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The road to Namibia’s most remote seafood festival

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Serendipity on the Wildebeest Route Read More

Gondwana Collection Namibia, gondwana history, Gondwana Collection, Canyon Lodge, gondwana canyon park, Canyon Village, Canyon Roadhouse, klein-aus vista, Guest Blogger, canyonland, follw my foosteps, karas mountains, wildebeest route, kudu trail, Ron Swilling, ron swilling, stamps and stories

July, 2 2013 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, gondwana history, Gondwana Collection, Canyon Lodge, gondwana canyon park, Canyon Village, Canyon Roadhouse, klein-aus vista, Guest Blogger, canyonland, follw my foosteps, karas mountains, wildebeest route, kudu trail, Ron Swilling, ron swilling, stamps and stories
Follow my footsteps: Serendipity on the Wildebeest Route

It was nearly time to leave this ancient canyonland and head north-east to Klein Aus Vista

By Bernd Grahl
Löwen Camp Read More

Gondwana Collection Namibia, gondwana history, Fish River, Gondwana Collection, mule trails, gondwana canyon park, Fish River Canyon, himba, Guest Blogger, canyon mule trekking, battlesnake camp, löwen camp, Ron Swilling, löwen river, ron swilling, stamps and stories

June, 10 2013 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, gondwana history, Fish River, Gondwana Collection, mule trails, gondwana canyon park, Fish River Canyon, himba, Guest Blogger, canyon mule trekking, battlesnake camp, löwen camp, Ron Swilling, löwen river, ron swilling, stamps and stories
Follow my footsteps: Good gets better - The Gondwana Mule Trail from Battlesnake to Löwen Camp

When we awoke at 5.45am to guide Manilow calling ‘Moro, moro’ in Himba fashion, the...

By Bernd Grahl
Mule Trail at Battlesnake Camp Read More

Gondwana Collection Namibia, gondwana history, Gondwana Collection, mule trails, gondwana canyon park, mules, Fish River Canyon, Guest Blogger, battlesnake camp, Ron Swilling, ron swilling, stamps and stories

June, 5 2013 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, gondwana history, Gondwana Collection, mule trails, gondwana canyon park, mules, Fish River Canyon, Guest Blogger, battlesnake camp, Ron Swilling, ron swilling, stamps and stories
Follow my footsteps: Starting and ending on a high - The first night on the Mule Trail at Battlesnake Camp

As the Nama legend goes, a gigantic snake was preying on the people’s livestock. They...

By Bernd Grahl
First light over Canyon Lodge Read More

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June, 3 2013 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, gondwana history, Gondwana Collection, Canyon Lodge, mule trails, Mannfred Goldbeck, Canyon Village, Canyon Roadhouse, Guest Blogger, wild horses of namibia, canyon mule trekking, Windhoek Beer Ambassador, mule station, environmental ambassador, Ron Swilling, ron swilling, stamps and stories
Follow my footsteps: First light over Canyon Lodge ...

Often in Life you are awed by the simple things, and this morning it was the sunrise from...

By Bernd Grahl
Monteiro’s Hornbill Read More

Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, gondwana stamps and stories, Monteiro’s Hornbill, antibiotics, nesting cavity, millipede, hornbill, stamps and stories

April, 23 2013 in Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, gondwana stamps and stories, Monteiro’s Hornbill, antibiotics, nesting cavity, millipede, hornbill, stamps and stories
Monteiro’s Hornbill - antibiotics in the nesting cavity

Attentively the bird with the strikingly large red bill and long tail watches the...

By Bernd Grahl
Brown Hyena Read More

Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, namib desert, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, namibian coast, brown hyena, Brown Hyena Research Project, stamps and stories

November, 20 2012 in Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, namib desert, IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, namibian coast, brown hyena, Brown Hyena Research Project, stamps and stories
Brown Hyena - Secretive Strandloper

To a newcomer, the Namib Desert may seem devoid of life, but several species of flora and...

