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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
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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,...
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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
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The Dorslandtrek (II) - Commandant Lombard and his group
The previous issue discussed the futile efforts of the first Trek Boers to establish...
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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
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Dorslandtrek (I) - The Republic of Upingtonia
Today many people are not aware that the Trek Boers laid the foundations of the...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Tourism Expo, gondwana, transportation, western namibia, donkey, affordable non-motorised transportation, Donkey Carts, African wild ass, German settlers, vast country, afrikaner farmers, mid 1600s, rural Namibia, karakul market, Namibian forms of transport, donkey cart, rural Africa, Namibian interior, donkey carts
May, 29 2012 in
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Donkey carts: The 4x4s of rural Namibia
Although you may think that mini-bus taxis, buses and bakkies are the modern means of...
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May, 29 2012 in
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Namib Desert Lodge in TV Film on Emigrants
The true story of a young woman from Münster in Germany, who follows her heart and moves...
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Travel, lidded baskets, basket makers, Stamps and Stories, National Museum of Namibia, tourist industry, fishing traps, grain storage bins, Gondwana Collection, weaving technique, AaWambo, otto collection, oshimbaba baskets, fish baskets, chicken baskets, funnel-shaped fishing traps, some thirty years, coiling technique, woven articles
May, 23 2012 in
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Art of Basketry - Fruit Baskets of the AaWambo
Traditionally, the AaWambo were renowned basket makers and used a wide variety of baskets...
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, science, Stamps and Stories, environment, nature, namib desert, gondwana stamps and stories, plants, South African San Council, San, Stapelia gordonii, hoodia, Paterson and Col RF Gordon, The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Bushmen, succulent, Hoodia gordonii, Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET), appetite suppressant and thirst quencher
May, 22 2012 in
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Hoodia - Hardy Plant of the Desert
A true desert bloom crowned in the springtime by large disc-shaped crimson flowers, Hoodia
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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, Stamps and Stories, gondwana, Uncategorized, Kwando River, south west africa, MaFwe, Zambezi River, german south west africa, southern africa, HaMbukushu, caprivi strip, MaTotela, BaLozi, BaSubiya, linyanti, zambezi rivers, okavango and zambezi river, island helgoland, latitude and longitude, MaMbalangwe and BaMashi, southern african subcontinent, BaYeyi, imperial chancellor, stamps and stories
April, 23 2012 in
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The Caprivi Strip - Result of a Diplomatic Blunder
The question that often crosses people's minds is why the Caprivi Strip, which reaches...
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Travel, science, Stamps and Stories, nama padlooper, longevity, vacation, tortoise species, Uncategorized, tortoises, Namibian, Alfred Schleicher, stamps and stories
April, 17 2012 in
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The Nama Padloper - Uniquely Namibian
Tortoises have always held a special fascination and attraction for us. With their...
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April, 2 2012 in
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Gladiator - Predatory Insect creates a new Order
At the start of this millennium Namibia caused worldwide headlines when biologists found...
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Travel, Mountain Bike Race through the Aus Mountains, vacation, outdoors, piet swiegers, hikers, wildly romantic scenery, Trans Andes Challange, nature, gondwana lodge, Wild Horses, marathon riders, cycletec, transportation, cars, Gondwana Sperrgebiet Rand Park, Aus Mountains, klein-aus vista mountainbike chellenge, mountain bike race, granite mountains, Klein-aus Vista
March, 26 2012 in
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Mountain Bike Race through the Aus Mountains
The second Klein-Aus Vista Mountain Bike Challenge will be held on 29 and 30 April 2012...
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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
March, 22 2012 in
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New Gondwana Lodge at Namibia’s Northern Border
Situated 12 km west of Rundu, Hakusembe River Lodge makes for the perfect stopover on the...
