April 8, 2016

Floating over the Namib

There is a magical place on the south-western coast of Africa where tall, towering structures of windswept sand glide in graceful curves to meet a cold and mighty ocean. This place, where a desert meets the sea, is ancient and relentlessly beautiful and has been explored by the ever-curious human spirit for many years.
April 13, 2016

A day in the life of a woodcarver

Wooden carvings have been a take-home souvenir from Namibia for as long as I can remember. I was thrilled back in 1988 to find just the right drum for my boyfriend (now hubby) in Rundu, and yes, we still have it! Giraffes of all shapes and sizes fly on Air Namibia all the time, albeit often rather large for cabin luggage; but space is always found because you simply can’t go home without one bubble-wrapped! - Annabelle Venter
April 14, 2016

The Lagoon Five – Namibia’s coastal Big Five

Most of us have heard of the "Big Five", which include the lion, buffalo, leopard, rhinoceros and elephant, but have you ever heard of the "Lagoon Five"? The Lagoon Five refers to the Big Five of the Namibian coast, which includes some less popular,but by no means less spectacular, animals.
April 15, 2016

Cooking among elephants

Anyone who's ever travelled through the north-western part of our country will know that it is extremely barren and harsh. This world is old, very old. About two billion years old. Gneiss and granite in truly spectacular formations seem to be the only things that have managed to survive centuries of nature's stubborn forces.
April 18, 2016

CYMOT Ultimate Adventure – A 2070 km cycle to Windhoek

I woke up suddenly, startled by something outside our tent...then it dawned on me, in our scurry to get out of a rare Kalahari rainstorm we secured our bicycles under a sail and had left our rubbish bag outside the entrance of our tent. It was now a tasty treat for some or other scavenger. So how did we end up here; two law students, two bicycles and hundreds of kilometers from our final destination, Windhoek Namibia?
April 26, 2016

CYMOT Ultimate Adventure – Tiger fishing in northern Namibia

In 2015, my husband and I went on a fishing trip to the Zambezi Region and stayed at Island View lodge. Initially, I was rather reluctant to go as I knew the sum total of my fishing holiday would probably involve me working on my tan and reading a book at the camp.
April 28, 2016

Hai||om tented campsites now open

The Namibian German Special Initiative Programme (NGSIP) recently finished the Hai||om tented campsites which were constructed in response to community demand. The programme aims to implement infrastructure, increase socio-cultural and historical appreciation and shift productive assets to the poor in the most disadvantaged communities in the country.