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Imagine a country with a lot of people packed into a tiny area. Think Singapore, Hong Kong or The Netherlands. What would paradise look like for these people – keeping in mind Jean-Paul Sartre’s “l’enfer, c’est les autres“? Since “hell is other people“, paradise should be by definition “very few people or none at all“ Welcome to Namibia – paradise for birders, loners and introverts.
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