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Background: South Africa occupied the German colony of South-West Africa during World War I and administered it as a mandate until after World War II, when it annexed the territory. In 1966 the Marxist South-West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) guerrilla group launched a war of independence for the area that was soon named Namibia, but it was not until 1988 that South Africa agreed to end its administration in accordance with a UN peace plan for the entire region. Namibia won its independence in 1990 and has been governed by SWAPO since. Hifikepunye POHAMBA was elected president in November 2004 in a landslide victory replacing Sam NUJOMA who led the country during its first 14 years of self rule.

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By SarahG
October 3rd 2008

Sand, Lions and Police

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

Bonjourno Lions Well - we left the dunes behind but not the sand - this is Namibia..... The landscape is so stark - it reminds me in parts of Arizona, in part Australia (long, dull drives...) and just v Namibia as well. It's one of the least populated countries in Africa with only 1.8 mill pp so it really is a lot of sand and not very many people playing on it. The road trip was great. Expensive due to national park fees and petrol and car hire but you do need a car in Namibia (or get hitching). After the [View Full Entry]

By Shons
October 2nd 2008

Greetings from Windhoek - capital of Namibia

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

Hi y'all. The blog is falling by the wayside, there is soooo much to see and do here in Southern Africa that blogging is the last thing on my mind....this prob means all my entries will be out of order when I do get round to updating it properly, but just wanted to update you on my overlanding to date... There's 22 of us on this part of the trip, although a few leave us tomorrow and some join. Currently in Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. We're all getting on really well, it's a young crowd and are being looked after [View Full Entry]

By Britni
September 29th 2008

i <3 Namibia

Africa » Namibia » Walvis Bay

camel farm
camel farm with hans

We arrived in Walvis Bay (Valfish Bay) Namibia on Friday the 29th. This is the first time SAS has been to Namibia so no on really knew what to expect but I can honestly say I completely fell in love with the country. SAS knows how to take over cities especially the ones that don’t expect it. It seemed that no on knew we were coming. For a country of only 1.4 million people, 1000 Americans was a pretty big deal. On the first and part of the second day I just hung out in Walvis Bay and found out there [View Full Entry]

By Nil2500
September 26th 2008

Windhoek's Arts and Cultural Festival

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

The Parade
The Pre-Festival Parade

I was invited to the opening ceremonies of the /Aë //Gams (ya go head and pronounce that) Arts and Cultural Festival. The Prime Minister of Namibia was there to open the festival and he said something I quite liked, "With culture, we are all equal". It was a pretty fun time with all of Namibia's ethnic groups represented in song and dance. Even German (colonial) culture was celebrated. There were also other countries in Africa represented as well as Indonesian folk dancers and crazy Chinese acrobats (they were a real crowd pleaser). There was also a traditional dress contest which was [View Full Entry]

By SarahG
September 26th 2008

The Dunes, the dunes......

Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund

The Massive, massive dunes...... I have climbed some of the best dunes in the world! Really loving Namibia. After hanging out at Cardboard Box Backpackers for 4 days I managed to meet enought people to hire a car and we set off for 9 days around Namibia in our 4x4. There's 2 Canadian girls, 1 Aussie and 1 German. The Canadians leave us tomorrow and Ricky and Jose join us for the rest of the tour. (I'm one of the 2 drivers - 4x4 driving - super cool). We set off for Sesriem and despite not having booked, we were able [View Full Entry]

By Nil2500
September 25th 2008

Family Tongue Ties

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

So I’m living in a home-stay in Windhoek. The family is really nice. The mother, whom I call Aunty, takes pretty good care of me, making sure I’m fed and clean and such. It’s quite the pampering I must admit. I have all the luxuries of home except for one thing - no showerhead - and it’s killing me! Bathing is gross. I have yet to figure out how to properly clean yourself in a bath. I feel like I'm bathing in your own filth. Any tips on how to bathe effectively, I’d much appreciate it. Aunty has three children, one [View Full Entry]

By vin8
September 25th 2008

Namibia was awesome!

Africa » Namibia

Hello all! Namibia was awesome! It was quite a bit different from what I expected, and the desert was like nothing I have ever seen before. The trip across the Atlantic was kind of tedious, and I was very anxious to get off the ship by the time we pulled into Africa. The first day there I went on a 4 x 4 tour of the Namib Desert, which was very cool. We got to see all of the different terrain that is in the desert, and this really surprised me because there were tons of really cool rock formations and [View Full Entry]

By Nil2500
September 22nd 2008

Arrival in Windhoek

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

Independence Avenue
Independence Avenue, Windhoek's Main Drag. /Aë //Gam Arts and Cultural Festival Parade

It has been a week since I arrived in Windhoek Namibia. The journey from Toronto, via Washington DC, via Johannesburg via Narnia, was tiresome to say the least. Huddled in my cramped seat, I pondered various medieval torture techniques and how they held up against a 16-hour plane ride in coach. As I wiggled my toes relentlessly trying to stop the onset of deep vein thrombosis, there weren’t enough in-flight Ashton Kutcher movies and assortment of nuts that would convince me that I wasn’t stuck in some horrible Sartre-esque type hell. But alas, I’m not one for dramatics. My [View Full Entry]

By SarahG
September 21st 2008

Couchsurfing, Namibia, burnt lips

Africa » Namibia » Windhoek

Music, Swimming and a bit of Vino So my 20 hour couch ride from Cape Town to Windhoek, Namibia's capital was great actually. It took about 2 hours to clear customs as there were so many of us but for only 605 rand it was worth every cent. They started the journey with a prayer over the tannoy and played very random movies - Step it Out (made for tc black frat-house crap), Platoon (yes, Platoon) and a religious one called Fly Wheel. I'm naming them so you can avoid the 2 bizarre choices. Fly Wheel got the whole coach [View Full Entry]

By Willow
September 18th 2008

It is a truck, not a bus! Overlanding Namibia

Africa » Namibia » Etosha National Park

Lion

We joined the overland truck (it may have seats like a bus but apparently it's most definately a truck) in Cape Town and spent a week traveling up to Swakopmund on the west coast of Namibia, taking in Orange River, Fish River Canyon (the second largest canyon in the world after the Grand Canyon) and the amazing huge red dunes of the Namib desert on the way. Unfortunately we've had a (hopefully minor and temporary) issue with our photo back ups - when we get to somewhere more urban we're going to attempt a rescue so I'll save the blogs for [View Full Entry]

Hundreds of Cape fur seals everywhere at Cape Cross

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