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'Chalets on Stilts': Wolwedans' Luxury Tents

Where: P.O. Box 5048 , Windhoek, Namibia

If you're headed for Namibia's NamibRand Desert, make sure you have a reservation at the luxury camps of Wolwedans.

There's a reason celebrities like Charlize Theron and the couple known as "Brangelina" have come here (with Maddox and Zahara in tow). Surrounded by striking red sand dunes and mountain ranges, the vast complex features all manner of accomodations, from private chalets to a lodge big enough for a party of 12 -- it's desert camping in high style.

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Hotel Thule in Namibia: A Good Spot for a Hiding CEO

Where: 1 Gorges Street, Windhoek, Namibia

What if a multi-millionaire on the run from the law set himself and his family up in a hotel that bills itself as "a mythical place Scandinavian legends say exists at the frontier of reality - the edge of the world, the place where the real and the imaginary touch"? Sometimes the irony sets itself up in such a perfect sculpture that it's almost makes us believe in intelligent design.

While the new James Bond movie was opening in theaters, international business news was covering a real man of mystery: former Comverse software company CEO Jacob Alexander. Turns out that he and his family were hiding out in Namibia (yes, the Brangelina Namibia) on the southwest coast of Africa. They stayed for about a month at Hotel Thule in Windhoek, checked in as The Jacobs.

Among the things the hotel manager thought were odd, according to the Wall Street Journal, were that they paid for one month in advance in cash for two rooms and that "Mr. Jacob" got extremely agitated when CNN was not available on his TV for several days on end. We guess it's a good thing he wasn't staying in a Stoney Creek Hospitality hotel.

Jacob Alexander is on the lam after being indicted in a 35-count stock option scandal, but since Namibia doesn't have an extradition treaty with the U.S., he is currently free on $1.4 million bond until at least April 25. Since he has committed $43 million in Namibian investments to obtain residency there, something tells us he's not going anywhere.

If you would like to follow in his footsteps and act like a rich ex-CEO on the run, pretty Windhoek is billed as a hilly, picturesque capital. Hotel Thule is perched on a cliff overlooking the city, two kilometers away. "Flanked by stately palm trees, it is a haven for prolific bird life, guinea fowl, and curious creatures of the wilds like rock rabbits." There's now more room at the inn: the Jacobs/Alexanders have moved into their own new house, complete with a permanent security guard out front.

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Angelina Jolie and Fetus Check out Cheetahs

Where: Namibia

Brad and Angelina's child hasn't even been born and already it has a nasty case of jet lag.

Earlier this week, we learned that the Pitt-Jolie family moved from Paris to Africa, where Angelina plans on giving birth. While we thought she would stay put at Burning Shore Resort to pop out the kid, Us Weekly reports the family spent two nights in the Okonjima Lodge, "a luxe bush camp to see some cheetahs."

The mag says that the Burning Shore will still be the home base as the family continues to explore the country.

But a German newspaper reports that Angie will give birth in:

a lodge in the Etosha National Game Park in northern Namibia, where lions are a top tourist draw and would help deter intruders trying to photograph the couple.

So this may or may not be the Okonjima Lodge. But whatever, lions be prepared. The paparazzi are fierce. Heck, they took down Princess Di!

Related Stories:
· Lions are Scary [WWTD]
· Pregnant Angelina Jolie Holes Up in Africa [HotelChatter]
· Angelina Jolie Hotel Escapades [HotelChatter]

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Pregnant Angelina Jolie Holes Up In Africa

Where: Swakopmund, Namibia

Oh, Brad and Angie, how exotic of you to travel off to Africa during the latter part of pregnancy. The little tyke may have something in common with his/her adopted siblings: not being born in America.

OK, so no one knows for sure if the genetic wonder is due to pop out during their stay at Burning Shores Resort, in Namibia. We do know that the couple and kids and five others (possibly all security guards) have rented 14 rooms at the luxury boutique hotel near of the spectacular Namibian desert dunes.

Related Stories:
· Pitt, Jolie land in Namibia, take over hotel [Chicago Tribune]
· Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie's Adults Only Night at Hotel Q [HotelChatter]
· Angelina Jolie's Hotel Escapades Coverage [HotelChatter]
· Nambia Hotel Reviews [TripAdvisor]