Dune 7

Winding Down - Swakopmund To Upington

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May 22nd 2009
We arrived into Swakopmund early in the day and settled on a backpackers that was close to town, where we could camp. It was a strange place ... the owners were not very welcoming or friendly. When we rang the bell to be let into the yard, the owner opened the gate and said "what do you want?". Gee, I dunno, we are two foreigners with a pile of backpacks at our feet and you are running a lodge ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Swakopmund

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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