Sossusvlei

Windhoek

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July 26th 2010
I checked in to a backpackers in Windhoek, I had about 9 days to fill before I started an overland tour in Botswana. After 2 days I realized that there was not much to see or do. Windhoek is the capital, but it is a small city. I decided to hire a car for 4 days and drive south to Sossusvlei in the Namib Naukluft Park, I ended up with a small Hyundai, it was fairly new and only had about 7,500 kil ... read more

Africa » Namibia » Sossusvlei

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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