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- Windhoek
- Capital
- Namibian Dollar (NAD)
- Currency
- 1,797,677
- Population
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- Country Code
Windhoek Slideshow
Windhoek
Travel Blogs from Windhoek, Namibia
Cheetahs, Lions, and Zebras Oh My!
Hello Blog followers! Just a quick update for y'all while we have an internet connection ... finding place's with internet (or open internet cafe's) has been a bit of a challenge! We seem to have a talent for being in town's on national holidays, meaning ...
3 Days, 3 Continent & 1 Pair of Underwear
... kidney pie and some boerworse sausage with Ms. Bolls Chutney – very delishious. Today we are off to the University of Namibia to meet with some UMAN students for a cultural exchange and a brief language lesson. Then tomorrow we pick the ...
From Delta to Desert
... rain to the desert!! – Our jnix strikes again!! – Nuisance with no roof on the bog!! Drive across desert agai to Windhoek – Backpacker Unite hostel, then straight down pub at 2pm (Sports cafe) for Man U (2) v Liverpool (1). Very Namibian ...
Arriving in Namibia
On the 26th of July I left 'sunny' Hopeman and travelled to Inverness to catch the plane to Gatwick and then Windhoek, Namibia. These were my first few days in Namibia at Raleigh International Field Base with the other 7 weekers. We had to do some first ...
Ankunft in Namibia
8 Uhr Ankunft - sofern der Flieger pünklich ist ... Man kann fett oder kursiv schreiben, und sogar Textpassagen unterstreichen. Ganz schön ...
Sand Dunes, Sky Diving, and Seals
... fun and amazing activities, and internet access as well. Since we last updated you we have continued on our trek across Namibia. We visited Fish River Canyon, where we watched a spectacular sunset across an incredibly vast and beautiful canyon. We were ...
Namibia : Adventure before Dementia
... was flat thornbush country dotted with dry pans, and overlaid with a good degree of smog, so it was a surprise to find Windhoek (windy corner) was very hilly and surrounded by high rocky hills - which might explain why the airport's 45klms from town, or ...
I want to take one home!
... 2 rooms and over a relatively wide range of ages. Her aim is to groom them up to attend the main primary school in Windhoek and ultimately keep tutoring them if need be through primary, secondary and into university. She has a very clear vision that all ...
Winhoek - 1st Pit Stop in a race around Namibia
... ), and most locally grown fruits (particularly watermelon) are huge!!! During this time of the year, between xmas and new year, Windhoek (like Auckland) is deserted – as people head off to the coast or visit family. The traffic is scarce and people ...
Tjike!
... af met een paar foto's in bijlagen en een groet in het Himba, met veel liefs vanuit het stadje Swakopmund (waar Duits de voertaal is): Wa uhara! Kijk voor onze foto's op: ...
Wieder zu Hause :)
Die Nacht im Bus war wirklich gut und ging auch schnell vorbei und überpünktlich waren wir heute Morgen in Windhoek. Manchmal hört man ja Geschichten, dass die Busse immer verspätet sind und auch öfters mal liegen bleiben. Aber bei uns lief alles ...
Terug by die huis
Ek is terug by die huis. Dit was 'n ondervinding van 'n leeftyd wat ek nie kan oorvertel ...
Back again
Our main purpose for being back in Windhoek was to sort out Indian Visa's, now they are sorted we are free to go. Apart from sorting our visa's here, we spent the majority of the time chilling out and relaxing by the pool. We had one cultural day where ...
Lions & Cheetas
... to spend a whole day here but due to the problems on the truck we had only 1 hour and then had to drive to the capital of Namibia Windhoek. At the Cheeta park we got to meet the 3 tame big cats and i took loads and loads of pics as well as stroking and ...
Windhoek "Vacation"
... all kinds of fabulous Portuguese condiments and sauces; it was SO GOOD! Fabiano’s family lives in Katutura, an area of Windhoek comparable to the townships adjacent to big cities in South Africa. It was a bright, bustling, busy, crowded, ...
Back to the Box
We stopped again at the Box for one night and had a very interesting evening chatting with other guests and a local reggae band that was visiting the Backpacker. I met an Irish couple that came from Ireland with a 4x4. They gave me some interesting info ...
Via Franfurt
My datums sal nie reg wees nie, maar die idee is daar van tyd. Ek is nog in Windhoek en alles is in 'n rush. Brian het my gebel uit Iremand uit, waar hy alreeds is, sy tas het weggeraak oppad Franfurt toe. Ek moet vir hom klere saambring. Ek is ...
windhoek redux
... sited by the side of the road. WOW, funny how quickly you get used to having none of this. Arrived in Windhoek….immediately jumped into the shower….WOW….the luxury of having lots of hot water streaming over your ...
Day 32: Windhoek
We arrived at Windhoek, the capital city of Namibia, on time, at 7am. We didn't have any plan, hadn't booked anywhere after here but we knew that we wanted to go on desert tour at some point so we started heading to a backpacker who also organises a tour. ...
arrival in windhoek
arrived in the morning and went to the hostel. in need to get to know people and to organize a way to travel around somehow. foun an italian couple who wanted to rent a car and drive around for 2 weeks: perfect. needed more companions: talked noam, an ...
The Big City!!
We arrived in the capital city of Namibia, Windhoek in the evening. We located the Chameleon Backpackers, dropped off our bags and went to a movie at the mall. Watching "Superbad" brought us right back to the poo, poo humor of the US. We ...
Test Entry
This is a test entry. I'm not actually in Namibia yet. I won't be leaving for another two weeks, just trying to get things ...
Scouateur
Scouater le lounge de l'auberge en attendant le driver.Ne rien réserver mais Se faire chum avec le driver et lui demander hospitalité pour la nuit.Négliger son réveil, aller à l'Office de tourisme et constater que le premier shuttle est parti. ...
Capital
Our drive and stop to Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, felt more like a midway point between two National Parks. When we got to Windhoek we were told we had about an hour and a half to buy water or other supplies and then we needed to be back on the bus. ...
Another parade!
OK, it was only for a parade, but I was there. Attended some opera the evening before. ...