August 23, 2012
By Pompie Burger Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus Roberts’ No 171 by Pompie Burger The peregrine falcon is by far my favourite raptor, because in my view […]
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August 23, 2012
Gladiator in the Fish River Insects that made headlines all over the world four years ago when they were discovered on the Brandberg are also found […]
August 23, 2012
Bleeding fingers, ice plants, window plants, flowering stones by Amy Schoeman Referred to collectively as veld vygies and informally as ‘mesems’ by botanists and ‘planties’, at […]
August 23, 2012
Birding in Namibia delivers exceptional delights. If you’d enjoy waking up to the call of a Hartlaub’s francolin at sunrise and spending the rest of the […]
August 23, 2012
by Ginger Mauney With its wide, open streets, stately historical buildings and hillsides that entice you to find out what’s on the other side, Lüderitz beckons […]
August 23, 2012
Restored to its former glory “We want to place Aus on the map,” says Bernd Roemer, one of five owners of the newly renovated Bahnhof Hotel, […]
August 23, 2012
By Pompie Burger African Cuckoo, Cuculus gularis Roberts No 375 Ever since I started bird-watching, and – more specifically – doing bird photography, I’ve had this thing […]
August 23, 2012
by Ginger Mauney When browsing through travelogues, readers are often compelled by a striking picture to stop turning the page and take a closer look. Whether […]
August 23, 2012
A haus away from home There are probably many reasons why Andreas and Cynthia Munkelwitz have managed to fill the Deutsches Haus at Swakopmund since they […]
August 23, 2012
If you’re a regular business traveller, where you lay your head becomes your home. Jordani Bed & Breakfast in the Olympia suburb of Wind-hoek allows you […]
August 23, 2012
by Ginger Mauney Much of Lüderitz’s past and present is tied to the sea. Early explorers reached the bay by boat, fishing is a mainstay of […]
August 23, 2012
by Peter Bridgeford Every time we go camping, we invariably compare the different campsites, and the conversation tends to drift in the direction of what is […]
August 23, 2012
Hartlaub’s Spurfowl Pternistis hartlaubi Roberts No 197 by Pompie Burger I always thought of myself as being a rather greedy birdwatcher, leaving the ‘little brown jobs’ […]
August 23, 2012
A volcanic ruin of great beauty and diversity by Luise Hoffmann The vast open spaces so typical of the Namibian landscape are more often than not […]
August 23, 2012
An oasis of silence by Jeannette van der Merwe A trip to Nubib Nature Camp is rather like visiting long-lost relatives who have left the city […]
August 28, 2012
Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis Roberts No 433 by Pompie Burger Visiting northern Namibia during the summer months you will invariably have heard the almost piercing call […]
August 28, 2012
An authentic farm experience by Ron Swilling Opening the gate to Dornhügel Guest Farm, you are met with a typical farm scene: a few horses, a […]
August 28, 2012
Great African Outdoors by Marita van Rooyen “Let’s paddle!” shouts Jochen Beckert (tour guide and director of Great African Outdoors) over the noise of the 10 […]
August 28, 2012
by Ron Swilling A scenic, winding mountain road leads through the grassy valleys of the Naukluft mountains. Small sturdy shepherd’s trees, some heavily laden with sociable-weaver […]
August 28, 2012
Gate to monumental dunes and spectacular scenery by Ron Swilling A wide expanse of yellow-coloured grass tinged with lime extends into sienna desert sand, a stripe […]