The Namib desert….. The contrast in deep changing colours – reds and russets that turned gold if seen from a different angle. Dunes that were so iron red in some places and so light and cream-coloured in others. The contrast between the reddish colours on these dunes and the crystal clear skies that bordered them. [...]

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My family and I have just come back from a safari in Namibia. After years living next door to Ngorongoro Crater and the Serengeti we didn’t expect to be overwhelmed by the wildlife, and the quantity of wildlife could not compare with those moist East African lava-rich soils. However we were truly amazed by the [...]

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While game driving in Etosha national park, we saw a giraffe doing some rather strange neck movements, as if it were trying to reach higher into the sky.  We also noticed something white that it seemed to have in its mouth, and which made it appear that it was smoking a pipe! When we watched [...]

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