Windhoek Country Club

... buildings are in sharp contrast with modern architectural styles, while Herero women in their traditional Victorian dresses mingle with executives dressed in the latest fashions. Located centrally, Windhoek is the starting point of an adventures holiday for many visitors to the country and an ideal base from where to explore the rest of the country. The city's restaurants offer a ...

... I was just so dumbfounded by the fact that it was my second day as a Namibian and I was able to have a one-on-one conversation with the founder of SWAPO and liberator of the entire country --- just amazing. I don't think I understood how important this man was until after he left though.<br> After his lecture, Charlotte and I decided to go to the grocery by ourselves ...

... Namibia and South Africa. The road we wanted to take was partly closed for cars, since the Fish River had flushed away a bridge and had eaten away lots of road. We were told that some cars made it through the day before, so even though the ROAD CLOSED sign was still there we decided to go for it. It was a beautiful route, with gorgeous mountains and green valleys. The bridge over the Fish River was good enough to pass, so we were really glad we took the decision to ...

... planned to have a really easy day so began with a lazy breakfast before a walk to the Swakopmund Museum. It was a really good traditional style museum with lots of exhibits about life throughout the years in Namibia. Also there was a sponsored display about the Uranium mines in Damaraland. We spent a good few hours here before using the internet cafe, having lunch and heading back to the hotel to watch a movie. In the evening we went for a blow ...

... dorm while three others roomed with some random people in another dorm. There were a few people outside drinking already and we quickly made friends with the three of them. I think all three of them were German, but I'm not sure. We were playing a drinking game called 'kings' for a few until our new friends decided to go to bed. Soon a few other people showed up. The girl from Israel, a German girl, and a cool dude with dreads who I never found out where he was from. They had ...

... He had travelled from his homeland with his friend, who was riding a KTM. I was very envious of their journey and it seemed that they had not experienced anything like the hardships I had endured in Bolivia and Peru. I really enjoyed my time in Namibia and found it to be a well-organised, developed and attractive country - I could certainly see why it is sometimes referred to as "Africa for beginners". As ever, I regretted that I had not been able to spend more time there ...

April 20. We decided to scrap a second half of a day in search of a lion, and opted instead to head back to Windhoek a day early. Reasoning was that we had seen the game we had wanted with exception to a lion(s), and that most likely we would see or have the opportunity to view a good amount more of animals when heading to Botswana ...

... immigration, I was exhausted and needed to sleep. There was still 8 hours left of this journey. In the back of my mind, I kept thinking... "You cheap *******... Next time pay for a bloody flight!". I did actually manage to sleep for a while and woke up to blazing red sun rising over the desert. Just before 8, they announced that we are nearing Windhoek, and would everyone please "Thank God for giving us a safe journey". Give me a break

... airstrip. When we arrived the pilot was making a few phone calls and it was eventually decided that I would be taken to a local lodge and picked up there. After 20 minutes waiting my driver arrived - it seemed that he had received several calls telling him different airstrips and times to pick me up. Eventually we set off and I had my first sight of some of the mountains (I hadn't been paying attention whilst in the plane) - 3 distinct types and appearing quite small but then I ...