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Mauritius: Like a Slice of Southern India…and More!

We love Madagascar but from time to time we need a break – a change in scenery, a change in pace.  Mauritius is great for that.  It’s green, with a pleasant climate, and…nice.  Mauritius has come a long way in … Continue reading

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Namibia: Skeleton Coast and Damaraland

Although we’ve just moved to India, waiting for our things to arrive means there’s time to finally catch up on those blog posts I didn’t have time to do while we were getting ready to leave Namibia. This is the … Continue reading

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Tourist Promotion Video – for Afghanistan?

Not long ago, I posted a stunning video that was recently put together to promote tourism in Namibia.  Now, the NATO channel, an arm of NATO’s public diplomacy machinery, has produced a video to promote tourism in Afghanistan, of all … Continue reading

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Destination Namibia: How do you Market a Country?

I remember talking to one of Namibia’s tourism officials shortly after they had returned from the 2011 Adventure Travel World Summit in Chiapas, Mexico, and he was pretty excited about Namibia’s prospects in hosting the 2013 summit, knowing it would … Continue reading

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Scenes from the Caprivi: Nkasa Lupala Tented Lodge

There’s this cool new tent lodge “in the middle of nowhere” up in the Caprivi.  So named because it sits just along the edge of the national park of the same name (formerly known as Mamili), this cluster of luxury … Continue reading

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Photos of Namibia

Now that internet access has become somewhat reliable (and not prohibitively expensive) I’ve started uploading some of the photos I’ve managed to collect from our travels in Namibia.  The original photos were taken by my family, but I did some … Continue reading

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