dunes

Namibia

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September 10th 2009
Day 59 Bush Camp - Bush Camp 5.8.09 Another very long drive day was separated by a 2 hour stopover in Windhoek (Namibia‘s capital). Windhoek was a great place that had a Miami feel to it, palm trees, expensive boutiques and lots and lots of white people (mostly German)?! Apparently Windhoek was a German colony during the war and is still heavily influenced by their culture. During ... 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