• How To Find Cheap Flights
  • Southeast Asia Railways

Nomadic Notes

Travel blog and weekly travel newsletter

  • Blog
  • Newsletter
  • Travel Booking Sites
  • Travel Gear
  • Travel Insurance

Namibia Travel Guide

November 9, 2015 By James Clark

Travel Guides > Namibia Travel Guide Destination Guides Swakopmund Windhoek Accommodation Namibia hotels – Search and compare all Namibia hotel deals from hundreds of accommodation sites at once. Things to see and do in Namibia I visited the Namibian city of Swakopmund to see the Mad Max: Fury Road filming locations. Near Swakopmund are these […]

Filed Under: Travel Guides Tagged With: namibia

A monolith and a meerkat – camping at Namibia’s highest mountain

June 20, 2015 By James Clark 7 Comments

Sunset Brandberg Mountain

Brandberg Mountain is Namibia’s highest peak, standing at 2,606 metres. It is also a monolith, so when you cross the northwestern Namib Desert you will know when you see it. I was in Namibia visiting the Mad Max filming locations, which was mostly shot near Swakopmund (this was a press trip on behalf of the […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: animals, brandberg mountain, camping, meerkat, mountain, namibia

Swakopmund Travel Guide

June 8, 2015 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Swakopmund Travel Guide

Travel Guides > Namibia > Swakopmund Travel Guide Swakopmund is often described in the guide books as “Little Bavaria”. While that’s a bit of a stretch, the town (technically a city) has some buildings that wouldn’t be out of place in Southern Germany. I was in Swakop for three days with a group of travel […]

Filed Under: Travel Guides Tagged With: namibia, swakopmund

On the trail of Mad Max in Namibia

May 16, 2015 By James Clark 8 Comments

Namib Desert

Visiting the filming locations of Mad Max: Fury Road in the Namib Desert Mad Max: Fury Road heralds the return of the Mad Max franchise thirty years after the third film was released. While the Mad Max world is still set in a post-apocalypse Australia, there is a new Max (Tom Hardy replacing Mel Gibson) […]

Filed Under: Travel Blog Tagged With: mad max, namib desert, namibia, pop culture, swakopmund

Hotel Review: Rivendell Guest House, Windhoek – Namibia

March 30, 2015 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Rivendell Guest House, Windhoek - Namibia

Hotel Name: Rivendell Guest House Address: 40 Beethoven Street, Windhoek, Namibia I stayed at the Rivendell Guest House in Windhoek, Namibia. I booked online via Agoda and booked it for its price and location. The guesthouse is in a suburban street close to the central business district. The guesthouse is a house set on a […]

Filed Under: Accommodation Tagged With: guesthouse, namibia, windhoek

Hotel Review: Hansa Hotel, Swakopmund – Namibia

March 25, 2015 By James Clark Leave a Comment

Hansa Hotel, Swakopmund - Namibia

Hotel Name: Hansa Hotel Address: 3 Hendrik Witbooi St, Swakopmund, Namibia. I stayed at the Hansa Hotel in Swakopmund, Namibia. I was hosted on behalf of the Namibia Tourism Board as part of a press trip that was visiting the filming locations for Mad Max: Fury Road. We stayed here for three nights which our […]

Filed Under: Accommodation Tagged With: hotel, namibia, swakopmund

Hotel Review: River Crossing Lodge, Windhoek – Namibia

March 22, 2015 By James Clark Leave a Comment

River Crossing Lodge, Windhoek - Namibia

Hotel Name: River Crossing Lodge Address: 3km from Windhoek, Namibia I stayed at the River Crossing Lodge near Windhoek in Namibia. I stayed as a guest of the hotel, which was provided by the Namibia Tourism Board. I was in Namibia as part of a press trip that was covering the Mad Max filming locations. […]

Filed Under: Accommodation Tagged With: hotel, namibia, windhoek

Welcome to Nomadic Notes

James Clark from Nomadic Notes

Hi, I’m James Clark, and I've been travelling the world since 2003 while running a location independent travel business. Nomadic Notes is a travel blog featuring travel guides and notes from my travels.

I’m currently based in Vietnam, writing about transport and infrastructure in Southeast Asia.

More about me and Nomadic Notes.

Weekly Travel Newsletter

Sign up for the free weekly newsletter for the latest posts, and a roundup of best travel reads from around the web.

Follow Nomadic Notes

Recent Posts

  • Where I’m At: March 2021 – Con Dao edition
  • Notes on Phan Rang–Thap Cham
  • Where I’m At: February 2021 – Saigon edition
  • Da Lat – Trai Mat Railway – A restored heritage railway in Vietnam
  • Notes on Da Lat – The cool mountain city in the Central Highlands of Vietnam
  • Notes on Nha Trang – pandemic edition
  • Where I’m At: January 2021 – Saigon edition
  • Notes on Lao Cai – The provincial capital on the Vietnam-China border
  • Where I’m At: December 2020 – Tam Ky edition
  • Notes on Sapa – Visiting a tourist town without tourists (2020 pandemic edition)
Top 200 Travel Books
Southeast Asia current and proposed railways
How to find cheap flights
Best new banks for travellers, expats, and nomads

Featured Travel Sites

Living In Asia

About Nomadic Notes

About
Advertise
Contact
Contribute
Press/Media Mentions
Where I've Been

Digital Nomad Resources

Digital Nomad Resources
Long-term Travel

Travel Resources

Travel Gear
Travel Guides

Travel Blog Resources

Travel Blog Directory
How to start a travel blog

Where To Stay In…

Bangkok
Chiang Mai
Da Nang
Ho Chi Minh City
Hong Kong
Jakarta
Kuala Lumpur
Macau
Penang
Singapore

Search Nomadic Notes

Copyright © 2021 Nomadic Notes · Site Map | Privacy · Log in