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Karoo Museums II: Colonial cast-offs, a ghost, and a hard-working cannon.

Lingering in the little museums of the Karoo, full of small-town surprises.

Karoo Museums 1: Big Skulls, Giant Clock-Faces and War Trinkets.

Exploring the small-town museums of South Africa’s Karoo region

Tracks Across the Veld

Transport Legends of the South African Karoo hinterland.

In-House Summertime Creepy-Crawlies

Book extract from Moving to the Platteland by Julienne du Toit and Chris Marais

Strangers in Merweville

Book excerpt from Karoo Roads IV by Julienne du Toit and Chris Marais

The Hard Handymen of the Karoo

In praise of all the practical guys in the Karoo, South Africa.

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Many urban South Africans are opting for a quieter, more creative life in the countryside.

In Moving to the Platteland, authors Julienne du Toit and Chris Marais take you step-by-step through the long process of ‘semigration’. By recounting the stories of hundreds of platteland pioneers, this book helps you to:

Find your ideal dorp;
Discover your creative sweet spot;
Set up a business;
Become a tourism player;
Work around tricky municipal issues;
Live lean and go offgrid;
Choose the right school;
Restore your country home;
Be a force for positive change in your new neighbourhood.

Welcome to big skies, friendly faces, fresh air and no rush hour.