Background: After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants. The Boers resisted British encroachments, but were defeated in the Boer War (1899-1902). The resulting Union of South Africa operated under a policy of apartheid - the separate development of the races. The 1990s brought an end to apartheid politically and ushered in black majority rule.
May 12th 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay So it has been a while since I have written an entry. My apologies, I have been keeping active and kind of forgot to write my blogs. It has been about a month since I last updated everyone on my life ... [full story]
May 12th 2008Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Durban Dori is off at Indaba and I have the full day to myself. It is already very hot. Our room is absolutely fantastic - overlooking the Indian Ocean with a nice table for 2 on the balcony. I am not all ... [full story]
May 11th 2008Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Saint Lucia Histoire d'un week end de 4 jours à sainte Lucia, village situé sur la cote nord est du Kwazulu natal. Sainte Lucia est appelé aussi site naturel héritage du Monde, par son mélange de culture, vie sau ... 120 photos[full story]
May 5th 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Coffee Bay One night, shortly after I arrived in South Africa, I grabbed my iPod and sat out on the lawn in Annie's Cove and looked up at the stars while listening to Paul Simon's Graceland. I know it sounds sil ... 10 photos[full story]
May 11th 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Mossel Bay Today is a nice chill sunday so I figured it was a good time to update everyone on my time in Mossel Bay.
I arrived... Wednesday? Thursday? I don't know.
That day I just walked around town, sa ... [full story]
May 10th 2008Africa » South Africa » Gauteng May 9th We have arrived in Jurassic Park (minus the sounds) Our first ecounter with wild life was a Mother Zebra and her calf. She was grazing on the side of a very narrow dirt road that we were tr ... [full story]
May 2nd 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape Brian and I have been tearing across South Africa on a road trip that would make Jack Kerouac proud. Every stop along the way has offered new adventures, new people to meet and more good times to be ... 35 photos[full story]
May 4th 2008Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Durban Ever since seeing all those fresh mussels on the rocks when we first arrived I've been wondering how they would taste in the mussel dish Lee used to whip together back in New York. Two of Dave and Li ... 7 photos[full story]
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