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SECRETS OF THE KAROO HEARTLAND: NIEU-BETHESDA
Charming, unforgettable, unique are just some of the words used to describe the tiny Karoo Heartland town of Nieu-Bethesda. One thing is certain –...
SECRETS OF THE KAROO HEARTLAND: EGG ROCK
Deep in the Karoo Heartland – along a dirt road and, seemingly, in the middle of nowhere – is an egg-shaped rock precariously perched on an unstable...
A TRIP THROUGH THE KAROO HEARTLAND
Chris Marais, co-founder of www.karoospace.co.za , is a seasoned travel writer-photographer who has spent more than 30 years wandering the world. He...
KAROO SPACE LAUNCHES E-BOOK SERIES
Three exciting new e-books have been launched by the Karoo Space publishing team. Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit of Karoo Space in Cradock have...
THE INCIDENTAL TOURIST & THE ROAMING GIRAFFE
THE INCIDENTAL TOURIST AND THE ROAMING GIRAFFE What is blogging? According to Debbie Weil an online marketing guru, “blogging is a form of unedited,...
WILD FLY FISHING IN THE KAROO
The Karoo landscapes of blistering horizons, blue mountains, bright blue skies and charcoal singed plains does not exactly conjure up pictures of...
Granny’s Scone Recipe
Fresh and hot from the oven, these scones from Chantelle & Marizanne of Camdeboo Cottages and Karoopark Guesthouse in Graaff Reinet are made...
ROAST LAMB – made in Middelburg
Wrap up in the warm embrace of Karoo Heartland cooking this winter with this irresistable roast lamb recipe from the Rabbit Hole at Hillston Farm's...
FLAMINGOS AT GANORA GUEST FARM
To JP Steynberg of Ganora Guest Farm's surprise he noticed Flamingos this morning as he approached the one farm dam. "We have never noticed them...
KAROO LIFE THROUGH THE AGES
The various guest farms all over the Karoo are an exciting new form of country tourism – and their little museums are insights into the history and...
DISCOVER AFRICA’S GREAT KAROO
By Nigel Tisdall On the outskirts of Cradock, 145 miles north of Port Elizabeth in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province, stands a tombstone erected...