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Namibia – Kavango
Kavango is green. Green because the Kwango river crosses through the Kavango area on its way to the mighty Okavango delta in Botswana. Rivers are rare in Namibia. When you see road signs about rivers, you’ll normally only see a dry riverbed, where water may run once a year, if you’re lucky. However, in the north,…
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Namibia – The Red Line
The veterinary cordon fence (VCF), also called the Red Line, runs across Namibia and Botswana, separating the North from the South. It is a physical fence, with several control posts, where it’s checked that you do not transport meat or milk from cloven-hoofed animals (as cattle, buffalo, camels, sheep, goats, deer, and pigs) from north…
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Namibia – Star gazing
The bright stars. That was what amazed me the first time I landed in Namibia. The large stars and the smell of barbecue. As Windhoek is 1728 meters above sea level, the stars seems larger than in Norway, where I live. The sky appears darker and the stars clearer, as the light pollution is less.…
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Namibia – Waterberg
Waterberg is red. The Waterberg Plateau Waterberg plateau park is a red mountain massive located between Windhoek and Etosha and is a perfect stopover on the way to the north. The red mountains are rising from an otherwise flat landscape, and has a flat top where several animals live. You can see rhinos, buffaloes, giraffes,…
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Songs from the North
The songs I really love the songs of Kari and Ola Bremnes, so I was not difficult to ask when Sotra Husflidslag, a local handicraft club working to preserve traditional Norwegian handicrafts, asked me to sing “songs from the north” at their Christmas party. Here is my setlist, with listening links to the original versions: The…
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Namibia – Etosha National Park
Etosha is white. That is the first impression meeting you when entering one of the gates of the park. White, rocky and dry, but still a wonder for those wanting to see animals! Etosha national park is located around a large dried-up salt pan, which gives the park its special character. On the edge of…
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