We weren’t too upset about leaving Etosha National Park since we had planned two days of game viewing at private game reserves on our route back to Windhoek. And we treated ourselves by booking lodges for our final two nights
Onguma and Okonjima
Etosha National Park
We left Damaraland and entered Namibia’s famous Etosha National Park through the western gate, to begin our 3-night stay, camping and staying at a couple of lodges as we did our self-driving game drives. We’d love to say that Etosha
Rhino Tracking on Foot
Still in Damaraland, but at the northern edge, we drove to the Palmwag Concession to camp for two nights. We needed to stay a couple of nights so that we could enjoy a really special activity in the early morning
Damaraland – Scenery, Wildlife, and Bushmen
Having decided to skip camping with the seals at Cape Cross on the Skeleton Coast, we were able to add an extra night in Damaraland, an area of more than 100,000 square kilometres (over 10% of the whole country). Sandwiched
Solitaire, Walvis Bay and the Skeleton Coast
The morning of March 12th we broke camp at Sesriem and headed inland and to the north. Inland because you cannot drive through the sands dunes, and north to get to the Skeleton Coast accessible through near Walvis Bay and
Sesriem and Sossusvlei
As we coasted back down into the Namib desert to the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) campsite at Sesriem, we didn’t have high expectations. NWR has a somewhat spotty track record on travel forums, and we’d just come from NWR-managed Duwisib
Mariental, Aus, and Kolmanskop
The morning of March 7th we picked up our 4×4 and camping equipment, finished our food shopping, and hit the road to the south of Windhoek. A long, boring drive from Windhoek to the Kalahari Desert, with only a few
Coming Soon; More Namibia and Nearby Posts
We left Windhoek the morning of March 7th on our 18-day, 4×4 camping trip with every intention of posting updates and photos every few days as we usually do. However, this trip turned out to be different for a number
Windhoek, Namibia
Arrived in Windhoek late afternoon and settled into our apartment. Next morning, wandered downtown to check out the capital city’s main attractions. Spent some time at the Independence Memorial Museum. Large statue of the first president of Namibia, Sam Nujoma,
Lesotho – The Kingdom in the Sky
After our recovery days in South Africa, we took a quick flight to the tiny country of Lesotho, notable for a few quirky facts: A quick description of our visit: Have spent the last couple of days in the country
South Africa – Dinokeng Game Reserve
Following nearly 40 hours of flying and driving, we spent a couple of recovery days at a game lodge north of Johannesburg. Gorgeous safari tent accommodation in the middle of the Dinokeng Game Reserve. Spent a day and a half
Looking forward to Cape Town, South Africa
In our trip planning for our “Namibia and Nearby” trip coming up in 2024, we came across a great article in the Audley Traveller Autumn 2023 edition about Cape Town. We’re looking forward to our first visit to Cape Town,
Country Count Updated to 122
On our Australia VI and More trip in September and October 2024, we visited four countries, but only one was a new destination for us; Timor-Leste. You can read our posts about Atauro Island and Dili for a description of
Jimbaran and Uluwatu on Bali
After leaving Dili, we flew to Bali and spent a couple of nights and one full day before flying back to our home in Canada. Bali (like many places around the world) is trying to address the problem of over-tourism,
Dili, capital of Timor-Leste
Upon our return from Atauro Island, we we checked back in to the Sunset Inn and spent a day and a half in Dili, capital of Timor-Leste. If you’ve never heard of the country, don’t be embarrassed. It only became
Visiting Atauro Island, Timor-Leste
When we left Australia, we were up before dawn to head for the airport at 4:00 am in order to catch one of the twice per week flight combinations that would take us from Perth to Darwin, then connecting on
A visit to Australia…and Denmark!
In late September, 2023, we headed for Australia to visit family in Fremantle, Western Australia. And while we were there, we visited Denmark! Not the country but the town of Denmark, about 5 hours south of Perth, the capital of
Country Count Updated to 121
On our “Barcelona to Berlin” trip we visited the 17th smallest country in the world, Andorra. That was our first visit, so we have updated our “Countries Visited” counter on the website to 121. We also visited the second smallest
Berlin with the Wall and more
Woke up to an unwelcome surprise, our train to Berlin had been cancelled with only 2 hours notice. Scrambled to find an alternative which ended up leaving much later and had a transit stop. Arrived late evening at our hotel
Amsterdam and Zaanse Schans
We left France by train, but not without changing stations in Paris, enjoying a coffee and croissant at a sidewalk cafe across from the Gare du Nord. (It wasn’t a real French breakfast though because we didn’t finish off with