Shipwrecks lure most visitors who venture to Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, but the area boasts more than just rusting boats. If you’re willing to put in the driving hours and use your navigation skills, the Skeleton Coast is rich for exploration. For as much as we loved our time on Namibia’s Skeleton Coast, we can’t wholeheartedlyContinue reading “How to See Skeleton Coast Namibia, with Shipwreck Map”
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Top 8 Christmas Markets in Munich
Discover the best Munich has to offer at Christmas with this guide to the city’s best festive markets.
The Ultimate Guide to Lüderitz Namibia
Lüderitz was hands down the biggest surprise of our self-drive Namibia road trip. We loved it. From our morning spent exploring the abandoned mines at Elizabeth Bay to our afternoon roaming the rocky outcrops of the Lüderitz peninsula, we were shocked at how much this small town has to offer. If you’re spending two weeksContinue reading “The Ultimate Guide to Lüderitz Namibia”
How to Spend a Perfect Day in Sossusvlei, Namibia
Sossusvlei is an essential stop on every Namibia road trip itinerary. Those sand dune photos you see on guidebooks? They were taken in Sossusvlei. With all the hype, it can be hard to figure out how to maximize your time in the area. You could easily spend multiple days exploring, but we realize that youContinue reading “How to Spend a Perfect Day in Sossusvlei, Namibia”
Off-Road Driving Tips For Namibia and Beyond
If you want to roam the reaches, you’re going to encounter situations that require off-road driving. There are some places that only the traction and ground clearance of a 4×4 can reach. To be honest, we’re not hugely experienced off-road drivers. That doesn’t mean we haven’t gotten into situations where we’ve needed off-road driving skills.Continue reading “Off-Road Driving Tips For Namibia and Beyond”
The Ultimate Guide to Camp Cooking in Namibia
Camp cooking in Namibia is delicious, if you do it right. We didn’t at first. Our first few dinners featured charred-but-raw peppers and lamb skewers as tough as gummy worms. If we had some simple information about what to expect when camp cooking, these less-than-gourmet meals could have been avoided. While self-drive tours around NamibiaContinue reading “The Ultimate Guide to Camp Cooking in Namibia”
Complete Namibia Itinerary: A Two Week Self-Drive Adventure
There are road trips, then there’s a road trip in Namibia. Despite being one of the least populated countries in the world, Namibia is overflowing with jaw-dropping attractions. Whether you want to explore a ghost town overtaken by sand dunes or spot lions on safari, a road trip through Namibia has an activity for you.Continue reading “Complete Namibia Itinerary: A Two Week Self-Drive Adventure”
Namibia Self-Drive, Tips for a Successful Trip
You’ve decided that you want to take a road trip around Namibia. While planning, it is important to take into account the challenges that come with driving in Namibia. Undertaking a self-drive tour of Namibia is not the same as jumping in your car for a weekend trip. There are both considerations with the drivingContinue reading “Namibia Self-Drive, Tips for a Successful Trip”
15 Things to Know When Planning a Trip to Namibia
When it comes to planning a bucket list trip to Namibia, our top tip is to start planning now. Even if the most concrete part of your trip is daydreaming about sky-scraping sand dunes. Organize the logistics far in advance – a year out at the minimum. This means that, when it’s time to bookContinue reading “15 Things to Know When Planning a Trip to Namibia”
What to See on a Four Day Tour of Vienna, Austria
Vienna, Austria was a bucket list destination of ours for a long time. But for our two-week train tour around Central and Eastern Europe, we only scheduled one day in Vienna. It was a bit crazy. There’s so much to do in this history-steeped city that you could spend two weeks, easily. That being said,Continue reading “What to See on a Four Day Tour of Vienna, Austria”
Roam The Reaches 