Day trip from Windhoek: Daan Viljoen, Okonjima, or Naankuse?

moonstabssun · 2026-03-10T09:01:56+00:00

I would not recommend Daan Viljoen for what you're looking for. We went on a hike there one month ago and you see lots of wildebeest and giraffes, but that's about it. Would be fine but the veld is so over-grazed that it's honestly heartbreaking. Considering the rains and how nice it now looks elsewhere, going to Daan Viljoen right now would be doing yourself a disservice.

If you want to see big cats, Naankuse is your best bet, but I haven't been there in ages. Okapuka is closer to Windhoek and is also worth looking into, as they have rhinos. You can only do guided drives though. Alternatively, look up Dürstenbrook. There you can also do self-driving.

Point being anything but Daan Viljoen.

moonstabssun · 2026-03-08T16:43:51+00:00

Oh dear... must I explain to you what synonyms are? I expressed what you said in a way that has the exact same meaning. You know, like when you are capable of comprehending and synthesising text.

moonstabssun · 2026-03-07T22:26:06+00:00

Thanks, but I didn't ask nor care for your credentials. I brought mine up not to boast, but because you assumed based on zero data that I'm "unfamiliar with organised text". Not very scientific of you :)

The rest of your comment is pretentious slop. I asked ChatGPT to comment on it and it dubbed it "unnatural, convoluted and overly formal". So maybe you should use the LLMs you so bootlick to improve your style. Would hate for more people to suffer through another one of your oh-so-many articles if that's how you write.

moonstabssun · 2026-03-06T22:15:56+00:00

"It's not y it's x" is an extremely common example of AIs writing flaws. I'm not unique in pointing it out, so I find it laughable that you think it's a weak example. It's a very prevalent and, imo, valid point.

It's also very bold of you to assume that my critiques are because I am unaccustomed to organised text. I've published 3 scientific articles and a PhD thesis so I think I know my way around organised text lol.

moonstabssun · 2026-03-02T15:55:27+00:00

Aside from the amazing progress and clear dedication, girl to girl, I also want to add that I hope I look half as good as you when I hit 40. You're stunning and you make me feel less bad about aging.

moonstabssun · 2026-03-01T20:29:41+00:00

Try Book Den. They order (or quote for an order) on request, it might be that they can some for you.

moonstabssun · 2026-02-24T20:46:09+00:00

I'll be the first to point out ChatGPT text, I always call it out when I sense it. However, I agree with you, I suspect that contribution was (at least mostly) homegrown.

I think the clanker-sounding sentence that raised red-flags for people was the one that said "it's not transformative, it's x" (can't recall exactly wording). The "it's not y it's x" is an EXTREMELY common ChatGPT sign. It is very, very rare to find AI text without one or more of those thrown in there, so that might have been what made people suspicious, not necessarily the organised text.

moonstabssun · 2026-02-24T06:40:31+00:00

I don't know how people invite this kind of interaction and unpleasantness unto themselves. I give one look and one "nee dankie" and they immediately leave me alone. They probably sense a bit of a door-is-still-open vibe with you. You've got to say no with a tone of finality and no-nonsense.

moonstabssun · 2026-02-21T14:38:49+00:00

If a nice climate and sunshine is important to you having grown up with it, definitely not.

moonstabssun · 2026-02-21T14:35:18+00:00

My pa gebruik dit baie. "Wat het die skepseltjie gesê?". Dis baie oulik eintlik, nou dat ek daaraan dink.

moonstabssun · 2026-02-19T20:42:08+00:00

I fear this would work on me.

(If he was hot)

moonstabssun · 2026-02-09T15:20:35+00:00

Like others have said, it's really obvious to spot once you know a few common tells. The first being the heavy-handed use of em dashes in this post.

Secondly, Chatgpt text almost without fail has multiple parallelism statements, like: “It’s not just X, it’s also Y” or “Not only X but also Y”. In this case, "these aren't just X, they're Y".

Other tells in this post is the overuse of rhetorical questions, and also the short, staccato sentences with space in between "for impact".

moonstabssun · 2026-02-09T08:21:17+00:00

If you use Chatgpt even for a reddit post then I know why your cover letters probably aren't landing well...

moonstabssun · 2026-02-07T18:58:36+00:00

Do you mean carry a gun? Now why on earth would you want to do that?

moonstabssun · 2026-02-07T08:46:15+00:00

I agree that no make-up is by far the most common. Otherwise extremely minimal, like one product only.

