S1 - Ep 308 - Deben - A Great Northern Cape Town to Explore!

[@kosievandenberg2145]

I love everything about Deben......and that is all I have to say.

[@DustBugsTravel]

And so did we! 🚙🤩 But I shall add that I'm so happy you came along to see it for yourself!

[@hannesvanniekerk499]

I love that corrugated sandy road. I also want to stop there and take in the quietness of the place. Such an interesting video of another fabulous part of SA.

[@DustBugsTravel]

It was the perfect time of day to be on this sandy, corrugated road! We just loved the quiet peacefulness of the surroundings. As I type this, I wish I was back there right now! 🚙🤩 I'm glad you enjoyed this video!

[@frederikbrits9559]

Niks is meer geurig en smaakvol as Boerekos...... Love the Kalahari

[@WayneKitching]

Dit neem my terug na my Ouma op die plaas.

[@DustBugsTravel]

@Frederik Brits Agreed! The dinner our host prepared that evening was absolutely delicious! 😁🥩

[@CeciliaEsterhuizen]

This is where I grew up - on the farm Winton! One of the most beautiful places in the world!! Now watching from Australia; my heart still belongs to the Kalahari. Well done to my brother Koos and his wife Susan for keeping it our memories alive!! Julle is awesome!!

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you for watching our video from afar! 🚙😁 It was a fantastic experience overnighting on Winton, we think back of our time in this special area with very fond memories. You were indeed blessed to have grown up in the Kalahari! 🏜️

[@elizabethterblanche5311]

I cant begin to tell you how much pleasure your channel gives me... today it also felt like the best mothersday gift ever. Stunning dronage... and Deben such a neat and interesting place

[@DustBugsTravel]

And we're so happy that we were able to add a little bit of pleasure to your Mother's Day! 🌸😊 We appreciate you hopping on board as we explored Deben! It is indeed a very interesting little place! 🤩🚙

[@WayneKitching]

Loved it! It brought back some very nice memories. When I was working in Kathu, I visited Doringdraad a few times. I saw Martin Bester and the Silver Creek Mountain band playing on the stage. Once I was there for a charming winter market, which was like a Christmas in July type vibe. The first time I was a Doringdraad, I had one of their famous roosterkoeke with a side salad. The salad consisted of one tomato slice and one slice of cucumber! 😂 In Deben, salads are not beeg! 😂 I almost thought you'd missed Doringdraad, because it looked like you were on your way out! BTW, Kathu and Deben are both part of the Gamagara local municipality, which is part of the John Taolo o Gaetsewe district municipality, which also includes Olifantshoek and Kuruman.

[@DustBugsTravel]

I'm glad you enjoyed our video of Deben! 😁🚙 Although I was there before opening time, Doringdraad for sure seems like a place where one can have a seriously good time. It certainly sounds like you have! 🎶🥗

[@rachelwatson8909]

@@DustBugsTravel Wayne, lovely to hear from you - yes we are doing another Winter Festival this year, 22 of July. Hope you come visit again, when you are in the area. Warm regards, DoringDraad Team.

[@annawitter5161]

It's amazing how much more wildlife one sees along a gravel road. Well worth stopping for. Love the albino Springbok. So the road graders bring their own accommodation ....talk about sleeping on the job! You guys are lucky with your accommodation. It always turns out good. Seeing donkeys was definitely a highlight for me. So glad you stopped and talked to the people. And then more donkeys later! The little foal is so cute. Thank you for a beautiful and interesting tour

[@DustBugsTravel]

Gravel roads always produce and once again we proved that! From eland to a white springbok to a grader with a house, this was a fantastic road to end the day on! 🦌🚜 We can literally count on one hand (a few fingers actually) where our accommodation wasn't up to scratch, but we were super happy with our accommodation on the farm near Deben, it was fantastic! 😍🏡 Donkeys always make our day and they were in ample supply in this area! 🚙🐴

[@kilmore44]

This was a wonderful episode. I would never have known about Deben had I not come across it here. A real gem , thanks. You are doing a great service by exposing the real platteland of SA .Keep it up . Travel safely .

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you, glad you liked it! 🚙🤩 We never knew about Deben either, until I started planning our route. It was a fantastic inclusion in our trip! We look forward to showing you many more places!

