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Travel, Gondwana Collection Namibia, gondwana history, africa, Gondwana Collection, eagle's nest chalets, desert horse inn, namib desert, follow my footsteps, klein-aus vista, gondwana stamps and stories, Guest Blogger, klein aus, gemsbok, sand, desert, brown hyena, Kolmanskuppe, kolmanskup, Lüderitz, Ron Swilling, wild horses, ron swilling
July, 8 2013 in
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Follow my Footsteps: Into the desert ...
I sped westwards towards the Namib Desert on the long straight road between Klein Aus,...
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June, 24 2013 in
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Follow my footsteps: Show of shows - Celebrating sunrise and sunset in Gondwana Canyon Park
Every now and then I am struck by the realization that every morning and every evening...
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June, 19 2013 in
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Follow my footsteps: The ancient smile - Namibia’s Fish River Canyon
We all went our different ways early in the morning and I caught a ride back to the ...
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June, 17 2013 in
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Follow my footsteps: Spirit of the mountains and ‘the best shower in Africa’- Koelkrans to Horseshoe Camp on the Gondwana Mule Trail
When Manilow shouted his ‘moro, moro’ this morning, no-one was really interested, least...
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June, 12 2013 in
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Follow my footsteps: Soul-searching on the Gondwana Mule Trail - From Löwen Camp to Koelkrans
As the sun caught the yellow tents on the river bank, we enjoyed steaming coffee and...
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April, 23 2013 in
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Monteiro’s Hornbill - antibiotics in the nesting cavity
Attentively the bird with the strikingly large red bill and long tail watches the...
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April, 16 2013 in
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Bartholomeu Dias - Watery grave at the Cape of Storms
Defying gale-force winds and the spray of the thundering surf, the stone cross firmly...
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April, 9 2013 in
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African Wild Dog - Instinct does not guarantee survival
They are hated, admired, condemned and underrated. Few people have been able to observe...
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August, 3 2012 in
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The Hoba Meteorite - Fragment of a Dwarf Planet
The meteorite on the farm Hoba, some 20 km west of Grootfontein.
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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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December, 19 2011 in
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Mûgorob - Symbol for Supremacy
The massive sandstone pillar which until 7 December 1988 pointed to the sky like a...
