Boesman with a beetle

Namibia: Part II (Look people, I'm catching up with the entries!)

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June 15th 2008
Some might say that Swakopmund is more German than Germany. Birgit, my travelling friend from Bavaria, does not agree. Still, there is an incontrovertible German influence here in this old colonial town, evident in the architecture and place names. Sandwiched between desert and ocean, Swakopmund is Namibian's main seaside resort. No sooner had we arrived than we were hearing from a local tour r ... 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