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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 […]

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On the trail of Mad Max in Namibia

May 16, 2015 By James Clark 9 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) […]

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Hotel Review: Hansa Hotel, Swakopmund – Namibia

March 25, 2015 By James Clark

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 […]

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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. […]

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