Swakopmund is Namibia's laid-back weekend getaway. For days on end you can while away the time, doing nothing in particular. Come Sunday lunchtime and you wonder what you have been doing for the past 48 hours. Bliss. Now, Swakop has its very own and aptly named coffee roaster, Slowtown. The moment you enter the small workshop-cum-cafe, you know you have arrived in barista heaven. The air is filled with the delicate smell of freshly ground Ethiopian Yirgachefe and the espresso machine is humming in the background. Grab a hot cup of Americano, find yourself a seat on one of their cosy benches outside under the palm trees and, well, while the morning away with a good newspaper. Did you see the black cat dozing behind you on the window sill? We can't wait for cafes and restaurants in the capital to switch to one of Slowtown's great roasts made in Namibia.
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