The Journey Man — Travels through the world of reporter Chris MaraisChris Marais (Author | Reporter | Brains behind KarooSpace.co.za)

How many of you remember Scope magazine? That ‘raunchy’ mag with great writing from back in the day? Or Style? A paean to gorgeousness in the 80s and 90s...

Great journalism comes in sometimes surprising places, and one who contributed greatly to their popularity is Chris Marais. In his time, Chris has been a deadline-crazy newspaper reporter for some top South African titles (including the Rand Daily Mail), a magazine investigative journalist (Scope Magazine) and editor (Living Africa Magazine), winning a number of media awards along the way.

He and wife Julienne du Toit currently live and work in Cradock in the Karoo, South Africa’s magical dry heartland, where they own and manage KarooSpace.co.za - the region’s premier website.

They have over the years created articles for local and offshore print and online publications that include SA Country Life, Sawubona, High Life (British Airways in-flight), Sunday Times (Johannesburg) Travel, The Guardian (UK) and Wild Magazine (SA National Parks).

Now self-publishing their glorious range of books about the Karoo, we catch up with Chris in the Heartland to find out about his start in the business and hear more about their upcoming book, Karoo Roads.

Books by Chris Marais and Julienne du Toit:

A Drink of Dry Land – Journeys through Namibia, Namibia Space, Shorelines – A Journey along the South African Coast, Coast to Coast, 101 Beloved Bars of Southern Africa (with Pat Hopkins), Karoo Keepsakes, Karoo Keepsakes II, The Journey Man – A South African Reporter’s Stories (Chris) and Road Tripper – Eastern Cape Karoo.

Visit https://karoospace.co.za

Buy The Journey Man http://karoospace.co.za/shop/the-journey-man/

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