Based on the US Burning Man Festival, AfrikaBurn is a creative extravaganza of alternative thought and expression.
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A while ago I met someone, who was interested in swapping my Cj6 Jeep for a SAAB 9000 CS (spy car). He worked for the Spanish embassy and told me how he was planning on shifting his operation into the Great Karoo desert (spy?). This intrigued me and I have kept in touch with him and have asked him to write a few words about his time in the Karoo, the bush-without-a-bush.
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A friend from Germany was in town last week and desperately wanted to visit some natural hot springs. We have 4 of such that I am aware of, and there are all within 2 hours of Cape Town.
Goudini Spa: A large family resort with municipal charm and old world holiday camp appeal. This place has been a traditional family mainstay for many many years and is still going strong. The rooms are basic but cheap and the grounds are very lush and well landscaped. Not really ideal for young people, but great for families, wanting a quick getaway from Cape Town at little expense.
The Baths: It has been a while since I was here, but I remember enjoying the place greatly, the baths are steaming hot and the setting is quite remote and very much amongst nature.
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3 hours drive from Cape Town, and you are approaching the middle of the “Great Karoo desert”. Steeped in eccentricity and other worldly feel, it is deafeningly quiet with crisp dry air. First seeming barren and lunar, South Africa’s largest ecosystem, is host to 9000 species of plants and a healthy stock of game animals. The Karoo National Park may be your last chance to see Black Rhino, or Riverine Rabbits. The Quagga too, looks remarkably well, considering it has been extinct for 125 years. Miraculously re-bred, it resembles both a Zebra and an Antelope.
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