed back into Botswana and headed for Chobe National Park for a game drive and a cruise. Botswana has so many elephants, thanks to their anti-poaching laws, that they are now culling them, so in Chobe I saw lots of elephants and giraffes as well. Seeing them on the islands in the river was especially nice. From Chobe we headed to Maun, our [View Full Entry]
Jolane - Jolane Sorge | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 3 Comment(s) | 9 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=310042] | 2008-08-09 10:00:12
By Tim 88888
August 3rd 2008
August 3rd 2008
Ghanzi - Etosha (NP) - Spitzkoppe - Swakopmund 08/07/08
Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund
Ghanzi There wasn't alot to Ghanzi as we were staying in a campsite but there was an opportunity to go on a bush walk with the 'bush' people. Although it was brief, it provided quite an insight into how these people live. Their environment is very basic and the bushmen have to survive on what they can find. Quite often just small shoots in the ground can be dug up to provide water or medicines to cure various illnesses. I asked if the bushmen could demonstrate the bow and arrow that he was carrying and I don't know if he was [View Full Entry]
Tim 88888 - Tim 88888 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 12 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=307943] | 2008-08-06 16:56:14
We left Cape Town on time Wednesday morning, 5 days ago. Our first stop was in the Cederburg mountains north of the city. It was cold at night and dew formed, making it feel even colder. It's winter here, the sun sets early and we always eat around the camp fire in the dark. There are 21 of us in this truck, a truck built for overland travel. We sleep in tents, on a mat and in sleeping bags. It can be quite cold at night, but I've got a true Canadian sleeping bag rated at -12 degrees Celcius, so I [View Full Entry]
Christopher travels - Chris Lock | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 1 Comment(s) | 7 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=302754] | 2008-07-21 15:52:16
The Non Cheaters
Chester and Kirsten paddling in circles. Notice the synchronization of the paddles. Any wonder why we were going in circles?
Charlie s Angels - Kirsten, Chester and Lynn | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 34 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=301444] | 2008-07-19 14:48:14
Matilda has now safely brought us to Swakopmund, midway up the Namibian coast. Since Fish River Canyon we've also passed through Sousselvlei (which is meant to be Namibia's No1 attraction), a set of sand dunes that make up the Namib dessert. We saw sunset from the top of Dune 45 there, after camping just inside the national park at Sesriem the night before. We then had a 6 hour drive through the Namib dessert to the Skeleton Coast. Our animal spotting list is currently limited to Springbok, Oryx and lots of Ostriches although our visit to Etosha National Park should extend [View Full Entry]
globetrotters - Matilda In Africa | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=299615] | 2008-07-14 14:26:24
By funksmybrother
July 8th 2008
July 8th 2008
Angelina and Brad were here (and so I decided to jump out of a plane)
Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund
Hello all, Well, I am now about a week into my journey and am loving it. My tour group is awesome - we consist of 6 Canadians, 4 Brits, 3 Americans, 2 Aussies, 2 New Zealanders and 1 Irish, and we range in age from 19 to 50-60. It is really neat to hear everyone's travel stories - most of us have travelled quite extensively, even the 19 year old! Today we are in Swakopmund, famous for being the location at which Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's biological daughter was born. It is also known for adventure sports. I had an [View Full Entry]
funksmybrother - Carley | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=297093] | 2008-07-08 19:37:19
The overland trip is underway and it is great so far. The truck is huge and definitely well equipped for African overlanding. The people are amazing and we're having loads of fun both in the truck (very long drives) and at the campsites. There are 4 Americans including me, a couple Canadians, a couple Brits, a couple Kiwis, and the rest are all German and Dutch. Socially, the group tends to split between the English speaking portion and the German/Dutch portion, but we all get along for the most part. We met on June 29 in Cape Town and the truck's [View Full Entry]
JJfromNJ - Justin | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 6 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=295267] | 2008-07-04 14:09:52
Greetings everyone from Africa. We are sorry it has taken us so long to get in touch. We have not had the opportunity to get online or even find an internet cafe until now. Where do we begin? The tour is very well organized and planned. We have three guides, one in training, and 11 total tourists. It is a good group of people: 2 Dutch girls, a British couple, a father and son from the states, 2 other American girls and us. Little did we know that when we said we will be Charlie's Angels, that our main guide [View Full Entry]
Charlie s Angels - Kirsten, Chester and Lynn | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 3 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=288927] | 2008-06-18 17:26:47
I Jumped OUT of An Airplane I just got back from one of the most amazing experiences of my life. I did a tamdem sky dive in Namibia. Not nervous at all. But had to tell my tandem jumper that this has to be the only job in the world that he tell a girl to sit on his lap and not get slapped for it. It was amazing. Feeling like you are floating on air. Nothing scary at all untill I landed. Than had to go to the bar and start doing Jagermeister shots. That was more scary that the [View Full Entry]
Charlie s Angels - Kirsten, Chester and Lynn | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 2 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=288944] | 2008-06-18 17:56:54