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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.

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By Weatherqueen
October 18th 2009

Week 5 Wine country Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Franschhoek

No, I dont know either !!

NB. YOU CAN double click on the photos to enlarge them or start a slideshow. Wed 14 Oct Anybody that knows me really well will be aware that wine is one of my top ten favourite things. OK, it probably makes it into the top 5. Therefore I am in heaven here in the wine country, with hundreds of vineyards, wine farms and wine shops. When I went to dinner last night the wine list (that guaranteed that all the wines listed were just from this valley) ran to several pages. Overwhelmed with the choice I opted for the house dry, [View Full Entry]

Aftermath of our tasting sesion at Moreson

By gary and mands
October 18th 2009

Trip up the Coast Africa » South Africa

On Safari

From27 September to 2 October we travelled the Garden Route to Port Elizabeth to catch up with my folks and some old friends and then travelled back via the Karoo. We had a couple of giggles along the way, especially memorable was waiting behind a car at the petrol station wondering what the hold up was, when the petrol attendants came over to push start the car out of the garage we had our answer....Africa. While in the Eastern Cape we took the opportunity to visit some game parks and go on safari to get up REAL close to some animals [View Full Entry]

By gary and mands
October 18th 2009

Karoo Africa » South Africa

J Bay

On the way back from the Eastern Cape we went via the Karoo. We had booked into the spa in Calitzdorp but the accomodations were so rubbish Gary was forced to go out organise a plan B. Luckily, in an area with very little, we found a little paradise just down the road. We were told there were hot pools and set off that evening for a swim. We couldn understand why the pools were cold and full of frogs, but under the circumstances, we weren complaining. Later that night, over dinner, we realised that we had swam in the wrong [View Full Entry]

By gary and mands
October 18th 2009

General Holiday Snaps Africa » South Africa

Blue Sky

Overall, we had good weather (particularly by NZ standards). We had 2 days of rain and one of huge wind, and about 8 fab swimming weather days, so we couldn complain. We thought SA was looking fabulous. The peeps seemed very positive and the vibe surrounding the Soccer World Cup was infectious. We never felt threatoned or uneasy, and in true African style, the recession was all but forgotten and everybody seemed to be looking forward to the next big thing. [View Full Entry]

By ThembaThemba
October 18th 2009

Back in KZN Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Durban

our last day in Port St John was slightly hendered by the rain. it began to come down very hard and it was truly pointless to walk outside.. it cleared off a little bit and we were able to walk up to the light house..which I have photos of and will upload later. Nathan and I took a koombi (taxi) heading towards Durban..we were planning to stop in Mzumbe..but I actually fell asleep in the taxi and we missed our stop.. so we just decided to gp through to Durban. Once we arrived, we contacted Norman and Betty, the couple we [View Full Entry]

By lizziehamilton
October 18th 2009

Pretoria Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Pretoria

View over Pretoria

It was a morning of sad goodbyes... Fiona and I, along with all the other people leaving the tour, got up early to wave off the truck full of new travellers, and a couple of our friends who were staying on the truck, as it headed off on its 3 weeks trip to Cape Town. After breakfast, everyone else started to leave to go to the airport for their flights home/onwards. Fiona and I hadn't quite worked out how we were getting to Pretoria, so we figured the best way was to take the free lift to the airport, which was [View Full Entry]

By marhug
October 18th 2009

Last week in Cape Town - and thereabouts Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

From the waterfront

Sorry this last blog on our African trip is rather belated but we’ve now been back in the UK over two weeks - and been to Crete for 10 days on a cheap package deal! In that last week in Cape Town we had various vehicle related things to sort out but had time for a last little sortie down towards the southernmost point of the continent (Cape Agulhas, not Cape of Good Hope) and back through the winelands - and more time wandering the great waterfront area of Cape town. Driving the rugged coastal route from Cape Town eastwards once [View Full Entry]

By ThembaThemba
October 16th 2009

Port St Johns, I have fallen in love with this place.. Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port St Johns

These dogs at the backpackers

Firstly- to everyone who has commented, thank you very much. My clients and friends and family, thanks for the kind words. i hope the blog is enjoyable. I will keep it up as often as possible. take care... my second day in port st Johns was great,, intense...got very dirty and beat up by thorns and rocks..I went walking through the small coastal town for a bit in the morning-- the people are friendly and there is a general laid back vibe..it is so peaceful here.. no loud noises, no taxis speeding around every corner. I went into this museum that [View Full Entry]

By lizziehamilton
October 16th 2009

South Africa - the end Africa » South Africa

Herd of elephants

Our final stop on the way south the Jo'burg was Pilansberg, where we spent a couple of nights. We did a day's game drive and saw loads of animals again - including a huge herd of elephant with some tiny babies, another leopard and plenty more rhino. We also spent a few hours in Sun City which is like the mini Las Vegas of South Africa. It was all quite tacky, but I did experience my first time in a casino (without managing to become a millionaire) and did a class where I learned how to play the African drums, which [View Full Entry]

By chillaaa
October 15th 2009

Fotos aus Johannesburg Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

Newtown

Jaa, hier mal ein paar Fotos aus Johannesburg! Leider bin ich zur Zeit etwas schreibfaul was einen neuen Blogeintrag angeht..aber ein Bild sagt doch mehr als 1000 Worte.. und das sind schon ein paar Bilder!! [View Full Entry]

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