By Bernd Grahl
Postage Stamps Read More

Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, namibia postage stamps, Mannfred Goldbeck, nam post, Namibia Scientific Society in Windhoek, Sam Cohen Library in Swakopmund, Festus Hangula, stamps and stories

November, 20 2012 in Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, namibia postage stamps, Mannfred Goldbeck, nam post, Namibia Scientific Society in Windhoek, Sam Cohen Library in Swakopmund, Festus Hangula, stamps and stories
Postage Stamps tell Stories about Namibia

If postage stamps could talk they would have lots of stories to tell... In this book they...

By Bernd Grahl
The Hoba Meteorite Read More

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August, 3 2012 in science, Stamps and Stories, vacation, Gondwana Collection, Grootfontein, hoba meteorite, meteorites, earth, gondwana stamps and stories, history, stamps and stories
The Hoba Meteorite - Fragment of a Dwarf Planet

The meteorite on the farm Hoba, some 20 km west of Grootfontein.

By Bernd Grahl
Black Eagle Read More

Travel, Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, animals, nature, rock hyrax, Verreaux’s eagle, african fish eagle, namibian eagles, black eagle, large african eagle, small antelopes, stamps and stories

July, 13 2012 in Travel, Stamps and Stories, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, animals, nature, rock hyrax, Verreaux’s eagle, african fish eagle, namibian eagles, black eagle, large african eagle, small antelopes, stamps and stories
Black Eagle - A magnificent Doyen of the Hills and Mountains

The black eagle or Verreaux’s eagle, as it’s officially called, is one of four large...

By Bernd Grahl
African Penguin Read More

Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, vacation, gondwana, Uncategorized, nature, animals in namibia, birds in namibia, climate, Benguela Current, IUCN’s Red List, jackass penguin, guano layer, penguin eggs, southern tip of africa, penguin, african penguin, Spheniscus demersus, penguin numbers, penguins moult, stamps and stories

June, 14 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, vacation, gondwana, Uncategorized, nature, animals in namibia, birds in namibia, climate, Benguela Current, IUCN’s Red List, jackass penguin, guano layer, penguin eggs, southern tip of africa, penguin, african penguin, Spheniscus demersus, penguin numbers, penguins moult, stamps and stories
Our African Penguin - On the List of endangered Species

It’s surprising to think of penguins in the African heat rather than in colder climes,...

By Bernd Grahl
The Dorslandtrek (II) Read More

Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Republic of Upingtonia, Dr Georg Hartmann, Trek Boers, vacation, swa, Dr Philaletes Kuhn, South West Africa Company, Grootfontein, georg hartmann, gondwana, friendly Boer settlement, german consul, Grootfontein District, futile efforts, Lieutenant Steinhausen, Transvaal-Boers, Hereroland, south west africa, stamps and stories

June, 14 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Republic of Upingtonia, Dr Georg Hartmann, Trek Boers, vacation, swa, Dr Philaletes Kuhn, South West Africa Company, Grootfontein, georg hartmann, gondwana, friendly Boer settlement, german consul, Grootfontein District, futile efforts, Lieutenant Steinhausen, Transvaal-Boers, Hereroland, south west africa, stamps and stories
The Dorslandtrek (II) - Commandant Lombard and his group

The previous issue discussed the futile efforts of the first Trek Boers to establish...

By Bernd Grahl
Stamp SWA Read More

Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Republic of Upingtonia, kalahari, Trek Boers, vacation, gondwana, Uncategorized, Grootfontein District, okavango, kunene river, OvaHerero, trek boer, rehoboth area, Maharero, herero, West Transvaal, southern banks, kaoko otavi, rehoboth, publication, Bergdamara, Hai?om-Bushmen, stamps and stories

June, 13 2012 in Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, Republic of Upingtonia, kalahari, Trek Boers, vacation, gondwana, Uncategorized, Grootfontein District, okavango, kunene river, OvaHerero, trek boer, rehoboth area, Maharero, herero, West Transvaal, southern banks, kaoko otavi, rehoboth, publication, Bergdamara, Hai?om-Bushmen, stamps and stories
Dorslandtrek (I) - The Republic of Upingtonia

Today many people are not aware that the Trek Boers laid the foundations of the...

By Bernd Grahl
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