Revisiting our trip to Namibia, and trying out some new video software. For some reason the day we drove from Cape Cross to Uis has stuck with me. The geology was wonderful, as was the solitude - we passed just one car on this 6 hour journey. It's 4:41, enjoy. Continue reading »

Amongst the many reason to travel to Namibia, you aren't going there for the food. It it bad? No. Is it good? Occasionally.

The typical schedule for a day in Namibia goes like this:

During the day, see beautiful and unique animals. And in the evening, eat them.

Game, my friends, is what's for dinner.

Restaurants
We ate in only a handful of restaurants, staying mostly in lodges far away from towns. Two stand out as exceptional. Continue reading »

So we've been back for a while, but no Namibia. What gives? Eh, work mainly. And those photos. But with no further delay, let the Namibia blogging begin!

So after spending 16 nights in the country, what are my impressions of Namibia?

1. Namibia is not as exotic as you'd think. Everyone speaks English. All the towns have grocery stores and ATMs, and vaguely reminded me of mid-sized mid-west towns in the US. The government is stable and the country is safe. Driving on the left was about as strange as it got. Continue reading »

Merino wool.

That's my advice to this year's graduates travelers. Merino wool. Continue reading »

Even moreso than our southeast asia trip, we get eyebrows raised when we tell folks we're going to Namibia. Thanks to poor foreign policy judgement in the 1960s, at least people in the US know where Vietnam is. Namibia, no clue.

A few folks have vague memories of hearing of it a few months ago when someone famous had a baby there. But they can't really remember who. And they certainly can't find it on a map. Continue reading »