[@desh7120]

Another outstanding trip - thank you, DustBugs 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@DustBugsTravel]

So glad you enjoyed! 🚙🤩

[@ronnykenny3965]

Oh wow!!!!, What a trip. Absolutely FABULOUS, Thank you again. Sonja you didn't hear Dusty, whispered in my ear to wish you happy mother's day &thank you for adopting him 😊

[@DustBugsTravel]

Our darling little Dusty made me stop yesterday to buy Sonia some of her favourite proteas for Mother's Day! 💐 I didn't realise he got you involved too, cute little bugger! 🥰🧸 I'll definitely convey his message to Sonia, thanks for the delivery! I'm very happy to hear you enjoyed our visit to Deben, it was fabulous indeed! 🚙😁

[@deonzar]

What a nice surprise to see Deben for the first time....and if I look at all the chairs at Doringdraad I bet it must be a very lively place over a weekend. And yes...a grader on the road is always a welcome sign, in Namibia we saw them quite a lot. Enjoy...

[@DustBugsTravel]

I'm surprised to hear you haven't been to Deben yet, but am so happy that you came with the two of us! 🚙🤩 At Doringdraad, a whole lot of fun is guaranteed, I have no doubt! 🥳 We just loved the grader and caravan, those guys definitely did a sterling job, which made the road so much more pleasant for folks like us! They deserve to be commended for their hard work! 🌟

[@baldwintheanchorite]

the Swiss village of Brienz was evacuated because of the danger of rockfall by the cubic tonnage after heavy rains in the area. Made me think of your pearls of wisdom around building at the foot of a koppie! Safe travels and thanks for bringing us along

[@DustBugsTravel]

I read up about Brienz after seeing your comment and that is some seriously scary stuff! 😳 They even loaded up their cows to evacuate them out of the area too. Yup, living underneath such rock formations are most definitely not for me. I'll happily admire them from afar, but that's as far as it'll go! 🤷‍♂️⛰️ Thank you for accompanying us on our travels, we appreciate that! 😁🚙

[@funkdunk]

Another incredible journey, this time into the New World for me, an enchanting place of the African bush, red sands and stunning landscapes. Your drone footage is par excellence. Whilst you were reading the motto about life starting at the same time that one leaves the tar road, I thought thats your motto and then you spoke it too😂...its amazing how true that saying goes "never judge a book by its cover" ...at first I thought that the pub that you were going to discover for us was going to be a "dive"...and then you discovered an incredible place, a precious gem of a place, especially that courtyard area...not to talk about the animals and the donkeys and the pigs, fowls and other interesting animals...interesting re the house' building materials too...

[@DustBugsTravel]

Don't you worry, it was the New World for us too and how incredible to discover it! 🚙🤩 I had to read that motto about the tar road ending a few times to believe my eyes. If ever there were one for us, that is most certainly it! We just loved it! The drone shots captured the stark beauty of this area, which after one brief visit, has crawled deep into our hearts and veins. 😊 Doringdraad was the crowning glory on top of a fantastic visit to Deben and surrounds, an area we never knew about! Thank you for getting off the tar road with us as we head to more fantastic places! 😁

[@rachelwatson8909]

Thank you so much for your beautiful remarks about our town Deben and our restaurant DoringDraad Kontrei-Kuierplek: A place where we still have time, we make roosterkoek, we feed the donkeys, its an authentic Kalahari Pitstop and Pub. Thank you Dustbug Travels, for an amazing job done!!!

[@1812nico]

Hi you two! This was a fascinating trip! Thank you for taking me along! I've never even heard of Deben. One can hardly ask for more than a gravel road with such real Karroo plant life and scarce animals like the white Springbok and the yellow billed Hornbill. The ancient filling station was also a surprise. Your drone view showed Deben for what it is: a spread out little town along a road. I read somewhere that the DR Church was established around 1905/9. I really enjoyed the visits to Kalahari Velskoene and the atmosphere at Doringdraad. Deben is a unique place! I'm looking forward to the next trip soon! Keep safe!

