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    Many-lives-of-a-Bedford-truck Read More

    history

    April, 25 2023 in history
    The many lives of a Bedford truck

    On my journeys around Namibia, I sometimes spot an old Bedford truck abandoned in the...

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

    nature

    April, 18 2023 in nature
    Baboon Rock

    It’s always fun seeing faces and figures in rock. And it didn’t take much imagination to...

    By Author
    Easter-with-nature Read More

    people

    April, 9 2023 in people
    Happy Easter!

    Happy Easter!We wish you a happy & relaxing Easter weekend, and if you are on the road,...

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    Mules-and-people Read More

    adventure, Flora and Fauna

    April, 7 2023 in adventure, Flora and Fauna
    A tribute to mules

    ‘The mule always appears to me a most surprising animal. That a hybrid should possess...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    Upcycling at its best

    April, 4 2023 in Upcycling at its best
    Upcycling

    Interesting items gain a second life when they are found to be useful. I had to...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Bring-back-the-quagga Read More

    history, Flora and Fauna

    March, 31 2023 in history, Flora and Fauna
    Bringing back the quagga

    The last quagga died in the Amsterdam Zoo on 12 August 1883. Its passing went unnoticed...

    By Ron Swilling
    Voices-from-the-grave Read More

    Grave Matters

    March, 28 2023 in Grave Matters
    Honouring our grader operators

    I’ve always been grateful to our grader operators, who keep the Namibian gravel roads in...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    funny-moments Read More

    history, people, funny moments from the past

    March, 21 2023 in history, people, funny moments from the past
    Funny moments from the past – The flying nun

    This unusual photo was taken at the Swakop River in the big flood of 1934.Every few...

    By Author
    Nature-at-its-best Read More

    landscape namibia

    March, 17 2023 in landscape namibia
    Roter Kamm – Namibia’s unknown crater

    Unknown to most, a massive crater lies in the Tsau //Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park,...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Remembering-old-days Read More

    history

    March, 15 2023 in history
    Remembering dairy days

    One of my childhood memories is the early-morning delivery van dropping off milk from the...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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