Cover photo: dune ridin' Had a truly spectacular flight to Swakopmund. First over the red dunes, and continued over miles of sand. Flew over deserted (ha-ha) diamond mining camps in the middle of nowhere, straight west to the coast and then north. Passed 2 seperate shipwrecks, the one from 1909 now easily 500m from the coast. Also saw colony after colony of seals and loads of flamingoes near the salt flats. Probably the most scenic flight I have ever been ...

Namibia-#100!!! 05 Jan '11 How do you make a German tourist crazy? Assign him a seat on a 20 seat aircraft, then tell only 50% of the 18 passengers "sit anywhere you like." Good Lord! Amusing at first, and then you just wanted the music to stop so they would all grab a chair. Late into Windhoek, just before dusk. I saw my first ever "Yield to warthogs" road sign. Had an eponymous beer to c...