Journey through Wild Namibia A story worth reading for those who want to hire a car and drive through the vast desert of Namibia; “So what are we having for dinner then?” Was the only thing that was said after we inspected the broken hire car. How could we have crashed the car on this […]
Category Archives: Travel Writing
July
26
Sossus Vlei, Namibia
posted by hazel vint
Get Lost in some of the world’s largest sand dunes…. If you are looking for unsupervised exploration, energetic hiking, no other person in sight and all for a reasonable price, then this hot dry sand dune environment is the place for you. Just remember being lost in the dunes in midday is something you will […]
July
19
Chobe National Park, Botswana
posted by hazel vint
Budget safari, a thing of dreams? Here is the means to make that budget safari, a reality. You don’t have to sacrifice the best parks for this reality; well known Chobe National Park is one of the best, especially for spotting large groups of elephants. The cool air is welcoming in the early morning safari […]
July
16
Central Kalahari Game Reserve, Botswana
posted by hazel vint
The Central Kalahari Game Reserve The Central Kalahari Desert is one of the most isolated places to go on a safari, but still offers plenty of chances to view a large selection of animals and even offer some surprise gems along the way. If you are looking for the ultimate wilderness adventure, this is your […]
July
12
Himba People, Namibia
posted by hazel vint
The Himba women and girls cover their hair with clay, creating clay dreadlocks and smear their bodies to protect themselves from the sun and mosquitos. They wear goat and sheep skins around their waists and cover their bodies in jewellery. Unfortunately it seems that the tradition is no longer standing for the men, who wear […]
July
12
Etosha National Park, Namibia
posted by hazel vint
Etosha national park totally took me by surprise. In the North Western corner of Namibia, it is a truly wonderful place to go on safari. When I visited it was dry season and this meant a great amount of animals were around waterholes therefore very easy to spot all kinds of animals drinking and grazing […]
April
21
Vlees Bay driving the sand dunes, South Africa
posted by hazel vint
On Saturday a group of friends and I went to drive the sand dunes in Vlees Bay. We only got really stuck once, which did take a good half an hour of digging to free the jeep! Check out the photos to see the adventure we had.
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Lone Landloping Lady 