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Stamps and Stories, postal runner service, Gondwana Collection, gondwana, Uncategorized, Stories & History, Namibian Language, heroes, stories, communication
April, 1 2016 in
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Postal Runners - The Heroes of Early Communication
Talk about snail mail! That’s putting it mildly. Are the loved ones back home all right?...
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Nature Conservation, namib desert lodge, gondwana, Namib Dune Star Camp, Conservation, Namibia Story, Stories & History, Gobabeb Research and training centre, namib desert, Desertification, Nmibia, History Books, Namib Desert Lodge, Namib Desert Lodge
February, 26 2016 in
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How the Gobabeb research centre contributes to finding solutions to Namibia's desertification problems
How does the Dancing White Lady spider find its way back to its den in an almost straight...
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gondwana, animals, Stories & History, Fishing in Namibia, Swakopmund Hotel, African Stories, History Books, Walvisbay, Plancton, Whaling stations, Endangered species, Benguela Current, Whales, history, Swakopmund
February, 19 2016 in
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How did the whales in Walvisbay become endangered?
They are powerful and gentle, inquisitive and wise, compassionate and social....
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food, biltong, Padkos in Namibia, Namibia Story, Namiban Road Trip Impressions, Stories & History, Meat, Namibian Language, Tasty, Connoiseur’s Cult Delicacy, Namibia Travel Tips
February, 12 2016 in
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Why biltong is considered by Namibians to be an "all round cure"
Take a few strips of high quality raw meat, coat it with vinegar, salt, coriander, black...
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Manni Goldbeck, Nyati, Gondwana Collection, shebeen, Namibia Story, Etosha Safari Boys, Stories & History, Thumbpiano, Mbira, African Music, African Stories, Music, Etosha Safari Camp and Lodge, African instruments, Guest Blogger, Etosha Safari Lodge, Etosha Safari Camp
February, 5 2016 in
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Why the Mbira is considered to be a true African instrument
After a long hot and dusty day in the African wilderness, guests at Gondwana’s Etosha...
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gondwana, Stories & History, Windhoek, History Books, story telling, The stork's nest, Polytechnic, Elisabeth House, history
January, 8 2016 in
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The Elisabeth house , the story of the stork's nest
The Elisabeth House used to be a maternity home and was inaugurated in 1908. (Source:...
December, 18 2015 in
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How the cantaloupe melon received it's name spanspek
Lady Juana Maria Smith loved and was loved wherever she went. Those who met her on her...
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Snakes, southern namibia, Canyon Lodge, mule trails, Stories & History, gondwana lodges, Fish River Canyon
November, 27 2015 in
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Namibian History : How the Fish River Canyon came to be
Once upon a time a giant snake dwelled in southern Namibia. Every so often it devoured...
October, 30 2014 in
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Save 30% on all Gondwana books!
“To understand the present you must know something of the past.”This was the opinion of...
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Gondwana Collection Namibia, gordon mcgregor, World War, gondwana, Stories & History, Mannfred Goldbeck, history
August, 20 2014 in
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Book launch: The First World War in Namibia
100 years have passed since the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914. The hope...
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Travel, Stamps and Stories, Nama, experience namibia with Gondwana, gondwana, Namibia Story, Stories & History, Canyon Village, story, experiance, Haiseb’s Graves, story telling, donkey
October, 12 2013 in
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Experience Namibia with Gondwana’s story-factory
Gondwana distinguishes itself from other lodge companies by offering its guests a more...
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Gondwana Collection Namibia, Nature Conservation, Namushasha River Lodge, Gondwana Park, gondwana, Hakusembe River Lodge, Gondwana Kalahari Park, Stories & History, Best Performer Private Sector, namibian success story, classic Namibia route, Employment Equity Commission, a masterpiece of prosperity, namibian tourism industry, Namib Desert Lodge
April, 25 2013 in
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Gondwana – A masterpiece of prosperity
NAMIBIA’S biggest success story originated in the South, when the Canyon Lodge was...
