The advertisement featured in the catalogue of the Deutsche Kolonial-Ausstellung (German Colonial Exhibition) from 1896 ( ⇐ German Wikipedia Link) refers to one of the central players in African maritime travel. As the Hamburg trading companies stepped up their business activities...
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The clean, cold waters off the coast of the Namib Desert are home to some of the richest fishing grounds in the world, with the potential for sustainable yields of 1.5 million metric tons per year (Namibian Government 2010). Commercial...
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The coastal city of Walvis Bay (Walvisbaai), Namibia lies some 30 kilometres south of Swakopmund, accessed (if you happen to approach from the north) on a stunning ocean road seamed by the mighty Namib Desert dunes. The harbour city is...
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If you're thinking of going on an outrageous adventure then try travelling in the arid stretches of the Namib Desert? This is not everyone's fancy or an idea of a holiday safari and only for the true hard-knock adventurist's out there. So...
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It’s one thing to “happen upon” an abandoned colonial town, but it’s another thing entirely when it’s an abandoned German-style mining village — in the Namib Desert. Urban adventurers and explorers who are making their way to Kolmanskop, an old...
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Since Prince Harry of Wales and American actress Rachel Meghan Markle proclaimed their engagement in late 2017, speculation concerning their honeymoon destination has been rampant. However, currently, it looks that their selection is evident – the comparatively little-visited and hugely lovely Southern African nation of the formerly known "German South West Afrika" currently named Namibia. Beautiful Namibia is being put in...
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