Classic Karoo

Historical Guest Farms of the Eastern Cape Karoo Part 1

Country hospitality and adventure on historic old farmsteads full of stories and friendly faces.

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Sandra Antrobus of Cradock: A Tribute

In memory of one of the restoration legends of the Karoo.

Maintaining Your Karoostyle Home

The pleasures and pitfalls of moving into and tending for a house in the Heartland.

Legends of the Copper Rush

The cave, the characters, and the copper missions that put a spring in the step

Life in a Karoo Blockhouse

Day-to-day routines of soldiers assigned to guard the 8 000-odd blockhouses spanning South Africa during

Tracks Across the Veld

Transport Legends of South Africa’s Old Karoo semi-desert.

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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.

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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.

Strangers in Merweville

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

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