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Tag Archives: Namibia
The Coastal Desert
Swakopmund and the front right tire is flat. We have the trip timing to a T and the car is not moving properly as Debbie tries to back out. I don’t get it. I have had maybe 3 flat tires … Continue reading
Sossusvlei to Swakopmund
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
Sossusvlei
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
On the Road in Namibia!
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
Walking Windhoek
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
Travelling from Edmonton to Windhoek
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
Travel Mode
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
The Ethics of Travel, part two
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
Murray’s Africa Packing
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
Packing – Notes for our Africa Trip
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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