Swakopmund Town: A Coastal Getaway In Namibia After staying in Windhoek, Swakopmund was an entirely different experience. Located 3 hours away on the Atlantic coast, it is a warm, humid, friendly little coastal town where many middle and upper class Namibians and tourists come for a break from the heat. […]
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A Guide To A Weekend In Windhoek
Windhoek: The Capital Of Namibia You can’t avoid visiting Windhoek if you are traveling to Namibia. As the capital and hub for international travel, most visitors will spend at least one night here. The city itself is quite small compared to worldwide capitals. But the population of Namibia is also […]
Visiting Namibia During A Pandemic (2021)
Covid in Namibia During a pandemic you should weigh your options carefully before deciding to travel or not. In our case, vaccines in March and April 2021 were not widely available yet, but testing in Germany was reliable. The coronavirus pandemic in Namibia was not a problem when we traveled, […]
Cape Town: Hiking Table Mountain
Hiking is one of my favorite things to do, and Cape Town has one of the best hiking spots in the world. Table Mountain overlooks the ocean and the city below and is a great spot for sunsets. The first day we were in Cape Town we dropped our bags […]
How to visit the penguins at Boulder Beach in Cape Town
The penguins at Boulder Beach in South Africa One thing that has been on my bucket list for a while is seeing the penguins in South Africa. We had a short time in Cape Town, but the penguins are a mere few hour’s drive away in Boulder Beach just outside […]
How To Do Wine Tasting Right in South Africa
Wine Tasting in South Africa I am an inexperienced wine taster, though thankfully Andreas is not. When he was attending a university in Paris, they required (!) a wine tasting course, and he’s visited vineyards in California and South Africa since. I love getting to know wine through Andreas, and […]
Transportation Around Cape Town
Unlike many other countries in Africa, South Africa has an excellent road system and driving and transportation work like a charm. Maps are easy to read and the internet is generally fast enough on a smartphone to run Google Maps or GPS if needed. Uber is readily available, although still […]