Tag: moving to the platteland

  • January 5, 2025
    The Karoo midsummer is here, and with it come all the weird and wonderful creatures that like to live with…
  • August 26, 2024
    Book extract from Moving to the Platteland by Julienne du Toit and Chris Marais
  • April 18, 2019
    Small town South Africa decoded by author Julienne du Toit.
  • February 16, 2024
    The Fish, the Show, the Club and the Marathon Man
  • February 16, 2024
    The Eerie Cradock Cemetery, a treasure barn and a literary bent.
  • April 6, 2022
    Semigration to the magical Karoo region of South Africa is not for sissies – but it could just be the…
  • August 9, 2021
    Classic Karoo reading, from colourful coffee table books to an in-car guide, from armchair inspirations to a semigration how-to book,…
  • November 17, 2020
    Why are urban South Africans heading back to the platteland?
  • November 17, 2020
    Karoo Roads is a collector’s treasure box of trips and tales gathered from more than a decade of research and…
  • January 12, 2020
    South Africa’s semi-desert Karoo region is perfect for unleashing your creativity. Here are some people who left the city for…