Mandurah December 2021 Ioana, 21 noiembrie 202329 iulie 2025 A few years ago we started going to Mandurah in December to see the Christmas lights. The locals make a huge effort and it is quite a show with a very special atmosphere. We usually hire a house on the canals and often have curious visitors who come to say… Continue Reading
Namibia: Windhoek Ioana, 21 noiembrie 20238 iulie 2025 We wouldn’t have gone to Namibia if it wasn’t for our friends, Claudiu and Nina, from Emotions by Motion, who organised this trip. Windhoek airport is tiny and when we landed we were suprised to see a couple of VIPs: a large plane from the US Air Force and, right… Continue Reading
Namibia: Ai Aiba & Erindi lodges Ioana, 21 noiembrie 20239 iulie 2025 We left Swapkopmund and started driving north along the Skeleton Coast. We heard on the news that there were three lions spotted close to the beach near a place called Mile 14. We looked for them and met a group who were probably military hunters doing the same. We didn’t… Continue Reading
Namibia: Swakopmund Ioana, 16 noiembrie 202310 iulie 2025 Swakopmund is a nice town and we found some interesting shops with local produce – some were just kitschy souvenirs, but some were nice cosmetics or leather products. Recycled Nespresso pods are widely used to make all sorts of figurines of different sizes. The houses are quite pretty – very colourful… Continue Reading
Namibia: Sossusvlei and Sesriem Canyon Ioana, 12 noiembrie 20232 august 2024 We had an early start as the gates to Namib Desert Park open at sunrise (6:45 am the day we were there). There were about 8 cars ahead of us and they opened the gate at 6:45 am on the dot. The convoy spread out quite quickly as people drove… Continue Reading