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    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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    adventure, history

    March, 10 2023 in adventure, history
    For the love of a Vaaljapie – The best little tractor around

    One of my fondest memories is sitting on my father’s lap while he drove his Vaaljapie...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    adventure, people

    February, 17 2023 in adventure, people
    Our popular plakkies . . .

    I took this photo of plakkies on a beach in southern Angola. It sparked my curiosity and...

    By Manni Goldbeck
    Sandwich-Harbour Read More

    adventure, history

    January, 17 2023 in adventure, history
    Sandwich Harbour – ‘The loveliest place on the desert coast’

    So wrote naturalist Bernard Carp in his 1961 book “I chose Africa’. And it remains so....

    By Ron Swilling
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    adventure

    January, 6 2023 in adventure
    Stofpad Namibia

    ‘Stof’ (Dust) is something all Namibians are familiar with and a journey on the gravel...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    adventure, people

    December, 30 2022 in adventure, people
    A smile – the currency of travel

    You may need a passport when travelling between countries, some padkos and some dollars,...

    By Ron Swilling
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    adventure, people

    December, 23 2022 in adventure, people
    Padkos – food for the road

    If you live in southern Africa, you are familiar with padkos, those snacks that are...

    By Ron Swilling
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    adventure

    December, 9 2022 in adventure
    The colourful East – A photographic essay (part 1)

    By Admin
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    adventure

    November, 9 2022 in adventure
    Jelly Tots – A sweet mistake

    One of our favourite sweets, the Jelly Tot, was made by accident. It was a sweet mistake....

    By Manni Goldbeck
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    adventure, people, What’s in a name?

    October, 19 2022 in adventure, people, What’s in a name?
    Freedom, peace & well-being . . .

    This is what we all long for, whoever we are and wherever we live - peace in the home and...

    By Manni Goldbeck
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