Sunbathing with penguins, shaking hands with terrorist bombers and spewing on sharks!
April 26th 2007 So we’ve finally reached Cape Town after much dithering because this marks the end of our trip. We’ve been staying in a lovely guest house with stunning views across the city and up to Table Mountain. I’m pleased to say we survived the city with no problems, despite the horror stories about attempted muggings that we had heard from so many people who have already been here. We’ve also bee
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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 subjug... ... read more 
