Namibia

My friend Jon sent me this pic & text to go with it. Thought I'd share...

This is Dune 7, on the Atlantic coast of southwest Africa. It's one of the largest sand dunes in the world. This makes it really hard to slam a 40oz. of Carling Malt Liqueur and bear-climb to the top on all fours without puking or having a heart attack as fleet-footed seven year old girls beat you to the summit. It can and should be done, however. Long live the fighters.

It also illustrates why you should go to Namibia rather than hauling your Northface backpack through every bedbug infested hostel in London/Paris/Amsterdam/Berlin/etc. Don't be a Kafka: put that angry letter to your daddy on hold for a while, and try visiting a few new places, scary places, like Africa, or maybe Myanmar if you're a true individual.

Top 10 reasons you should go to Namibia:

1. It's winter there during our summer, so the weather is like San Diego.


2. It's inexpensive to go anywhere or do anything.


3. Everything is "Africanized": The bees, diseases, electrical outlets.


4. It's full of beautiful gem beaches, great whites swallowing entire dolphins, and other surreal animal experiences.


5. You can ride a camel across the dunes and pretend you're Peter O'Toole (but less drunk).


6. There are roads signs that say "Elephant Crossing"


7. The water is drinkable, everything works, everyone speaks English among other things, and there is almost no crime, malaria, or wars.


8. There is rule of law: you can only bribe the cops with chocolate.


9. People are very friendly, if not constantly aware of the guilt-inducing socioeconomic disparity created by your patronage.


10. You can tell all of your white friends about your "amazing experience in Africa"