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Lydia Schröder

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Born

in South Africa

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Nonfiction, Memoir, Travel

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May 2021

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Lydia Schröder grew up in Stellenbosch, South Africa.
An architect by profession, she lived and practised in Namibia for eighteen years. With her doctor husband, Anthon, she travelled extensively throughout Namibia, both for work and leisure.
In 2016, when their youngest child left the house, they closed their practices, put their earthly belongings in storage and set themselves adrift.
For the next couple of years they lived out of their suitcases, spending at least three months per year driving through the entire Namibia while Anthon did rural medicine along the way. Their wanderings took them from South Africa to Germany, from New Zealand to Shanghai and Singapore, while Anthon deepened his training and honed his new-found skills as Ego St ...more

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Perlemoen, Schulphoek and Chinese Flying Money

‘John says the abalone poaching and the Cape drug trade are all part of the bigger wildlife trafficking problem,’ Anthon said, taking a sip from the glass of wine in his hand.

‘John?’ I asked, my mind on the golden fires flaring up at De Kelders, on the other side of Walker Bay, as the sinking sun reflected off the west facing houses’ windows. Much closer, the shacks at Schulphoek shone silver.

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