A trip down some of the highways and byways of a journey through life, with an enjoyment of good Food and normally with a camera in hand.

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Common bush road view in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Bush Road

Zimbabwe Bush Road The dirt road, cattle grid, road sign and local residents walking. Somehow this is a picture of Zimbabwe which sticks in my mind. When I was a child, about 7 years old, my Dad was managing the construction of the Silalabuhwa and Thuli-Makwe dams. During school holidays I often went with him on site visits. What a pleasure – a day out…

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A tremendous yellow and orange sunset.

Bush Sunset

Bush Sunset A tremendous sunset over open land somewhere in the bush. Actually I have no clue when or where this was taken. I believe it was around 1987 on a plot we were living on at the edge of Greendale, in Harare, Zimbabwe. It may well have been taken in Dundee, South Africa around 1990, while we were living there. Nevertheless it remains a…

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A Mana Pools Elephant stretching for food high in a tree.

Mana Pools Elephant Stretching for food

Mana Elephant Reaching for Food A common sight at Mana Pools is an elephant stretching into a tree for food. Mana Pools is iconic for its open forests of Acacia Albida Trees (Faidherbia albida, or Apple Ring Acacia), which the elephant love to eat. It’s not uncommon to see an elephant standing on its hind legs to reach the fruit. The Apple Ring name comes…

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Back in the day we took photos on film. 35mm in my case. As an older man I now have a stack of transparencies and negatives. The Memories Project is aimed at scanning and publishing a good selection of those film images.

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Life is a Journey. Travel Safely. We like to travel, when we can. With a preference for days on warm beaches, we do like to have an “adventure” and get away as often as we can. Here is a small selection of our adventures. Can’t find what you’re looking for? Use the search form to…

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