The discovery of purpose on a farm in South Africa
second Wednesday third Thursday of the month, Kristin Addis of Be My Travel muse writes a guest post tips and advice for solo female travel features. It is an issue that I can not cover well, so I brought in an expert to share advice.
After a day of herding cattle in the South African bush, I collapsed on the couch in the farm cottage. I had just snake crawled under electric fences, I leave the body so close to the ground an impression in the earth; jumped over streams; and tiptoed through swamps as I herded cattle. You mooing, carefree, and looked at me suspiciously as I got closer, a branch in both hands and tried to convince them I was a fence.
Three weeks earlier, I had flown to Johannesburg to know with nothing but a carry backpack and without what to do with the two months before me.
Now, after a series of chance encounters with other travelers and locals who me in the direction of Karoo all pointed, I was on the rest farm in the middle of the South African bush.
, the Court is in the middle of the Karoo, an arid, rocky, mostly treeless region capable middle Africa. Especially locals visited, there is a stopover when driving from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
to be appearing a tough, rugged environment where only the strongest survive, the Karoo is a desert. It's full of snakes and massive quadruped who call it home. His Orange Canyons and lack of development make it a thing of beauty.
In many places at the farm, a look in any direction and the angle to see anything else, flat-capped mountains from the valleys, the occasional curly horns and hooves Kudu , a zebra or two, and not much of anything else to rise. No people and no structure disturbs the view.
The farm was taken over by Paula and E to Paula's parents were too old to look after it. It has since turned into a budding board, an adventure destination, and an option for those who are looking for a work exchange type of holiday. People from around the world, which over workaway.info or, like me, to find word of mouth.
During the day I ate meals with the family, went for sunrise hikes and walked the property to rock labyrinths and Zorse (Zebra + horse) stables. Having grown up in urban California, I like a peasant girl felt for the first time in my life.
We cooked together, drinking wine, and talked philosophy. I joined the family at the local tennis club braais (BBQs) contributed ideas for their website to promote their business retreat, and helped to build a hut made of clay and other materials.
while cattle live on the farm in herds and help build what will soon be a place for spiritual workshops, I realized what I want most of life, it is, a positive impact on the to make communities I visit. I decided with my tourism dollars to vote more and involve myself more in sustainable tourism. I want to find more ways to give back to the community and goals I visit.
I without knowing arrived in South Africa, what of mine was. By chance I came off the beaten path upwards amazing to meet people, get local life on a farm, and to leave it a better place.
Here go my trips. Opportunities like this to create a better, richer travel experience that I wanted to promote the kind of cultural exchange before I went abroad.
For this reason, is the power that important. Let the road unfold naturally.
Because, one day, you finally realize staring out of the African bush, what you really want out of life.
Kristin Addis is a former investment banker who sold their belongings well all and offer California Good-bye in favor of solo travels through Asia, while for those looking off-the-beaten path adventure , There is almost nothing that they will not try, and almost nowhere they will not discover. You can find more of her thoughts at MyTravel his muse or on Twitter and Facebook
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