Just a short update. After spending 6 1/2 years in the Free State, South Africa we have decided to move to a completely new area. A new adventure is calling. For the next few weeks, I will be a bit more quiet than usuall as we pack and move. When the unpacking is done my…
Meet Janine Joubert, mother of two and wildlife videographer. I met Janine a couple of years ago when she visited the previous farm where my husband and I were working and really enjoyed her bubbly personality and her love for the wildlife on this beautiful continent we live on. Where do you work and live?…
Meet Villiers Steyn, professional photographer and photographic safari guide. My first impression of Villiers was through articles he wrote when he was a journalist for the Go!/Weg! magazine. I always really enjoyed his articles. It was also a recent article in the Africa Geographic Magazine that prompted me to interview him for my Country People…
The city of Roses has a new fragrance, Or should I rather say aroma… As the coffee industry in South Africa is growing, the city of Bloemfontein is getting some extra love. This city that sometimes still feels like a town has now got 4 coffee roasters, various little coffee shops and the second…
Meet Maddie from the Midlands. This one is for the Instagrammers, Maddie started following me on Instagram and that is how I got introduced to this lovely little person. Where do you live? I am fortunate enough to live on a large commercial potato farm based in the KZN Midlands underneath the Drakensberg mountains. I…
Meet Liaan Lategan – Tourguide and Wild Wonders of Southern Africa Youtuber. In my Country-People feature, I would not only like to introduce you to people who live in the country but also those who play different roles in the country and generally make it a more enjoyable place. Liaan is one of those people,…
Meet Linda Oosthuizen, stay at home mom of two little boys ages 3 and 1, from Voorburg in the Netherlands. Linda and her family live in the Letaba staff village. She recently started blogging and her blog is full of adventures and wildlife experiences. How did you end up in South Africa, in Kruger National…
Meet Colleen Black, follower of Christ, wife, zero waste enthusiast and expat I have been following Colleen’s inspirational journey since I read about her Zero-waste lifestyle in a Go, Platteland Magazine in 2015. What a perfect person to start of this Category, celebrating Country People in this month of Plastic-Free July. Where…
I grew up in Pretoria, in the Moot to be specific and what I love so much about this part of Pretoria, is that it doesn’t feel like the big city. Even though you can see the city and its tall buildings from my parent’s house, a visit to the local shopping centre feels like…
