Karoo, there where my heart and soul lives

this is your road of happiness sheep. enjoy your journey. because life is the journey.

Road to Nowhere - “Long desert highway” by Glenn Nagel ( Death Valley National Park - California, USA )

SPANDAU KOP, Valley of Desolation in South Africa. Courtesy Wetjens Dimmlich/Slow Loris We Africa :) Come and Volunteer with us!

and the heart is in South-Africa. My hart is in Suid-Afrika.

– the Farmstay Route - Big Sky Karoo

The Karoo landscape lingers forever in your mind. "the place of thirst" as it was described first. My HARTLAND.

Sunrise striking the dolerite pillars - a defining feature of the Valley of Desolation in the Camdeboo National Park, Karoo, Eastern Cape, South Africa

another abandoned farmhouse of the Great Karoo.

The Valley of Desolation just ouside Graaff- Rienet Eastern Cape South Africa Sunset in January. The Plains of Camdaboo in the distance showing the vast flat lands of the Karoo.

Karoo

Cara mailed me way back in 2010 to ask if I would shoot their wedding in the Karoo.

Dusk in the Karoo, Northern Cape.

karoo storm

The unique geology and flat-topped mountains of the Karoo have their origin in ancient inland seas, giant mountains and fiery lava.

The Karoo is all about backroads and slow travel. Here are a dozen handy tips to extract maximum enjoyment from your roadtrip through this semi-desert.

The unique geology and flat-topped mountains of the Karoo have their origin in ancient inland seas, giant mountains and fiery lava.