Etosha National Park, Namibia by safari-partners on Flickr.

Namibia by muriwai_girl on Flickr.

Etosha National Park, Namibia by safari-partners on Flickr.

5 days.

“Looks closer, and you may be able to make it out, that yes, this is a photograph, not a painting. As National Geographic remarks of the photograph taken in Namibia, “Tinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park.”

If this isn’t one of the most beautiful natural settings you will ever see, we don’t know what is.”

Oryx in Namib-Naukluft National Park, Namibia.

Rhinos in hot pursuit, Erindi Game Reserve, Namibia

Photo by Kit Wilde

Once were warriors by John_Freeman on Flickr.

Until South Africa and Namibia.

22 days until England.

Erna Chimu treasures her music roots

Camel Thorn Trees, Namibia. Best photo of May 2011 from National Geographic.

(can hardly believe this is a real photo and not a watercolour painting)

Erna Chimu treasures her music roots:

Born of parents of different ethnic groups and having grown up with her grandmother, Erna Chimu has always been traditional in her music which says it all once you cultivate an ear for it. Erna says music could be in her genes because her father played an accordion and her late mother was a very good vocalist.

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Erna said a lot of people are not proud of their traditions but she deliberately chose to fuse traditional music with other types of music and the result is what is today dubbed ‘Damara Jazz’, a genre that has become her identifying mark. Erna sings it with such passion that it draws any listener despite obvious language limitations.

“Any Namibian would be able to relate to my music. You can be overseas but when you hear it, you’d know it’s from Namibia,” she said.

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Erna says she does jazz and traditional music to express certain social issues such as women and child and alcohol abuse because she believes educating at least one woman can save a nation.

Photo

Michelle McLean of Namibia - Miss Universe 1992 (Second African Miss Universe)

Namibian landscape by MlleToinette on Flickr.

Alone in the fog by MlleToinette on Flickr.

Kalahari Sunset on Flickr.

Sunset over the Kalahari desert viewed from Waterberg, Namibia. The beginning of our Caprivi-Botswana-Tour in 2010.

GIRAFFE ALLA POZZA DI NOTTE by peo pea on Flickr.

OneStonedCrow Blog Post: Sossusvlei - Peachy Sandbox For Adults

(via It’s Not All Black and White, a photo from Kunene, North | TrekEarth)

Tinted orange by the morning sun, a soaring dune is the backdrop for the hulks of camel thorn trees in Namib-Naukluft Park.

The Namib-Naukluft National Park is located in the Namib Desert of Namibia, estimated to be the oldest desert in the world.

Photo by Frans Lanting.

Sesriem by stekepanne on Flickr.

Quiver Tree | Namibia