Namibia is located on the Southern-Western coast of Africa. The country shares its border with South Africa. These two countries have an agreement that their citizens can visit the neighboring country without a visa.
The country Namibia was colonized by Germany in the past. It was once a colony of South Africa. Unlike South Africa, European civilization didn’t have much influence on Namibia. Hence, we cannot conclude if that is a good or a bad point. “We are our own”, said Kiki.
Before 1990, the country was under the control of the South African government. These two countries even shared the National Anthem. Namibia gained its independence in the year of 1990.
Except the official language (English), there are some recognized national languages like Afrikaans, German and others.
Portuguese is also a widely spoken language because there are many Angolans in the country (they speak Portuguese).
Using the screen sharing option on Skype and Google Maps, we looked for a random place in the middle of the country.
It was surprising to see greenery instead of a desert.
Kiki said that the Namibian deserts often appear in Hollywood movies. We chose the place near the coast on the South and Google Maps opened for us the next panoramic view.
This picture is a perfect representation of isolation. What an impressive, magical view!
As we observe in the picture, there are a few houses located in the desert which have a very sandy color shade. The temperature during the day could be above 50 degrees Celsius.
Eventually, we decided to go to the capital city - Windhoek. The place was chosen randomly on Google Maps.
The landscape of the city was very pleasant. Kiki proudly said that her country differs from other African countries with regard to cleanliness and safety on the streets.
The country of Namibia is quite wealthy. The main business that contributes to the wealth of the country is the export of diamonds.
The country exports a third of the world’s output of these gems. The essential part of the business in that circuit belongs to the foreign companies.
One of the most important advantages of this country is that tourists find holidaying in Namibia much cheaper as compared to holidaying in South Africa.
Kiki also mentioned that people from Namibia are not generally "open books". You have to be very open-minded in order to survive there.
What we know about Namibia allows us to conclude that Namibia could be a new perfect destination for tourists in the near future.
Kiki said that the Namibian deserts often appear in Hollywood movies. We chose the place near the coast on the South and Google Maps opened for us the next panoramic view.
This picture is a perfect representation of isolation. What an impressive, magical view!
As we observe in the picture, there are a few houses located in the desert which have a very sandy color shade. The temperature during the day could be above 50 degrees Celsius.
Eventually, we decided to go to the capital city - Windhoek. The place was chosen randomly on Google Maps.
The landscape of the city was very pleasant. Kiki proudly said that her country differs from other African countries with regard to cleanliness and safety on the streets.
The country of Namibia is quite wealthy. The main business that contributes to the wealth of the country is the export of diamonds.
The country exports a third of the world’s output of these gems. The essential part of the business in that circuit belongs to the foreign companies.
One of the most important advantages of this country is that tourists find holidaying in Namibia much cheaper as compared to holidaying in South Africa.
Kiki also mentioned that people from Namibia are not generally "open books". You have to be very open-minded in order to survive there.
What we know about Namibia allows us to conclude that Namibia could be a new perfect destination for tourists in the near future.
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