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    Omaruru Read More

    adventure, people

    July, 18 2025 in adventure, people
    Omaruru : Place of root carvings, history & wine

    T he small town of Omaruru in central Namibia is the home of Tikoloshe root carvings,...

    By Ron Swilling
    Donkey-carts in Namibia's rural areas Read More

    adventure

    July, 16 2025 in adventure
    On donkey-carts: A different way of being

    I don’t know many countries where you can still see donkey-carts in daily use, or the...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Reverie Read More

    adventure

    July, 11 2025 in adventure
    Reverie - A Kalahari Dream

    When you are lost in reverie, dreaming about the Kalahari, you may imagine a place to...

    By Ron Swilling
    Omatako Mountains Read More

    adventure, Flora and Fauna

    July, 9 2025 in adventure, Flora and Fauna
    Namibia's 4 seasons & their colours

    Namibia tells its story in colours. Each season paints the landscape with its own...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Kanonieland Read More

    adventure

    July, 4 2025 in adventure
    Kanonieland, the Orange River's largest Island

    River islands have always fascinated me and especially so in the Northern Cape where...

    By Ron Swilling
    Oka-Shaize shebeen Read More

    adventure, What’s in a name?

    July, 2 2025 in adventure, What’s in a name?
    The Oka-Shaize shebeen

    I’m always interested in the colourful shebeen names of the North, and whenever I visit...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Gondwana Canyon Park's conservation Read More

    adventure

    July, 1 2025 in adventure
    The Gondwana Canyon Park

    We can be dreamers in our lives, and perhaps visionaries. And wouldn’t it be quite a...

    By Ron Swilling
    Diamond T shop Read More

    adventure

    June, 27 2025 in adventure
    Finding desert daimonds in Askham

    In the Northern Cape where the red Kalahari sands sprawl across the land, camelthorn...

    By Ron Swilling
    When the Firewood Season Returns Read More

    adventure

    June, 26 2025 in adventure
    When the Firewood Season Returns

    It’s that time of year when the cold winter chill creeps in and people can be seen...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Meerkat Sanctuary Read More

    adventure

    June, 20 2025 in adventure
    Speaking Meekatese

    It was about ten years ago on my way to the Kgalagadi in the Northern Cape that...

    By Ron Swilling
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