by Bernd Grahl | May 12, 2017 | Namiban Road Trip Impressions, Namibia Travel Tips, Ron Swilling, Ron Swilling, Stories & History, Uncategorized, What to do in Namibia
The imposing ‘Finger of God’ remains a landmark in the memory of most Namibians, even though it tumbled to the ground more than twenty years ago . . . The 450-ton, 12-metre-high sandstone rock feature was difficult to ignore. It rose above the arid landscape of Asab...
by Bernd Grahl | Mar 4, 2016 | African Stories, Klein-aus Vista, Miscellaneous, Ron Swilling
Two passionate mountain bikers from opposite sides of the globe, separated by 10 000km, team up for the legendary Absa Cape Epic. Piet Swiegers, the 48-year-old Namibian Veteran cross-country mountain-bike champion from Aus, in Namibia’s arid south-western corner,...
by Bernd Grahl | Sep 14, 2013 | Guest Blogger, Ron Swilling
The end of the road … … for now. Well, I didn’t get to Namib Desert Lodge and its fossilised dunes near Sossusvlei; Damara Mopane Lodge and Twyfelfontein; or get to traverse many of the interesting gravel routes which make their way to these interesting...
by Bernd Grahl | Sep 11, 2013 | Guest Blogger, Ron Swilling
Travelling off the beaten track, we found sandy backroads that skirted homesteads comprising several huts surrounded by palisades. This was the back and beyond of Owamboland, away from the sprawling shopping centres which were emerging in the towns like mealies (corn)...
by Bernd Grahl | Sep 7, 2013 | Guest Blogger, Ron Swilling
I had one more destination on this journey, Owambo, the Owamboland of old, where traditional homesteads, shebeens, oshanas (ponds), makalani palms, mahangu fields and shebeen after shebeen, characterise the landscape, and where groups are still ruled by kings. The...
by Bernd Grahl | Sep 3, 2013 | Guest Blogger, Ron Swilling
What more can I say. Etosha has a character unlike any other national park I have visited, and has the salty pan at its heart. According to Bushman legend, it was first a lake formed from the tears of a woman mourning the death of her family after her village was...
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