Articles tagged ‘Namibia’
Vulture Restaurants: Dining with Vultures
By Peter Baxter | May 6th, 2008 |
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An Empty Place At The Table
At one time the vulture was one of the most ubiquitous species of the African plains, the harbinger of death, the clean up man of the veld, but most visible these days, it seems, only when it is not there.
There is nothing that quite captures the morbid quintessence of [...]
Namibia is Safe for Normal Tourists Again
By Ben | July 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Now that the terrible two-headed monster, Brangelina, has finished spawning and finally migrated back to its home territory - incredible, the lengths to which these things will go just to breed, rather like the penguins of the Antarctic - Namibia is once again safe for normal tourists, and there are some great ways to get [...]
Namibian High Commission in South Africa
By Ben | April 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Namibian High Commission Homepage | Visa Applications | Consular Services
Note: nationals from the US, most EU states, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa do not require visas to visit Namibia as tourists.
NAMIBIAN HIGH COMMISSION
Commission Head, Tshwane (Pretoria)
Tel: +27 (0) 12 481 9100
Fax: +27 (0) 12 344 5998 / 343 7294
secretary@namibia.org.za
197 Blackwood Street, Arcadia, Tshwane (Pretoria) [...]
Birds Boutique Cafe, Cape Town: Cafe Review
By Ben | February 27th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Birds Boutique Cafe
127 Bree Street
Cape Town | Map
Birds Cafe
Category: Casual
Fare: Namibian country goodness
Price range: Medium
Open for: Lunch, Coffee
Under review: Lunch
SA Blog recommends? It’s divine!
Snippet
Proprietors Mathilde and Heike Stegmann place emphasis on simple, seasonal ingredients, which they source from small, organic farms whenever possible.
(See full review below.)
Stories from the 25-26 Feb ‘06 Weekend: What You Missed
By Ben | February 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
SA Blog brings you South Africa news from the weekend which you may not have seen. (Note: over time, some links may expire, as stories are archived.)
Cape Town’s electricity woes set to continue. For the immediate future, Cape Town has power (hooray!), but because of a tricky maintenance schedule for South Africa’s sole nuclear reactor, [...]
Travellers Feel Fuel Thirst
By Ben | December 12th, 2005 | Add a Comment »
(An SA Blog Beta post from Your Correspondent.)
South Africa is running out of fuel!
Well, not exactly - but that’s certainly the feeling among some unhappy motorists and airline passengers in the last few weeks.
Several airports - including Cape Town International - ran short of jet fuel over the weekend, inconveniencing thousands. Meanwhile, filling stations in [...]
