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    Giving Gondwana Collection Namibia's Goods a Second Life

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    Hakusembe River Lodge Read More

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    March, 22 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, stopover on the way into Caprivi, rundu, vacation, caprivi, river cruises, hippos, outdoors, popa falls, spectacular sunrises, gondwana, Uncategorized, Hakusembe River Lodge, nature, sunrises and sunsets, victoria falls, lush vegetation, namibia lodge, hakusembe river lodge
    New Gondwana Lodge at Namibia’s Northern Border

    Situated 12 km west of Rundu, Hakusembe River Lodge makes for the perfect stopover on the...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Independence Read More

    Travel, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nama, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, herero, politics, Sam Nujoma, herero clash, namibia independence march 21, European colonial powers, freedom struggle, Table Mountain, namibia independence, swapo, Gariep/Orange River, Adolf Lüderitz

    March, 14 2012 in Travel, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nama, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, herero, politics, Sam Nujoma, herero clash, namibia independence march 21, European colonial powers, freedom struggle, Table Mountain, namibia independence, swapo, Gariep/Orange River, Adolf Lüderitz
    Independence - More than 300 Years of Resistance

    January 1677. At the tip of Africa, where a supply station has been established at the...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Collecting bag Read More

    Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, National Museum of Namibia, Uncategorized, environment, Kwando River, AaWambo, transportation, makalani palm, VaKavango, West-Caprivi, East caprivi, Zambezi River, black Bushmen, Luyi-Balozi, Khwe, collecting bags, Hambukushu area of Kavango, Nyemba, bantu-speaking, Bantu-speaking People, Kavango area, HaMbukushu, Pópò-baskets, Professor Dr Oswin Köhler, oámà-baskets

    March, 8 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, National Museum of Namibia, Uncategorized, environment, Kwando River, AaWambo, transportation, makalani palm, VaKavango, West-Caprivi, East caprivi, Zambezi River, black Bushmen, Luyi-Balozi, Khwe, collecting bags, Hambukushu area of Kavango, Nyemba, bantu-speaking, Bantu-speaking People, Kavango area, HaMbukushu, Pópò-baskets, Professor Dr Oswin Köhler, oámà-baskets
    Traditional Basketry - The /oámà-baskets of the Khwe

    A large variety of basketry has always formed part of the material culture of the...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Leopard Read More

    Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, jackal, vacation, africa, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, animals, Personalised Stamps, nature, Fish River Canyon, Poll, leopard, Panthera pardus, master of camouflage and stealth, genus panthera, rudyard kipling, hyena, dangerous, how the leopard got his spots, African folklore, master of camouflage, leopards favourite food, last common ancestor, wild cats

    March, 7 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, jackal, vacation, africa, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, animals, Personalised Stamps, nature, Fish River Canyon, Poll, leopard, Panthera pardus, master of camouflage and stealth, genus panthera, rudyard kipling, hyena, dangerous, how the leopard got his spots, African folklore, master of camouflage, leopards favourite food, last common ancestor, wild cats
    Leopard: How it got its Spots & other Secrets

    According to African folklore , Leopard stopped sharing his meals and started to hide...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Fish River Canyon Read More

    Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nature Conservation, southern namibia, outdoors, africa, Gondwana Park, gondwana, Uncategorized, gondwana canyon park, Personalised Stamps, nature, Keetmanshoop, orange river, Fish River Canyon, Poll, giant snake, south america, sheep and goats, nama ledend, bethanien, warambad, Hiker’s Point, ais ais, super continent gondwana, ai ais richtersfeld transfontier park, nama karoo, south africans, wilderness, ai ais spa, second largest canyon on earth

    March, 7 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Nature Conservation, southern namibia, outdoors, africa, Gondwana Park, gondwana, Uncategorized, gondwana canyon park, Personalised Stamps, nature, Keetmanshoop, orange river, Fish River Canyon, Poll, giant snake, south america, sheep and goats, nama ledend, bethanien, warambad, Hiker’s Point, ais ais, super continent gondwana, ai ais richtersfeld transfontier park, nama karoo, south africans, wilderness, ai ais spa, second largest canyon on earth
    Fish River Canyon - Traces of a Death Struggle

    Once upon a time a giant snake dwelled in southern Namibia. Every so often it devoured...

