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    Down-memory-lane Read More

    adventure

    October, 6 2023 in adventure
    ‘. . . Or you can change to Mainstay’

    Welcome to the republic of sunshine, a state dedicated to the pursuit of awesomeness.’...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Expedition Kaokoveld, Namibia Read More

    history, people, A snapshot in time

    October, 3 2023 in history, people, A snapshot in time
    Expedition Kaokoveld

    In the early days of tourism in Namibia in the mid-1950s, travelling north was an...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Colourful guineafowl pots, Namibia Read More

    Pic of the week

    September, 17 2023 in Pic of the week
    Colourful guineafowl pots

    On the road between Rundu and Mururani we came across these guineafowl pots, created by...

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

    history

    September, 10 2023 in history
    Digging up the past 107 years later

    More than a thousand rusty WWI rifles were unearthed last week at Tsumeb when Telecom was...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Donkey cart with school children, 1920ies, Namibia Read More

    A snapshot in time

    August, 22 2023 in A snapshot in time
    Stampriet school days

    Going through my old photos, this one jumped out at me reminding me of my mother’s school...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Traveling-in-the-past Read More

    adventure, people

    August, 11 2023 in adventure, people
    Rooftop tents: A way of life

    I can’t think of another country where rooftop tents are as popular, in demand and in use...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    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
    Upcycling-at-its-best Read More

    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
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