In the spa of Ai Ai's Parc

Crossing Namibia november 25 - december 9 2010 The South

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November 30th 2010
As soon as we pass the South African border to Namibia at Ariamvleij we get a German broadcasting station on the car radio. It reminds us that Namibia was once German. Like in South Africa the roads are fine and the towns are modern, though we think South Africa is better organised. There is a strong wind and the horizon has a reddish haze from the Kalahari sand. Namibia is four times as big as Gr ... read more

Africa » Namibia

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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 gr... ... read more