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Sossusvlei

August 20th 2009
After the adrenalin rush of Swakopmund, our next destination is a bit more sedate... the rolling red sand dunes of Sossusvlei, in the Namib Naukluft National Park. We drive from camp into the desert, then take a bumpy and cramped ride on the back of a jeep into the vlei. For those who don't know (and who would?), the vlei is a clay pan, formed after rainfall, when the Tsauchab river flooded, creat ... read more

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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

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Jonathan Smith

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I work as a town planner in London, and have always enjoyed travelling. I also love photography, and in June 2009 I decided to take a year off work to travel the globe. This blog recounts that trip. I left London on the 14th June 2009. My trip divided roughly into four legs. The first is in Africa, from Kenya to South Africa, starting in June and finishing at the end of September. I then flew to Mumbai, for a three month trip through Central Asia taking in India, Nepal and Tibet. Next up was Southeast Asia, where I travelled through Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia, arriving in Sin... full info

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