Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this B&BThe Stiltz Swakopmund
Stiltz....
Arrived late afternoon after long, long desert drive and along Atlantic coast - miles of nothingness. No punctures!! Staying at Stilts which are chalets on stilits in the sand overlooking the Atlantic ocean. Our chalets the Villa spacious and very cool. Nice place follwoing camping especially in the middle of the desert.
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Willkommen meine Damen und Herren!
Swakopmund is German, no doubt! The hints: shops are all in German, there is a well-run, efficient and spotless (ie the German way of doing business) VW car dealership in the town, local men wear socks in their sandals and women enjoy their "Sekt" (ie sparkling wine) in the beach front Cafes. It just does not make sense, and it does make laugh, …
Sossusvlei - The best Sand Box on Earth!!!
I am very tired, but had a great day! This morning we got up super early, at 4:30AM, to go to the Sossusvlei sand dunes. It was dark when we left, but the sun was rising by the time we got to the dunes. Moses showed us some trees that are over 1200 years old (they are small and look dead), and also the tracks of African wild cat, black-backed …
Strolling around Swakopmund
Today we walked around Swakopmund, which is right on the Atlantic Ocean. We went to the beach and a playground and looked for dolphins (we did not see any, but my Mom saw some the next morning on her run). We also went to the Swakopmund Museum, where we learned about how it was for the Germans and other people who used to live here in the 1800s, …
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A Desert Oasis
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