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Hello everyone. I know it has been nearly a year since I last posted on flickr and have received a few emails from my closest contacts and thought I would update you;

In last last year I quit my job, and went travelling to Africa and in January fulfilled my dream of living in the Gambia. My life has been a complete change and I have to say that I have never been happier. Of course I miss my family dearly but wonder why I ever left it this long.

I have been busy with my photography business and getting quite a name out here. So that side of things is keeping me busy,

The most exciting thing is that I am about to fulfill the final part of my dream which was to open a Bar/Restaurant with a Top Chef in the Gambia. He was rated as one of the top 10 here and was on Masterchef the Gambia and a bit of a local celeb on National TV. I know we will be brilliant together. I will look after the bar (try not to drink the profit!!) and he will run the kitchen.

I am posting stuff on my Sally Bowe Photography Facebook page if you'd like to see what I do here, the link is here.

www.facebook.com/pages/Sally-Bowe-Photography/51469627192...

If you are a Facebook user we could also stay in tocuh there as I already do with a couple of you. This is my personal FB page

www.facebook.com/sally.bowe

I would never been a post and run person on flickr which is why I decided it was fairer not to upload. I do hope that you are all well and miss you all!!

Best wishes always Sally XX

A little baby from Abuko, she was a real beauty!

These lads were from the village in Abuko and this was their compound I visited. Such a proud family.

This little girl is the niece of my friend Seddy. She lives in a remote village near Abuko. Such a darling girl who could speak a tiny bit of English.

There are 8 main ethnic groups in Gambia living side by side with virtually no inter-tribal friction, each preserving its own language, music, cultural traditions. This little girl is from the Jola community, which make up only about 10% of the ethnic groups in The Gambia.

Hello everyone!

I know it has been 6 months or more since I posted on flickr. I am a true believer in that you shouldn't post and run on this site. So, due to time constraints and work commitments I have been unable to contribute and comment.

I have just had a quick peek at some of your posts and have to say I have missed you all.

This picture was from my last trip to the Gambia. The children are related to a very good friend of mine and I was privileged to spend the afternoon with the family drinking attaya ( a delicious green tea that takes hours to brew)

They have so very little but were rich in kindness and smiles for my camera.