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    Donkey cart in Namibia Read More

    Pic of the week

    August, 1 2023 in Pic of the week
    Donkey carts in Namibia

    Many wonderful snapshots in time are among my slide collection. I found this one the...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Names-and-places Read More

    What’s in a name?

    July, 24 2023 in What’s in a name?
    What’s in a name?

    For a farmer ‘Hartseer’ (heartsore) and ‘Blydskap’ (happiness) are very close together...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    Upcycling at its best

    July, 18 2023 in Upcycling at its best
    Upcycling at its best

    Looking through my old photos I found this slide taken in Damaraland in the 90s of a...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    History-and-stories Read More

    adventure, landscape namibia, history

    July, 14 2023 in adventure, landscape namibia, history
    The tower of fear

    An unusual tower juts out of the landscape at Nauas on the road between Dordabis and...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Voices-from-the-grave Read More

    Grave Matters

    July, 11 2023 in Grave Matters
    The joyful dolphin

    In almost every cemetery I visit I come across a gravestone with a dolphin on it. This...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Remembering-people-and-their-stories Read More

    people

    June, 30 2023 in people
    Remembering Harold Pupkewitz

    Driving around Ausspannplatz the other day, I recalled a photograph taken a hundred years...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Things-from-the-past Read More

    adventure, people, history

    June, 28 2023 in adventure, people, history
    The good ol’ water bag

    When I was in the local Agra the other day, a familiar item stood out among the farming...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Spitzkoppe impressions, Namibia Read More

    A snapshot in time

    June, 20 2023 in A snapshot in time
    Studebaker at Spitzkoppe

    If a picture could talk, this one would definitely have a story to tell. Judging by the...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    People-and-the-past Read More

    people, history

    June, 20 2023 in people, history
    Oom Jannie and his old ox-wagon

    I first spotted the old ox-wagon abandoned in a deserted farmyard while I was driving on...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Places-and-names Read More

    adventure

    June, 2 2023 in adventure
    Neuhof - The forgotten reserve

    Unknown to many, there was once a reserve in the Namib called ‘Neuhof’ that dates back to...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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