The sign posted on the gate of Chameleon Backpackers invites you to “try the Windhoek experience. Bring a bag into town and get mugged at knifepoint”. However this isn’t always the case.
Three Americans working up in the north came down to Windhoek for a vacation only to get their vehicle, computers and all their belongings stolen in broad daylight right outside the lodge.
Talking to several backpackers who have spent any time in Africa and they all have a robbery story to tell.
I feel particularly empathetic to poor Martin, a French national teaching in New Caledonia. He took more than 500 quality photographs in Kruger National Park only for another backpacker to steal his camera before he had a chance to upload the photographs. Of course, cameras are replaceable, but the photographs are not. He now takes out the memory card after every shoot.
I fear it’s not going to be a question of if i’m going to get robbed, but when and how many times?
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What? That makes me feel good! Leave now! Do you know karate? Please don't get shot or hurt or you will be in big trouble!
ReplyDeleteThink positive. It won't happen if you are careful. (Having said that I git my wallet stolen in Guangzhou a few weeks ago-- and I used to live there!)
ReplyDeleteouch! so far real safe - haven't even lost anything!
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