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- Windhoek
- Capital
- Namibian Dollar (NAD)
- Currency
- 1,797,677
- Population
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Windhoek
Travel Blogs from Windhoek, Namibia
Good ride
06/10/09 Swakopmund to Windhoek 373ks the GPS said “265ks turn left” that says it all. Desert, savanna, mountain passes and a dam good ride. Dave wanted to go a different way so we met at the back packers. Not a good idea in Namibia as ...
ARRIVED!!
Hi folks this will have to be fast Tommy and I are at an internet cafe while the rest of the folks get the second rig.. We currently have no luggage with the exception of camera bags.. but were optomistic it'll be here today... Safe and sound but ...
Cruising through Namibia
... The car company kindly lent us some pillows, so there was a bit of luxury for the week. The nicest sleep we have had since getting the stupid tent was when we hopped on a 20 hour bus from Windhoek (Namibia) to Cape Town (South Africa). ...
Poor Sebastian...
I arrived in Namibia (Windhoek) yesterday morning, hoping to collect Sebastian, my cat about 2 hours after I land... but alas... he missed his flight...!!! At first I could not work out how a Cat... in a box... in the hands of a Pet Travelling ...
if driving in Namibia
... of mirror but drive slow ..the whites are speed freaks and extremly rude,cutting you off all the time to save a minute. TAXIS IN WINDHOEK .. walk down any street and cars are flying by honking thier horns. these are taxis ..not taxis as we are used to ...
Where am i going
My intentions of an early moring departure to windhoek were spoiled when the empty minibus showed up late, not that i really minded still wasnt sure of where i was going, although i had begun to lean towards Tsumeb, a city in the North next to Etosha ...
Next stop, Cape Town
... share with, most of the time, no one. In a country with the greatest number of white people to date, society is, it seems, tolerant, peaceful and progressive. It is difficult to find a criticism of Namibia. I shan’t try too ...
Namibian Capitals
... pretty tough 207km Mando day, and relearning the technique of riding on hills that had reappeared on the edge of Namibia, we pulled into Windhoek. The first thing that struck me about this city, apart from the perfectly positioned German bar at the edge ...
Namibia (part i - Southbound)
... relatively short and painless drive we arrived at our home for the next few days - the Cardboard Box bckpackers. It was here in Windhoek that I decided I would go it alone for a few weeks and catch the Intercape bus direct to Cape Town. In Windhoek, after ...
Cos I'm leaving, on a jet plane....
Tanaan lahtee lento 15:15 Windhoek Internationalilta.... Paska reissu eessa, parempi takana. En oikeastaan tehnyt mitaan maailmaa mullistavaa, siis chillasin, grillasin ja dokasin. Siis ihan oikea LOMA! Siirrymme seuraavaksi Suomen kesaan, pari viikkoa ...
KamalaKrapula
Keskiviikkona olimme ottamassa sivistyneesti drinkkeja Joe's Beerhous:essa, ja illan venyessa huomasimme jo iloisen humalan astuneen kuvioihin. Tasta rohkaistuneena aloimme kaatamaan shotti kierroksia, ja naista viisastuneena siirryimme uuteen baariin, ...
Back to WHK
EliEli hyva veli.... Tultiin takaisin paakaupunkiin, ukolla alkoi kolmen kuukauden rakennusurakka, ja vielapa kahdeksan vuotta vanhan kuvaamataidon opettajan talossa. Odds'o that, ey? Ehdittiin kayda pohjoisella rajalla Kavango joella, jolla ...
Off Home!
Off home - this was a lovely experience for me.... I think I will become a regular visitor to ...
Namibia
... and could see for miles around. Unfortuatnely our little car wouldnt make it up so we couldnt camp there. Our last stop in namibia was Fish River Canyon. Apparently the 2nd largest canyon in the world (although they seem to say that about a few places ...
I made it!
Wow, Ive landed, how cool was the flight.... I listened to one music channel for 10 hours (it was like having a CD on repeat 10 times!) The flight was ok, a bit uncomfy, but hey, Im about to rough it in Africa, ya gotta start somewhere. After all ...
Road Trip!
