Coping with public and private transport since 2001
A full day of Safari is what we have in store for us today, as we have booked a full day trip in Damaraland. That means spending the day carrying cameras scanning the scenery for animals from an open vehicle. This time, it did have a roof, which was rather convenient as the sun is relentless around here. The main
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Not only our day starts with breakfast, apparently the day starts the same for Rock Dassies! An entire family was feasting in the green gras and the greenish trees surrounding the lodge in the early morning sun. If only they could enjoy the scenery like we do! It is moving day for us, and we are destined to drive only
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We needed to travel a lot today, and as we didn’t quite get to do what we intended to do yesterday, that even became more. 😉 On the menu today was the trip from foggy and cold Swakopmund to the remote, dry and warm Twyfelfontein, clocking in at about 280km. As we wanted to start our day back in Walvisbaai
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After day 4, day 5 comes along. It also brings a big distance to travel, as we need to be in Swakopmund tonight. This is roughly 330kms, and if all roads are like the ones around Sossusvlei it’ll be a long day. As Desert Camp does not serve breakfast, we need to go to the sister camp called Sossusvlei Lodge,
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Today is a special day for me, as it not only is my birthday, but also the day we are spending as much time as possible in the Namib-Naukluft National Park, and more specifically in the Sossusvlei. As the Vlei is at its prettiest right after sunset, we have to get up really early to eat breakfast before we head
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Namibia is a large country, despite what some of its inhabitants think of it, and that means travelling tourists. Both a large number of tourists, and a lot of distance to cover. Today, we have to travel about 350kms from Windhoek to Sesriem, which is the gateway to Sossusvlei. Of that 330kms, only a small portion is tarred, and the
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After a short night, where our neighbours had to leave their room for the airport around 5 AM all the while making a racket, we found ourselves enjoying a breakfast fit for kings at the Lodge. Bacon, Boerewors, baked beans in tomato sauce, omelet with mushrooms, I was thoroughly enjoying it. As we were to fly out at 12, we
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As there are no direct flights from Amsterdam to Windhoek, we are boarding the flight KL591 to Johannesburg, where we will spend the night in the now customary Airport Game Lodge. Tomorrow, we’ll fly from Johannesburg to Windhoek, and after that the real trip will commence. The flight was a little bumpy, but without any unexpected events. And at 11
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As it’s only a few more days to go until we board the plane to travel to southern Africa, we are really excited to go. With some major changes in both our lives (independently of each other & not the same thing 🙂 ) this holiday is just what we like. It seems to be a little more adventurous as
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To keep up with the tradition, we decided to go on a long trip abroad again this year! This time, we’re heading down the globe nearly vertically to find ourselves in the southern part of Africa once more. We generally need a lot of millimetres when we’re over there, and this time we’re tied to weight limits a little more
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