Travelogues Windhoek

Hi everyone, I'm back again. It's been a while since my last entry. Today I want to talk about the most beautiful events that have happened since then. Starting with the visit...

We are back 😍 After a 09:45 h flight we landed in Windhoek at 08:00 The flight was pleasant and fairly quiet. If it weren't for the 250kg passenger behind us, who used our...

Finally, on Thursday, April 5th, the long-awaited flight to Windhoek, the capital and largest city of Namibia with a population of 300,000, departed! The 10 hours were...

Those who know me know: Without my bike, I'm only half a person 😉 And so my 'better half' had to come with me on the Namibia tour 2023. More than 80% of the roads in Namibia...

Every story has an ending. And this is the end of the road trip in Namibia. We have been in this country for 14 days. We have seen and experienced a lot. ...

Start of the journey in Windhoek

If there are any young readers of this blog who are now wondering: Who the fu#* is Johnboy and Mary Anne? Johnboy is not a Namibian pool boy and Mary Anne is also not a waitress...

Welcome to Windhoek on the eleventh of August 2018. After a total of 22 hours of travel and some problems with visas & co, we finally arrived at the Petersen family, who...

The car has been returned after a whopping 5000km, we have moved into our last accommodation. We are enjoying a simple and extremely cozy large apartment with a garden, letting...

After all the organization, we're finally setting off - and we're excited!! And also a little nervous, whether everything will work out with the PCR test and the different entry...

View from the balcony

Drives (4.075 km) Host Bay - Vanrynsdorp (317 km) Vanrynsdorp - The Growcery Camp (397 km) The Growcery Camp - Canyon Village (183 km) Canyon Village - Lüderitz (407 km)...

6 countries on my journey. I have arrived in Namibia. My companion for the next 6 weeks was already waiting at the airport. We were picked up by the car rental company...

Unfortunately, it was drizzling when we started, so we went directly to the camp. On the way there, we saw a rhinoceros. The camp there is relatively cool, considering it's in...

With just over 300,000 inhabitants, Windhoek is considered a cozy city by German standards - about the same size as our previous home, Freiburg. However, that's where the...

After 24 hours, we arrived in Windhoek. The chaos in the Addis Ababa airport's transfer area was overwhelming. There were chaotic assignments to the individual control points,...

The first month has already passed and flew by 😊 the other volunteers have become friends for me and I am glad that they are here with me. Today, after two weeks of vacation,...

After sleeping for a few hours, I was awoken by a sudden jolt from the stewardess. She handed me a small cup of water. I saw that my parents, as well as Jan, were still...

I live here in Ludwigsdorf, Klein Windhoek, one of the good neighborhoods of this city. The living conditions here are largely 'Western', except for the fact that there is no...

The journey was a bit shorter than planned, taking 09:35 hours. And anyone who tells me that you can sleep on the plane, well, you won't convince me. Despite having a double row...

On Sunday, it was a very relaxing day. Since the work is voluntary, I took the opportunity to rest. On Monday, I had to wake up early to do research in the reserve. We used a...

Today we fed the little animals and cleaned the enclosures. It was actually a pretty relaxing affair. However, the weather isn't getting any better and it usually rains in the...

My face didn't really get better, but the swelling keeps moving down. Nevertheless, I participated in the program as usual, and my group was really lucky because the tasks were...

From Hannover, we will go via Frankfurt and Johannesburg to Windhoek. There we can expect temperatures of over 30 degrees! Before our round trip starts, we have two days to...

As mentioned yesterday, we went to K9 Dog Training this morning. There, dogs are trained to combat poachers in reserves. The dogs were all very cute 😍😍 All of us were allowed...

I ended my first relaxing weekend since my arrival in Namibia with a picnic by the dam. Although the cheese here is not recommendable, having Biltong is definitely a must for a...

After a relatively restful night, my alarm rang at 05:30 am😱 A small group of us volunteers left at 6 am to the Bush Camp (15 minutes away) to watch the sunrise from the pool....

Today we drove the last km with our rented Toyota. Now, after 4120 km, the car is returned and prepared for the next tourists. We hope for punctual flights and not too hot...