Located on the southern edge of the Kalahari dessert, near to Mariental we had our second stop at Bagatelle. A short one, only one night. The main reason why we stayed here is because we have cats back home. And since Bagatelle partners with CCF, the Cheetah Conservation Fund, we decided to spent a night. Driving there was easy and monotonous. Most of it was just dusty dirt road but also kilometers of fenced asphalt roads. We preferred the dirt roads ;-) We stopped at Maltahöhe and Mariental, two sleepy townships, to get a sense of the local life. The …

First morning in Namibia after an eventful flight. Our first flight got delayed by thunderstorms, a thorough check before the connection flight by the German customs resulting in a defective 400mm lens and to top it all off, only 1 suitcase arrived in Windhoek. Fortunately, we had all our luggage mixed and divided over our 2 suitcases, so it wasn’t too much of a problem. And because every piece of luggage got air tagged we could see it was still at Frankfurt airport. Deutsche Gründlichkeit? Yeah right.Waking up in Habitas while enjoying the sunrise from our Savanna room terras made …

For best reader experience go to first post of this series. At the estuary of the river Sado there’s an old fishermen pier. The scenery changes dramatically from high to low tide. Part of the pier has been renewed but most of it still looks like it will collapse any minut. The fishermen’s huts are decorated with dollies and other colourful objects. Objects that probably got stuck in their fishing nets. Another lovely spot at the Atlantic ocean is Cabo da Roca. It’s the westernmost point of the European continent with a dramatic coastline. High rocky granite cliffs and hidden …

After a 3 days stay in the sparkling Lisbon we drove south to enjoy the countryside of Alentejo. A rural area with cork trees, rolling hills, sleepy villages and deserted beaches. But its biggest asset, tranquillity and hardly any, if any, tourists.During our drive, it became very clear that not a drop of rain had fallen in the last few weeks. Everything looked dry and barren, no lush green fields as far as the eye can see.Climate change not real? Think again. Not so far away from Vila Nova de Milfontes lies, somewhat remote, a cosy guesthouse Três Marias. Our …