[@DustBugsTravel]

We've never heard of Deben either before this trip! 🚙😳 But are we glad we decided to explore it, it is certainly a treasure trove of great stories, people and places! And of course surrounded by the incredible beauty of the Kalahari landscape, we just couldn't go wrong! 🚙🥰 Thanks for the info on the church, we weren't able to find much while in town, so appreciate that info! 👌🏻💒 Just as well I was at Doringdraad before they opened at noon, otherwise I may have just not continued on our journey for the rest of that day! It would've been a tad tempting to lift a glass or two in celebration of life on the gravel roads! Cheers! 🍻

[@doraduplessis2727]

This was outstanding! We loved every minute of everything you showed us, especially all the animals.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you, I'm so glad you enjoyed all the animals as much as you know we do! 😍🐴🐐🐖 This was a fascinating visit which we were happy to have shared with you! It's always fantastic when you join us! 🚙😁

[@charlietreston4035]

Hi guys fantastic drive on gravel Road plenty of wildlife plus a road grader with its own caravan as seems the standard top notch accommodation loved the old shop with the petrol pumps in front so quirky bluebird oil can. Nice to hear there is afrikaaner cattle stud drone footage brilliant. When you were chatting to the guys on the donkey cart i could verstaan ales excuse the spelling lol the cemetery was well cared for a sign of result and civic pride the veldshcoon factory was a surprise it looks very good spotted a old bakkie out side the saying on the counter top suits you guys to a tee loved it. The church looked in good nick the lawns and flower's impressive. So good to see the children's charity thriving such a worthy cause. Loved the kalahari ferrari these quirky establishments seem popular in South Africa they would suit me down to the ground with the managery at the back thanks for another fantastic video cheerio till the next one

[@DustBugsTravel]

The gravel road most certainly delivered on all fronts, that's for sure! I just loved those old petrol pumps and the petrol price at the time they stopped working, blew my mind! 😨⛽ Our accommodation was fantastic, we had such a restful time on the farm. I have no doubt that you could verstaan alles we chatted to the donkey cart driver about that was so cool! 😍🐴 It was fantastic to see our motto in a shop in Deben, a place we've never heard of before! Doringdraad was a wonderfully-quirky place and the animals stole the show for sure! 🐖🐐 Thank you for joining us on this fun trip! 🚙🤩

[@samanthashepheard]

Oh my goodness cuteness overload 🤗🥹loved all the animals esp the donkeys ❤, so good to see them being looked after. I loved the donkey cart beautiful animals. The sunsets are as always breathtaking and you capture them so perfect and just at the right times. I also love how authentic that place is and other places you have been to. There is no fancy buildings, no new technology, no fancy cars. Just pure farm life all done by hand and with the help of the animals. Just like old times and I LOVE IT. Just take me back to the old days because I don't care much for these new technology. It's just so peaceful no stress ❤

[@giftmahlangu2930]

Yah neh 😍 keep on ,move forward ,diben is 20km away from where I stay n I never knew how beautiful 😍 ❤ is that wildlife salute 👏 🙌 ❤

[@DustBugsTravel]

You live in such a beautiful part of our country! 🚙🇿🇦 I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the wildlife as much as we did, that gravel road really delivered! Thank you for watching our video of your home area! 🤩

[@shaneerasmus2591]

Ducks and pigs perfect combo😂

[@DustBugsTravel]

Super cool to see! 🦆🐖

[@daniellewotherspoon6252]

Thankyou for sharing this delightful area of our beloved South Africa. What a lovely video.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed! 🚙🤩 It is truly a unique part of our country and the stark beauty is incredible in every way! 🇿🇦

[@kilmore44]

thanks guys . I live very far away and miss the platteland terribly so you're discoveries are precious . It is seldom that these towns are talked about , being off the beaten track but thanks to you I'm able to relive my past . N groot dankie air die kanaal

[@DustBugsTravel]

We're so happy to be exploring all these fantastic places and, to share them with someone who they also mean something to, makes the experience so much more worthwhile! 🚙🤩 Thank you for being on this wild ride with us, there are many more places to discover, so strap in!

[@colinparmanand3162]

DustBugs Travel mission statement "where the tar road ends life begins". The graders did not seem in the least bit miffed of their being delayed at the side of the road. The guest home looked so like a time travel that could send you on your way with a warm feeling as if you left a close relatives house. The food itself said so much of the hosts. It makes the long journey something to look forward to for you and those that follow. ❤👍🙏

[@DustBugsTravel]

Yup, I was just too happy to see others feel exactly like we do about life off the tar road, that was fantastic! Those two gents at the grader were such positive blokes. We first drove past and then turned around to have a little chat and it was a really good experience! 😁🚜 Our accommodation and meals were absolutely fantastic and we did leave there the next morning with satisfied hearts and tummies! It was a memorable visit to this farm, town and area! 🚙🤩

[@mk-xq1tt]

This was a first for me...and very interesting! Lovely place to explore.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Deben and surrounds were indeed an explorer's dream, so we loved every moment in the area! 🚙🤩 Thanks for coming with us, it was great fun!

