The Victims of the Namibian Coastline
Namibia has a total of about 1600km of coastline - roughly 1000 miles and some estimate that there are literally thousands of wrecks littered along the coast, from the oldest…
Wetu Importer: Saving you time and money
In 2013, LightSpeed started working with Southern Destinations, a toursim company who needed a WordPress site that could showcase tours and allow their clients to search for information. While working…
Eduard Bohlen – the Land-Locked Shipwreck
400 meters from the ocean is an unlikely place to find a shipwreck - or so you would think. Welcome to the story of the Eduard Bohlen! Probably the most…
The Skeleton Coast
Anyone who has heard of Namibia has undoubtedly heard of her rugged and often deadly coastline - the eerily named Skeleton Coast. Unsurprisingly the name derives from the fact that…
A Woman needs the Desert like a Lion needs a Bicycle
As Christine, our heroic reservations team manager, trains for probably the biggest challenge of her life & amp;ndash; a 369km, 24 hour, mountain bike race from Windhoek to the coast,…
Currency converters: Why travel websites need them
Having currency converter tools on your tourism website is very important when trying to keep your customers interested. In this blog post, I’ll tell you why your tourism website should have…
R.E.S.T Easy
There are a large number of endangered species living in Southern Africa and in Namibia specifically. Lions, Leopards, Elephant and Rhino are probably some of the better known examples of…
More about Giraffes – the forgotten MEGA-FAUNA
In honour of the first international World Giraffe Day this weekend (21st June), I am sticking with the theme of Giraffes for this post, it wasn't just an excuse to…
World Giraffe Day 21st June 2014
Seeing as this month sees the first 'World Giraffe Day' on the 21st June - what better day than the longest night of the year to celebrate the longest necked…