    By Bernd Grahl
    February, 20 2012 in Uncategorized
    All great road trips start with a wrong

    All great road trips start with a wrong turn. http://ow.ly/9apv4

    By Bernd Grahl
    Ngandjera woman Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, headdresses, gondwana, initiation ceremony, Ovamboland, omutyuula-tree, Ximenia caffra, missionaries, iron products, palm leaf, omulenda, Ngandjera and Kwaluudhi, southern OvaWambo, ox sinews, oshipeke-tree, rhodesian teak, Kwaluudhi girls, onyangha, ground particles

    February, 16 2012 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, headdresses, gondwana, initiation ceremony, Ovamboland, omutyuula-tree, Ximenia caffra, missionaries, iron products, palm leaf, omulenda, Ngandjera and Kwaluudhi, southern OvaWambo, ox sinews, oshipeke-tree, rhodesian teak, Kwaluudhi girls, onyangha, ground particles
    Ngandjera - the oshikoma and iipando Headdress

    For centuries the Ngandjera and Kwaluudhi have occupied the western regions of the area...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Warmbad’s Mission House Read More

    gondwana history, gondwana, Stories & History, the oldest building in Namibia, wesleyan mission, christian albrecht, Edward Cook, tiny dwellings, oldest existing building in Namibia, Great Namaqualand, Wesleyan Mission Society, Herman Nyhof, Sir James E. Alexander, walls and foundations, open hearths, Abraham and Christian Albrecht, Jager Afrikaner, London Missionary Society, kapsteilhuis, mission house, reverend edward, Warmbad

    February, 16 2012 in gondwana history, gondwana, Stories & History, the oldest building in Namibia, wesleyan mission, christian albrecht, Edward Cook, tiny dwellings, oldest existing building in Namibia, Great Namaqualand, Wesleyan Mission Society, Herman Nyhof, Sir James E. Alexander, walls and foundations, open hearths, Abraham and Christian Albrecht, Jager Afrikaner, London Missionary Society, kapsteilhuis, mission house, reverend edward, Warmbad
    Warmbad’s Mission House – the oldest Building in Namibia

    Little does the uninformed visitor realize, which fascinating history lies hidden behind...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Fossilised Dunes Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, africa, namib desert lodge, namib desert, Gondwana Namib Park, ostrich, fossilised dunes of the Namib, petrified sand dunes, animal fossils, Solitaire, sandstone layers, Tsondab sandstone, desert conditions, desert lodge, fossils, Drakensberg Mountains, Namib Desert Lodge

    February, 15 2012 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, africa, namib desert lodge, namib desert, Gondwana Namib Park, ostrich, fossilised dunes of the Namib, petrified sand dunes, animal fossils, Solitaire, sandstone layers, Tsondab sandstone, desert conditions, desert lodge, fossils, Drakensberg Mountains, Namib Desert Lodge
    Fossilised Dunes - Ostrich Family Tree embedded in Sandstone

    How does one know that the Namib is the oldest desert on earth? And that the ostrich...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Iron Cross Read More

    imperial germany, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, schutztruppe, Dr. Theodor Seitz, Iron Cross, german south west africa, lieutenant colonel, Emperor Wilhelm II, German Red Cross, Order of Hildegard, First World War in August 1914, emperor wilhelm, Franco-Prussian War, King Friedrich Wilhelm III, von Heydebreck

    February, 14 2012 in imperial germany, Uncategorized, Stories & History, south west africa, schutztruppe, Dr. Theodor Seitz, Iron Cross, german south west africa, lieutenant colonel, Emperor Wilhelm II, German Red Cross, Order of Hildegard, First World War in August 1914, emperor wilhelm, Franco-Prussian War, King Friedrich Wilhelm III, von Heydebreck
    The Order of Hildegard: Iron Cross made of Cloth

    The Order of Hildegard is a military decoration which was awarded by Imperial Germany for...

    By Bernd Grahl
    Zebra running in the savannah, Namibia Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, African wildlife

    February, 13 2012 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, African wildlife
    Zebra - Distinguishing the two Z’s

    Striking, with their distinctive black and white stripes, zebras form part of the...

    By Gondwana Collection
    Namibia’s Flag Read More

    Gondwana Collection Namibia, Trans Andes Challange, Aus Mountains, western namibia, Frank Snyman and Piet Swiegers, vista lodge, Namibian mountain bikers, Toshiba Namibia, mountain bike trails, Panguipulli, trans andes challenge, Patagonian Andes in Chile, downhill stretches, mountain bikers, patagonian andes, Klein-Aus Vista lodge

    February, 10 2012 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, Trans Andes Challange, Aus Mountains, western namibia, Frank Snyman and Piet Swiegers, vista lodge, Namibian mountain bikers, Toshiba Namibia, mountain bike trails, Panguipulli, trans andes challenge, Patagonian Andes in Chile, downhill stretches, mountain bikers, patagonian andes, Klein-Aus Vista lodge
    Namibia’s Flag hoisted in the Andes

    The two Namibian mountain bikers Frank Snyman and Piet Swiegers both achieved excellent...

    By Bernd Grahl
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