[@munesumangava9751]

Drone shots perfect as per👌👌👌👌👌

[@tardis9326]

Good evening guys. Just watching this with my wife here in the uk. Its a brilliantly put together episode - thank you both so much!! Love the commentary from you simon on the accommodation and surrounding area. Brilliant Brilliant 👏 👌

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you kindly, we're happy that you and your wife enjoyed our Deben video, one of our longest to date! 🚙🤩 The area was truly fantastic and a different experience in the best way ever! Our accommodation on the farm was fantastic and the stark beauty of the landscape in the area exactly what we long for when we get tired of the craziness in the bigger centres.

[@tardis9326]

@DustBugs Travel yes I agree, even strand/Somerset west/grabouw seems chaotic in comparison. Stay safe both of you and enjoy the week ahead. Hope it's not to cold over there Kind regards Tim

[@munesumangava9751]

You seemed to enjoy them lamb chops……Yum yum👌👌👍

[@WernerVer1]

Really nice video. This part of the Kalahari is very special.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Appreciate that, thank you! 🚙🤩 It was indeed a special experience to visit this area for the first time!

[@WernerVer1]

@@DustBugsTravel I just live on the neighbouring farm Platkop.

[@tillabezuidenhout6460]

Just loved this episode. White springbucks, lambchops and loafshedding to add some 'fun'!!!

[@munesumangava9751]

Cute place you stayed at! and the bird songs first thing in the morning….Wow!!!

[@terrimeyer3815]

❤ sho' I am all caught up now ❤ wow is all I can say....your videos are awesome. I am amazed at what you see and experience in South Africa 🎉 living your best life 🎉 Ugh U2....sending lotsa love

[@DustBugsTravel]

I thought perhaps you went on a trip yourself, but am glad to hear you're all caught up on our videos now! 🚙🤩 We live in such a beautiful country and this part was totally new to us. We're happy to be sharing it with you! 😍🇿🇦 Get ready for more incredible places! 😁

[@terrimeyer3815]

@@DustBugsTravel you two always make my day. No trip...was ill last few weeks But all good now. Cant wait for more. I did wonder when you were going to fill in that big hole in the middle of your travels with some orange lines.....lol you never disappoint

[@munesumangava9751]

Wow……A spectacular graves yard!!!

[@koosviviers9965]

jul avontuur en stories is baie mooi en intrisant mar hoekom nooit n foto van vroulief

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you, happy to hear you enjoy our videos! 😁🚙 My darling wife is not keen on being filmed. Hopefully she changes her mind one day, but until then, I'll respect her wishes. 🥰

[@tillabezuidenhout6460]

Thank you!!!!!!!!!

[@gobbodoezdrum]

Miss that place so much... We lived in Hotazel and used to go do our shopping in Kathu on the weekends, mostly taking the gravel backroads with our Landy. It became tradition to stop at Doringdraad in Deben on our way back, they make the best roosterkoek in the Kalahari, to die for, especially the smoked brisket one!

[@DustBugsTravel]

Thank you for watching our video of Deben! 🚙🤩 So interesting to read that you also did your shopping in Kathu, like most folks in that area we chatted to! We were at Doringdraad before opening time, but will most certainly stop for roosterkoek if we're ever back in the area again! It does sound delicious! We so appreciate you sharing those special memories with us!

[@breitie804]

It is always inspiring to see what people create in the most unlikely and out of the way places. That fascinating Doringdraad establishment must be really jumping when they have a festival on, like Karneval perhaps.

[@DustBugsTravel]

Agreed, but let me tell you I think Doringdraad even jumps on a normal weekend! It's a fantastic place and I have zero doubt that great amounts of fun are had there on a regular basis! 🥳

[@lindakukard1557]

Am thoroughly enjoying your videos of all your adventures. I look forward to each and every new video. It's like watching a "Soapie". Thank you so much for sharing your adventures with us all. I think its about time we saw Sonja in one of the videos, to put a face to the voice that we hear 😊

[@DustBugsTravel]

We enjoyed you comparing our videos to a soapie. Hopefully minus all the drama! 🚙😆 Sonia, albeit one of the major actors, is still a little camera-shy and, until she hopefully gives me the green light one day, I'll respect her wishes and not film her. 🥰 We're very happy to hear you enjoy our videos, thank you so much for returning every time to watch them! 😊

