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…
So week 1 van Plastiekvrye-Julie is verby. Neem jy deel? Volg jy die uitdaging op sosiale media? Hoe was week 1 vir jou? Wat was jou hoogte- en laagtepunte? Op my 4 spesifieke voornemens was ek suksesvol vir week 1. Lees oor hulle hier. Klik op die skakel – Voornemens Ek het geen plastiekwaterbottels, weggooibare…
After a large amount of animal activity, I found captured by my trail cam, I left it out there for another week. This little game path is teeming with wildlife. Just a short photographic post to show you what I found. Who would have guessed all these animals would all be moving around in the…
Kom ons begin by die begin. Ek het in ‘n wildreservaat in die Oos-Vrystaat gewoon toe ek begin skryf het. (Ons het intussen getrek na ‘n plaas net buite Bloemfontein in die Brandfort distrik.)Kliek gerus op die skakels om die stories te sien. Good bye Eastern Freestate Welcome to Bakoorvlakte So, om terug te kom…
I have an unstoppable desire to be part of an adventure. When I am done with one, or even while I am busy, I already start thinking of where I can go or what to do next. While I was pregnant, I would still try to do daily hikes on the farm. Also, because I…
Ek skryf hieroor, maar ek is ver van nul-vullis. Inteendeel, meeste dae voel dit of ek nog verloor. Wanneer ek die dag ‘n goeie dag het en ek ry deur die strate van bloem en plastiek en vullis waai oral rond, sak my moed van voor af in my skoene. Elke keer staan ek weer…
