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 24th 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay <h2>A NOTE ABOUT MY TRAVELBLOG<h2>
I know that the dates are all out of sync and I am entering most of my stuff now that we are back, but I actually for the life of me can't really rememb ... 7 photos[full story]
May 22nd 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay Ok.
After spending the day in Knysna, walking around the Waterfront and getting lost in the city, I took off to Plettenberg Bay.
Back when I was in Stellenbosch, I met a couple from Plett who owns a ... 15 photos[full story]
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]
April 10th 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay Our second stop was Jeffrey's Bay. This place must be where all good surfer's go when they die. A small town nestled up against the beach in pretty much the middle of nowhere with not much more to ... 7 photos[full story]
February 24th 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay This weekend I went to Jeffrey’s Bay, which I guess is one of the top surfing spots in the world. A bunch of us got a ride with the Gaol, and we saw rhinos and a ton of baboons along the road o ... [full story]
February 6th 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay I've just stayed 4 days in Jeffreys Bay which is basically the surfing capital of south africa, I stayed in a hostel called Island Vibe which is right on the beachfront and is the best place to stay. ... [full story]
February 19th 2008Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay Classes are now well underway, I ended up getting everything that I needed, although two of them are independent study so I still don't really feel like I'm in school. Last night I started a Xhosa cla ... 6 photos[full story]
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