The Karoo

Hours after hours after hours. Endless arid scrubland - the Karoo. It covers a huge area of western South Africa between Bloemfontein and Worcester. As we got closer to Worcester the flatness of the Karoo ended and small rollign hills turned grew in size until we were driving through valleys. Valleys full of vinyards, lush and green, invitingly beautiful.

A modern path

January 7th 2007
As we rushed down from Gaborone to celebrate New Years Eve in Cape Town, we had been arrested by Karma police a mere hours drive before the big city in the small town of Worcester - and sentenced to a 10-day meditation course. Therefore I sat in silence on my small meditation cushion, contemplating, focusing. Around me were 35 other meditators, all doing their best trying not to move, not to look ... read more

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Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name upon independence in 1966. Four decades of uninterrupted civilian leadership, progressive social policies, and significant capital investment have created one of the mos... ... read more

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