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Hello travelers, I’m Jo Frances Penn and in today’s episode, I talk to Angelina Kalahari about Namibia in southwest Africa. We recorded the interview a few months back as I tend to batch my interviews and so it was well before the coronavirus changed our perspective on world travel.
But perhaps in difficult times, it’s good to hear about interesting places and people and travel in our imaginations. Those of us with wanderlust are staying indoors under lockdown right now and I must admit to sitting down with my photo albums the other night, looking at past travels and wondering at how much I have taken for granted.
Angelina is wonderfully enthusiastic about her beloved Namibia, a country that I have dreamed of ever since I heard about the Skeleton Coast, I think from Clive Cussler in the book of the same name. We talk about the landscape and how the deserts and ocean shore shape the country, as well as its history with Germany and how that impacted the people who live there.
Angelina Kalahari is the author of Under A Namibian Sky, as well as other novels and nonfiction books about voice. A former operatic soprano, professional actress, and stage director, Angelina was born in Namibia and now lives in London.
Show notes
- Language origins in Namibia
- The different ecological regions of the country including the Kalahari desert
- Why the Namib desert sunsets are the best in the world
- The Skeleton Coast where the sand roars
- German influence on culture, language, and architecture as well as the darker times of colonialism
- Food and drink including Namibian beer
- Africa as a ‘possessive mistress’
You can find Angelina Kalahari at AngelinaKalahari.com and on Twitter @angelinakalhari