In 2025, my goal was to read 36 books. From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Dream Count, a long-awaited book after a ten-year hiatus to Rob Franklin's debut novel Great Black Hope, let me share how my ambitious reading challenge went.
This was the stay that blew us completely away. This is my full review of the lodge in Namib Desert we stayed at, with sweet pink details, plunge pools, desert views, wildlife sightings and the ultimate reward after long hot drives.
From chilly coastal dunes to scorching desert silence, we drove 300 km through Namibia’s most dramatic landscapes, crossed the Tropic of Capricorn, discovered the insolite outpost of Solitaire, and felt the desert (heat) like never before.