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Welwitschia mirabilis – Desert Excursions to water Flowers

by Bernd Grahl | Oct 9, 2012 | Miscellaneous, Personalised Stamps

This plant causes utter amazement, not only when seen in the Namib but also on the internet: 5,714 Facebook users looked at the Welwitschia picture which Gondwana posted on its fan page last week. 760 of them also read the feature in the Stamps & Stories column on...

Leopard: How it got its Spots & other Secrets

by Bernd Grahl | Mar 7, 2012 | Personalised Stamps, Poll, Stamps and Stories

According to African folklore, Leopard stopped sharing his meals and started to hide his kills in trees because Jackal and Hyena weren’t reciprocating his generosity and Leopardess became wary because Hare ate her cubs. One of the best remembered fables of the ages...

Fish River Canyon – Traces of a Death Struggle

by Bernd Grahl | Mar 7, 2012 | Gondwana Park, Nature Conservation, Personalised Stamps, Poll, Stamps and Stories, Uncategorized

Once upon a time a giant snake dwelled in southern Namibia. Every so often it devoured the sheep and goats of the people and finally they decided to kill the snake. Armed with spears and accompanied by their dogs the men set out for the hunt. They encircled the snake,...

Zebra – Distinguishing the two Z’s

by Bernd Grahl | Feb 13, 2012 | News, Personalised Stamps, Stamps and Stories

Striking, with their distinctive black and white stripes, zebras form part of the wonderful array of African wildlife that makes a visit to a national park or a hike through the mountains so fulfilling. A visit to an Etosha waterhole wouldn’t be the same without our...

The Jetty: Oyster Bar instead of Harbour Cranes

by Bernd Grahl | Jan 11, 2012 | News, Personalised Stamps, Stamps and Stories

Swimming in the bay at the breakwater (Mole), standing on the jetty and marvelling at the sunset – that is as much part of a holiday in Swakopmund as salt belongs in the ocean. Imagine that both of these attractions are simply the result of a few quirks of history. It...

Mûgorob – Symbol for Supremacy

by Bernd Grahl | Dec 19, 2011 | News, Personalised Stamps, Stamps and Stories, Stories & History, Uncategorized

The massive sandstone pillar which until 7 December 1988 pointed to the sky like a warning finger in southern Namibia, east of the B 1 national road near Asab, was 12 m high, up to 4.5 m wide and weighed some 450 tons. What made the ‘Finger of God’ (also known as...
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