Nations of South Africa: The San

 The SAN people are the oldest inhabitants currently still living in Africa. It appears that they have been around for more that 20000 years. These people are sometimes also known as “Bushmen”. Although...

Freaky Flights

 Flying.  If God really wanted us to fly he would have created us with wings.  Instead he gave us legs to walk with.  Good strong legs.  Legs that can walk long distances.  But, we like to travel, go...

Windhoek Namibia

The city of Windhoek is traditionally known by two names: Ai-Gams, from the Nama people, which literally refers to the hot springs that were once part of Windhoek, while the second name, Otjomuise, meaning a...

Nakia's Stones (A Short Story)

I love to go out on summer nights and watch the stones grow. I could stare at them all night. For some reason, something as insignificant as staring at the ground just gives me so much pleasure...

Springbok and surrounding area Namibia

Steinkopf Steinkopf is set in the heart of the Namaqualand(which is famous for its flowers) and a one horse town in the arid savannah. This town's history dates back to the early 1800s. It was founded by...

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World-Cup South Africa

With 2010 coming closer, one of the things that must be buzzing in football fans' minds around the world is the World Cup in South America. When the time comes for the World Cup to start, anything about...

Southern Namibia’s desert systems

The Namib It is considered the oldest desert in the world at over 20m years. It is also the only place in the world that wild dwelling horses are found. Other animals have also adapted to the harsh conditions...

Namibia Sossusvlei

Sossusvlei Sossusvlei is one of Southern Namibia's most popular tourist destinations in the heart of the Namib Desert, is a huge clay pan, enclosed by giant sand dunes. The word "vlei" is an Afrikaans word...

Travelminds tips for Southern Africa

Where is South Africa? South Africa, the cooler Land of the South, where the Congo rivers and the Zambezi stretch right across Africa from east to west. North of this the country is called Central Africa,...