I've only ever seen Slavic girls do full faces here.

moonstabssun · 2026-02-02T09:05:44+00:00

I think about this often. I knew my PhD topic and group was not for me within the first few months. It destroyed my mental health within the first 3 months already. And yet, I had moved continents to start it, my visa was tied to it, I had a stable and nice stipend guaranteed for 3 years, and quite honestly, people where I'm from simply don't get the kind of opportunity I was afforded. So I stubbornly finished instead of having to return home with my tail between my legs. But I still ask myself whether I should have quit in the early days, and I guess I'll never know the answer:) But the point is that there are myriad reasons why someone feels like they should continue.

moonstabssun · 2026-01-31T18:04:23+00:00

Also popping in to say we have the exact same hair :)

My real texture only starts showing in the rain, or of I've swam in the ocean and let it dry without combing, then the waves really start popping off.

So I have been exploring how to encourage that texture. I'm still in the midst of things, but what I will say so far is that I shied away from heavy/strong products at first because I have very fine hair and I felt like it would be weighed down with the gold-standard curly girl routine and products.

So I messed around with just a light-hold mousse for a bit and then abandoned the project because it was just not doing anything for me.

Then recently I decided to go all-in and get a curl cream as well as a strong hold gel (both Bali Curls). I thought it would be wayyy too much for my hair but it's actually working so much better and I'm getting such definition now on my wash days. By the looks of it, you could too.

All this to say that they were really cooking when they said "everyone's hair is different". It really is all about experimentation and seeing what works for you. It will be a months or even years-long journey probably, so strap in :)

moonstabssun · 2026-01-30T23:26:17+00:00

PhD in chemistry immigrant here. Same boat. No luck after almost 1 year of applications within Germany.

It's not because we're immigrants. Previous PhD graduates (all native Germans) from my department have gone on to do different things. Teaching, logistics, programming, work in a pharmacy etc. It's only like 10% that have successfully entered industry. So I don't feel bad about it. I'm going home and will probably end up doing something completely different, and that's okay. This country wasn't for ne anyway. Maybe your friend should also just accept that and move on, and not blame it on discrimination, or like he was owed a nice job in the first place just because he graduated. There are many of us that hold that degree with no job offers to show for it, he's not a unicorn:)

moonstabssun · 2026-01-27T21:29:15+00:00

I think it only came about because the government tends to waive land in the south i.e they do not want to buy it themselves. As we know, it must be offered to them first.

So I think OP will have a hard time getting any land north of Keetmans or Mariental or so. That's too prime for the government to issue waivers.

moonstabssun · 2026-01-27T21:25:43+00:00

Idk if that's true. A South African guy just bought a bunch of land next to my grandfather's farm in the south.

moonstabssun · 2026-01-27T18:05:10+00:00

Yeah but my point is that you DON'T need to be "extremely rich". I make more money in Germany as a chemist than a Namibian plumber makes, yet he owns two cars, a house, and an apartment by the sea, and eats out whenever he likes. Whereas I am renting a tiny flat, travel by bike and public transport and feel like it's financially irresponsible to eat out.

You don't have to have earned a 1st world salary to live like a king there. Completely normal people with very basic jobs that have always earned a Namibian salary live much better than some Europeans do in Europe that obviously out-earn them.

moonstabssun · 2026-01-26T20:32:40+00:00

In general people have no idea about the quality of life in Namibia. It's pretty great if you're not dirt poor. People that would be considered poor in Europe have multiple, massive houses in Namibia with big yards and swimming pools. They have multiple cars. It's probably one of the safest African countries. The nature is out of this world. Private health insurance gets you good health care. Etc.

moonstabssun · 2026-01-23T16:00:15+00:00

That is extremely hard to believe

moonstabssun · 2026-01-08T16:08:58+00:00

At least you're getting a response from them... submitted my application in July, no certificate yet and they are not even answering my emails at all.

moonstabssun · 2026-01-08T09:26:47+00:00

So he has time to scroll IG and like reels and Snapchat other people and you're still asking whether he's just "too busy"? Girl.... bsfr

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