Kirstenbosch Garden

The Fynbos Floral Kingdom is the smallest floral kingdom in the world and it only exists in South Africa, predominantly in the Western Cape. The plant life on the Cape Peninsula is thus all Fynbos and very unique. This is an Aloe blooming in the Kirstenbosch garden on the backside of the Table Mountain.

The Fairy & the Farm. Part I: The Devil

February 15th 2007
It was the annual gathering of the fairies and this time Africa was the host continent. The Fantastic International Fairy Association (FIFA) had decided that South Africa was the nation among all the African nations that best met the requirements for such an event. Then - to be more precise - the South African Gnome Authority (SAGA) had chosen Cape Town to represent the rainbow nation, and the Ca ... read more

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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

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