Monthly Archives: August 2010
Born to be wild!
In our quest to explore the planet for CoolTravle we decide to do Route 66 on a Harley Davidson. Scenes of the Easy Rider movie enter my mind and I start spontaneously singing the ‘Steppenwolf’ song. “Get your motor running, head out on the highway… Continue reading
The Hidden Secrets of Twyfelfontein
From Swakopmund we drive north to Etosha National Park, a long drive, but with interesting stops along the way. We follow the shore up to the Skeleton Coast, which provides some dramatic scenery. From there we turn inland towards Twyfelfontein. … Continue reading
From Walvis Bay to Swakopmund
After exploring the harsh desert environment for two days, we emerge onto theAtlantic Ocean front. What a contrast – it’s like flicking from one channel to another. We have moved from the vast (apparently) lifeless sea of sand to a 100 percent liquid environment in the space of a just a few kilometres. – by CoolTravel Continue reading
Living Desert
We wake up as the first morning light filters into our tent. We are camping in the Namib Desert, one of the oldest deserts in the world that was formed over a period of millions of years. At breakfast we … Continue reading
The Sound of Silence
We meet Nadja in the Namibian capital Windhoek and set out for the coast along a road which she promises will be spectacular. The landscape here has been formed over millions of years by drifting continents, volcanic eruptions, ocean currents … Continue reading
Happy Kids in N’Djamena
Chad has a chequered history marked by civil unrest, instability, poverty and, more recently, streams of refugees flowing in from neighbouring Sudan. Recent developments, however, are bringing the promise of a new era in Chad’s history. For the time being, … Continue reading