Okumbahe Campsite

Almost Over Before We'd Begun!

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February 20th 2010
Well, the title says it all, even if it is a slight exageration. This week I had an offer of a 2 year volunteer placement in Namibia from VSO, my former employers from way back. I'd re-applied to volunteer back in November after we found out that the wait time was 2 years plus for my Australian visa, and in-spite of them telling me they wanted me back, when they hadn't come across with anything c ... read more

Oceania » Australia

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more