by Lynnette Blackie | Aug 30, 2026 | 100km Nieu-Bethesda Camino, Karoo Mini Camino, Nieu-Bethesda Mini Camino
Some of the best conversations of your relationship will happen on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere. There are many ways to spend time with your partner. Restaurants, weekends away, the occasional holiday that involves a swimming pool and very little ambition....
by Lynnette Blackie | Aug 17, 2026 | Camino Accommodation
Let’s get one thing straight before we go any further. When people hear the word “camino,” a certain image tends to form unbidden in the mind – a damp sleeping bag, a freeze-dried meal that requires optimism to enjoy, and a tent that seemed...
by Lynnette Blackie | Jul 21, 2026 | 100km Nieu-Bethesda Camino, Karoo Mini Camino, Nieu-Bethesda Mini Camino
A completely objective and not-at-all-biased guide to getting your people across the finish line – before the walk has even started. So you’ve found it. The walk. The one that’s been living rent-free in your head since you first read about it,...
by Lynnette Blackie | Jul 6, 2026 | 100km Nieu-Bethesda Camino, Karoo Mini Camino, Nieu-Bethesda Mini Camino
You think you know what you’re getting into. You don’t. Most people arrive in the Karoo with a rough idea of what to expect: flat land, dry heat, empty roads. And yes, some of that is true. But the Karoo has a habit of delivering things you never thought...
by Lynnette Blackie | Jun 17, 2026 | 100km Nieu-Bethesda Camino, Karoo Mini Camino, Nieu-Bethesda Mini Camino
There’s a particular kind of cold that exists only in the Karoo – the kind that bites at dawn and disappears by ten, leaving you wondering if you imagined it. If you’re weighing up a winter booking for the Nieu-Bethesda Camino and feeling a little...
by Lynnette Blackie | Jun 9, 2026 | 100km Nieu-Bethesda Camino, Karoo Mini Camino, Nieu-Bethesda Mini Camino
From the Owl House to the best place for roosterkoek – everything you need to know before your first visit to Nieu-Bethesda, South Africa’s most extraordinary Karoo village. Image: The Owl House There are places you visit, and then there are places that...
by Lynnette Blackie | May 20, 2026 | 100km Nieu-Bethesda Camino, Karoo Mini Camino, Nieu-Bethesda Mini Camino
Why This Matters More Than You Think Let’s be honest: blisters can ruin a Camino faster than bad weather, sore muscles, or that uphill section on Day 3 that nobody warned you about. And 90% of blister problems? They start with boots that weren’t properly...
by Lynnette Blackie | Apr 29, 2026 | 100km Nieu-Bethesda Camino, Karoo Mini Camino, Nieu-Bethesda Mini Camino
One of the questions we’re often asked by prospective walkers is: “How do I get from the airport to Nieu-Bethesda?” Until now, many guests have hired a car and driven the approximately 316km from Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (formerly Port Elizabeth...
by Lynnette Blackie | Apr 21, 2026 | 100km Nieu-Bethesda Camino, Karoo Mini Camino, Nieu-Bethesda Mini Camino
A Guide to the Three Slackpacking the Karoo Experiences There are three ways to walk the Karoo. All of them will change you. But not all of them are for the same person – and that’s exactly the point. If you’ve been dreaming about karoo landscapes,...
by Lynnette Blackie | Apr 11, 2026 | Karoo Mini Camino
A New Way to Experience the Karoo There is something about the Karoo that calls people back – not loudly, but persistently. It is found in the stillness, in the texture of the land, and in the way time seems to stretch just enough for you to breathe again. For...
