Casa Blanca Hotel Windhoek

If we all have our doppelganger, then Nambia's is Nevada. The similarity is uncanny, vast rolling grassy hills splayed out as far as the eye can see. It’s not like that up in the Caprivi Strip, though. That’s still bush country, home to the Big 5 African mammals, or at least all but the big cats. Cruising through on the bus we spot a huge elephant at sunset, all alone on the edge of the highway. I also see a herd of ...

... class in our living room and sit on the floor in an intimate circle and have great discussions. Later in the day we had a politics lesson with Urbanus Dax, the Director of CGE. Urbanus is one of the most amazing, intellectual and intelligent men I have ever met in my life. He's just amazing. Next to Lama Pasang, I've never met a more humble, in-tune, wholesome ...

... meter high. The colors are best just after sunrise, so we and about 150 other people were driving the same route in the early morning to find the best spot. People drove like madmen, ignoring the springbok and oryx 4m beside the road. We found our own dune and climbed it, which was really hard! In Swakopmund we jumped out of a plain (a tandem skydive) and went for a hot air balloon ride. Both with great views over the Namib dessert, but with a slightly different ...

... left their Spitzkoppe bush camp after a night amongst the stars. They had a long drive to Etosha, but on arriving began there first game drive during which they saw Monday 2nd February - Day 10, Etosha National Park (Black Rhino, Lion cubs, Giraffes) & Swakopmund to Windhoek (Hire car, Amani Lodge, lift for Bianca to home, met Adam) For mum and I it was time to leave Swakopmund and head to Windhoek which we did in a comfortable Connexion bus ...

... t want to take the risk anymore so they walked downtown to find a bar for the rest of the night. We woke up early to a local woman cooking everyone in the hostel breakfast. It was a solid breakfast although I forgot how much I hated instant coffee. After a quick breakfast we talked with a few of our friends we made the night before and set off to get our trip squared away. Riley and Matt decided to part with our group and do their own thing since they didn't want to go to Vic ...

Namibia After spending three weeks in South Africa, we left for Namibia from Johannesburg and arrived at Windhoek at 8 pm. From the airport the distance of the city was 40 km and our hired was delivered at airport lounge. Before we began our drive to the city, car rental lady warned us about meeting animals on the road. We found she was right as we dodged a kudu and two large antelopes in first fifteen minutes. Our night stay was at Rivendell Guest House. Next day we ...

Last night i had a violent spell of je-ne-sais-quoi and spent the day lying in the tent. I blame it on the salad i had yesterday at Cafe Schneider in Windhoek town. No more raw veg for me, thanks. Tonight Matt went to visit an old highschool friend, Papso, in his home. A Namibian working with NTC, he cooked up ...

I check out in the morning. While the girl at the reception makes my bill (2 nights + meals + drinks) a guy bursts in. 'Can you charge my batteries?' (Sure. Here you go. I'll put them in the charger). AND, 'I go for breakfast now, I am in room XX, can you make my bill for when I come back?' (Sure. Thanks. Pleasure. See you later.) It is not until afterwards, I think: what the f... is this??? My theory: it is masculine. Men walk in and want to be served. I bet that ...

... Namibian of German descent who had a piercing inside her mouth above her front teeth so when she smiled you could see the ring. Cordulla and I were the only people going out on the sleepout and I was a bit alarmed when she told me that she would sleep about 200 yards from me!! <br><br>My horse was a beautiful Palomino called Kavita who was very good but knew the word trot very well and as soon as Cordulla mentioned it, he would set off. He liked very long reins and he was so ...

... suprisingly clean, and well laid out. I walk around, looking at the shops and streets, but it being close to Christmas a lot of folks have gone home. So I head to mine. I stayed at a comfortable, friendly hostel called The Cardboard Box. http://www.ahj.addr.com/facilities.html It served good, cheap food all day, eliminating the daily chore of finding a grocery. And better yet, to cope with the hot African afternoons, this gem of a place had a swimming pool and ...