The Namib Desert is said to be the oldest in the world. Buried in its dunes lie sand grains that have been around since before the age of man. The pressure on these grains forces them to lock into each other, forming sand roses, thousands of years old. As the sands shift and the dunes dance their eternal dance, these roses come to the surface and lay bare in the mystical sand garden of adders and all manner of tiny desert dwelling creatures.
Right in the centre of the Namib Desert lies the town of Swakopmund. Its rich mixed history giving rise to a diverse mix of architectural styles; from old German Fachwerkhaus buildings to quaint coffee restaurants and stylish modern complexes, and among these lies Ocean House Guest House. With glimpses of the cold mysterious Atlantic from almost every window, the somniferous fresh salty air and the crashing waves’ siren song lulls you to sleep at night.
The 15 well-equipped rooms somehow manage to be both spacious and cosy at the same time. Scrumptious breakfast finishes of your experience, gifting you the energy to explore, adventure and venture into the unknown!
GPS Co-Ordinates:
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Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!”
One travels to run away from routine, that dreadful routine that kills all imagination and all our capacity for enthusiasm.
The gladdest moment in human life is a departure into unknown lands.
Oh, the places you’ll go.
The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon, but that we wait so long to begin it.
There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.
Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport.
I travel because I become uncomfortable being too comfortable.
Better to see something once than to hear about it a thousand times.
Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller.