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 19th 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna I just stumbled across these videos of this "bridge" in Knysna. We were walking somewhere near the left head, and came across a small beach,and obviously this bridge was put there for fishermen to go ... [full story]
June 3rd 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna FINALLY!!!! I have taken a break from drinking and partying 2 write this,since we left Plett, I havent had a free second, havent been sober really at all!!!
Knysna's main attraction is definitely no ... 14 photos[full story]
May 23rd 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna I wish I could name all the farm stalls/tea gardens/craft shops we stopped at along the way and on this trip, but I can't remember their names,I should write them down, I know, but there are so many,t ... 10 photos[full story]
May 15th 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna So today I was so excited because I found an internet cafe I could upload pictures at.
But the drive isn't working on my computer, and all the other computers are full.
so, no dice.
Anyway, I'm i ... [full story]
April 24th 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna
I think we left you at Oudtshoorn, the "ostrich capital of the world"!
From there we did a couple of hours drive to the coast and a place called Knysna. This is a really nice little town set o ... 7 photos[full story]
April 3rd 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna Are you looking for a volunteer experience with wildlife that is also contributing to a better life for the local people? Do you want to work close to 10 elephants, elephants who are rescued from cull ... [full story]
April 2nd 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna So I just got back from my fall break, and it was amazing. I travelled for ten days along the Garden Route. I was really excited for this trip because I heard that the Garden Route is some of the mo ... [full story]
April 1st 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna Our next stop was Knysna, where we stayed for three nights at a backpackers called Island Vibe. The town is set on a lagoon, and the dominating landscape feature is the Knysna Heads - two giant cliff ... [full story]
March 26th 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna Greetings from Knysna! I am enjoying my 10 day spring break. We split from the 51 Americans yesterday and everyone went there own way. Me and 4 girls got dropped off at a car rental place and picked u ... [full story]
February 2nd 2008Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna On Sunday I left Buffalo Bay and went on the bus along the coast to a place called Knysna ("nice-na"). Really laidback hostel which was nice, met some cool germans and got a group of 7 of us together ... [full story]
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