Swakopmund Stories


Sand Sand and more Sand

I have never seen so much sand before, nor have I never had to eat so much of it, but Namibia is just one gigantic desert. I wonder what prompted the Germans to go “This bit! This pile of sand is the perfect section of Africa for us to colonies”, but they did and thanks to them the Nutella is easier to come by in shops. We thought that we should rea...


Namibia and all of its ammenities

7 days ago we shouldered our packs and climbed into our overland truck with 22 others - people from US, Canada, New Zealand, Sweden, Australia and one Spaniard. We've spent our time so far in north South Africa and Namibia. Northern South Africa reminded Aaron of Italy, wine country. Namibia is a lot like Arizona, arid and desert. We've adjusted to ...


3: The "Family"

Hey Everyone! I am alive and well. The earth is as red in Namibia, as it is in Cambodia! I have uploaded some pictures to accompany this journal entry, so that you can see what I see and love who I love. As I said before, I am traveling with 4 others, and now that we are about 3 days into our 6 day trip…we have become a family. We have managed to ...


The rally of namibia

Hello All, well I'm now coming to the end of my stay in country number seven, Namibia and to be honest it has been a revalation. The countries size is staggering and it is only populated by only 2 million people, I.e. Nottingham. Its a strange place because you end up driving for miles without seeing anyone and th eroads here are straight as a whis...