Monthly Archives: October 2023

Sossusvlei to Swakopmund

Posted on October 19, 2023 by debbie

We are on the road by 9:00 this morning as we have a six hour drive to Swakopmund. The terrain changes slowly from scrub to grassland to desert sand back to scrub back to sand. We drive through three passes, … Continue reading →

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Sossusvlei

Posted on October 17, 2023 by debbie

Today, we go out with Lucas, one of the guides from the Hoodia Desert Lodge. We are headed to Sossusvlei, Deadvlei, the Namib Desert and Big Daddy. Our first stop is an area beside the road where we are going … Continue reading →

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On the Road in Namibia!

Posted on October 16, 2023 by debbie

Day One on the road! Debbie’s driving first as we leave Windhoek behind and travel south on a paved road. Two lane road and the speed limit is 120kph although we are advised to keep it at 100 kph, which … Continue reading →

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Walking Windhoek

Posted on October 15, 2023 by debbie

Namibia is about 824,000 km2, slightly larger than Alberta, with a population of about half of Alberta’s. Windhoek, the capital has a population of about a half million, which makes it the perfect size to acclimate in. The folks at … Continue reading →

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Travelling from Edmonton to Windhoek

Posted on October 14, 2023 by debbie

As I sit on a hotel bed at the end of a very long day I ponder the fact that we have gone from airport to flying metal tube to airport to flying metal tube to airport to flying metal … Continue reading →

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Travel Mode

Posted on October 12, 2023 by debbie

Murray and I have a saying and it is “Travel Mode”. We tell each other this during a trip, especially at the start of a long trip. It means we can handle anything that happens, we can deal with it … Continue reading →

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The Ethics of Travel, part two

Posted on October 11, 2023 by debbie

Below is the second half of Murray’s post from 2012. In 2001 the United Nations adopted a resolution drafted by the World Tourist Organization entitled ‘The Global Code of Ethics for Tourism’.  It outlines 10 points that, if implemented, will … Continue reading →

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Murray’s Africa Packing

Posted on October 10, 2023 by murray

I had a special request from an over packer to put my packing list in the blog. I stopped packing my rubber boots in case it rained in 1988. They sit in the basement pining to leave the continent on … Continue reading →

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Packing – Notes for our Africa Trip

Posted on October 9, 2023 by debbie

I discussed the clothes I am taking to Africa, but I haven’t mentioned any of the miscellaneous stuff one has to take. Here are a few random thoughts. Murray and I each have a soft sided carry on bag for … Continue reading →

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The Ethics of Travel, revisited

Posted on October 8, 2023 by debbie

Murray originally posted this in 2012 and we thought it was appropriate to revisit it as we are headed to areas very different than where we live. Several years ago Dive Training Magazine (July 1999) published Ten Guidelines for Travelers. … Continue reading →

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