Arriving in more than one way 2am insomniac

Arriving in more than one way

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May 14th 2007
It’s 2am, and Hilary keeps turning the air conditioning up (or is it down?)… so he can try on his new lightweight thermalater chillfactor coat. We did a city tour in the rain on the open deck of a double decker bus. Very cold here. Winter has just hit. Cape Town is a glorious city, nestled between mountain ranges and stormy seas, where more than four hundred ship wrecks lie waiting for some b ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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