[@lindakukard1557]

@@DustBugsTravel 🤗

[@ingeborgvanderveer789]

Meisiekind, wat een aandoenlijke naam voor die ezel, de jongelui zorgen duidelijk goed voor hun donkeys! Mooi het gesprekje in het Afrikaans, en ook al ben jij Engelstalig van oorsprong Curtis, je Afrikaans klinkt heel vloeiend hoor. Zoals je merkt, ben ik weer terug op de achterbank en val met mijn neus in de boter want wederom een prachtige aflevering. Veel wilde dieren als start, Sonia was als gebruikelijk een goede spotter. Liefdevol dat de begraafplaats zo goed onderhouden wordt, die familie Jordaan direct voorbij de ingang komt vast van oorsprong uit Amsterdam 👍. Heb je alvast een paar nieuwe Velskoene gekocht? Want je huidige exemplaren zijn al vele kilometers oud dus mogelijk kan er een zool gaan loslaten 😅. Grappig om te zien dat je ‘Friese duimen’ hebt, zo noemen wij dat. Ik heb ze ook, een brede duimnagel bijna direct boven de knokkel, alsof we een laatste vingerkootje missen 😊. Geweldig die kuierplaas met de vele aanhalige dieren, en het schattige geitje dat lerend is in het mekkeren. Je was snel geadopteerd door die ezels 😜. De kroegkruip kaart is wel origineel, al zal het wel wat lang kruipen zijn naar de volgende kroeg, is mijn vermoeden. Een foto van jullie met de Kwid hangt nu toch zeker ook daar aan de ‘beroemde mensen die ons bezochten’ muur ?! See you next tuesday 👋

[@DustBugsTravel]

Welcome back to the backseat, we hope you had an awesome time in Berlin with your dad and created some special memories! 😊 We missed you around here! My Afrikaans is very fluent because I grew up in the Free State province, where Afrikaans is the dominant language by a mile! And of course my bride is Afrikaans, so I have to step up! 🥰 I didn't buy a pair of velskoene and, since I'm travelling with my tube of Superglue, my very well-worn pair is still doing its job. I haven't experienced a loose sole again, thank goodness! 😁🥾 I got my fingers and toes from my dad and my brother's look like that too! Sonia has known me for 30 years this year and still mocks me about them! 🤣👍🏻 We were very low-key visitors to Doringdraad, but I'll make sure to leave a pic with them next time we visit! 🚙🤩

[@ingeborgvanderveer789]

Oh dat is grappig, ook ik en mijn broer hebben onze vingers & tenen van onze vader ‘geërfd’! Dus zeggen we in Nederland: dan zijn we zeker niet van de melkboer 😅 (is een grapje, omdat vroeger de melkboer langs de deuren ging als moeders thuis waren en vaders aan het werk). En ja… heel herkenbaar, om daarmee nog steeds ‘geplaagd’ te worden 😂.

[@tillabezuidenhout6460]

Delicious!!!!!!

[@yolandabotes3757]

Het daar gebly tot einde 1980, dorpie het baie verander. My pa het sy besigheid in 1974 in Kathu begin. As kind baie lekker tye daar gehad.😮😢

[@markduncan-brown4717]

yes, your motto. Die wereld begin...

[@DustBugsTravel]

Indeed. Sometimes I wish there were only gravel roads. 🚙😁

[@tillabezuidenhout6460]

How do you manage such aerial photos?

[@DustBugsTravel]

I have a drone. 😊

[@johnrichnortje7468]

Its not Deben its Dibeng

[@DustBugsTravel]

If you watched our video or looked at our thumbnail for this video, you would've clearly seen we referred to both versions of the name! 🤷‍♂️ I was most certainly not going to argue with a big board welcoming us to DEBEN as we entered town!

[@vasti018]

@john - and Yeah - your critique is a pain in the but too.

[@sadzasnake1755]

They do the same here in Australia. The guys snd gals that grade the roads in the outback tow a caravan as well and thats where they live.

[@josengel1958]

Curtis you must show your wife's face now and then as well, we just hear a ladies voice but never saw the person. We see you enough😂😂

[@DustBugsTravel]

I agree! 😆 But my darling wife isn't keen on being filmed, so I'll respect her wishes until she hopefully changes her mind one day! 🥰