The next zillion hours takes Stuart and I on a journey to the Caprivi Strip as we are on our way to ...
Fancy some game meat?
We arrived in Windhoek which is a pretty big city. Again we had a break from the tents and sleeping bags as we would have beds, well bunk beds anyway. As we had no need to go shopping and it was blazing hot, Dipan and I stayed at the hostel ...
The GAP Tour - BIG BIG MISTAKE!
GAP ADVENTURE TOUR Windhoek, Namibia to Livingstone, Zambia This is the GAP Trip - my first and last ever Gap tour. You turn up. They organise everything. Badly. - It was a mistake to do it. - It was a mistake to make plans before ...
Going safari in a kalahari ferrari
Good news boozers, I have officially found the worlds best hangover cure, sandboarding! It was an incredible experience and I recorded the quickest time of the day of 74 mph down the dunes so got a well deserved beer at end (also helped with hangover). ...
Sun, Sand and Savanna's
... around the shops. Windhoek is the biggest town I'd been to since Pretoria. We picked up Bernd who was starting the trip in Windhoek then travelled to Waterberg Plateau. We camped at the bottom of the plateau and the next morning climbed to the top, it ...
Etosha
We drove back through Botswanna and into Namibia (after a bit of bargaining at the boarder!) We spent the night about 5 feet from the Okavango River listening to Hippos and elephants all night. (THe owner assured us that so long as you stay in your tent ...
Namibia Road Trip - Day 1
... Dinner – Grilled Kudo (type of antelope) and chips Good Start, huh! THE DRIVE So, Luke, Sonia and I drive the Polo out of Windhoek to Sesreim. It was 5 hour, 305km drive, half on tarmac, half on wide, long, gravel roads. The first hour and a ...
Big Brother Eat Your Heart Out.
... and hours but there is something theraputic about watching a landscape change from green to rock to dust. We cross the border into Namibia trying to forget the hold-up stories we were told at bedtime. Namibia is vast but only has 1.7 million people ...
parking attendants ,casinos,security
... it's dark and you need to go somewhere less secure a parking attendent is your freind. at night that's when things go bad uptown Windhoek ,a week ago a business man was on the wrong street and was jumped by 3 men and 3 woman. had he parked near where ...
Zembalot
Oltiin (taas) baarissa, vipissa, (tottakai) ja kutsu kavi. Pippalot tiedossa, joten kytkin oli jo irti samalla sekunnilla. Saavuimme mestoille ja ihmiset sivistyneet siemailivat viinia ja keskustelivat hiljakseen, hienostuneesti. Meinasi kaapa palaa, ...
Varkaita tuvassa, perkele!
Tassa numerossa kasittelemme uutta extreme-turisti villitysta: Tulla ryostetyksi Namibiassa, varkaiden luvatussa maassa! Aloita seikkailusi heti ensimmaisena paivana. Pue paallesi kahkin variset safarivaatteet ja lierihattu, kulje kamerasi kanssa ...
Meanwhile, on the farm...
Seitseman viikkoa myohemmin. Jaa-a, mita tasta nyt sanoa tyhjentavasti.... Mestat on paikkoja? Taalla tuli pyorittya, ties milla kulmilla, eri puolilla maata. Rahat tuli juotua, piti ruinata lisabudjettia kahdesti Suomesta. Maa on halpa, mutta ...
Net als Brad en Angelina...
... zagen dit ook als mooie reisbestemming en hebben voor ons vieren een leuke reis door Namibie in elkaar gezet. We vlogen in op Windhoek, wat de hoofdstad van Namibie is en kregen de eerste avond in ons hotel een briefing over het vervolg van de reis. ...
Windhoek
I left the truck in Swakopmund, to head down to Cape Town to catch some extra days with Paul. I'm sure I'll be ...
Grillausta, chillausta ja tinttausta
Eli taas viikko kikkailtu, taalla ihmissyojien paatemppeliraunioilla. Sain pari vanhaa kaveria kiinni, laitan kuvia kunhan kerkian. Tanaan eka paiva ilman krapulaa viikkoon, aika jumalaista. Muutaman (sataa) klubia kikkailtu lapi, varsin ...