Always fun!

Jol along the Coast

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July 15th 2007
Between Safaris, on the go travels and city after city I found that South Africa has far exceeded my expectations in every way. The people are lovely and proud, educated intensely on their country and ready to share the wealth of knowledge to us ignorant folk. Most Americans I know are unawares of the beauty of such places as this. I'm not speaking of lions and tigers and bears oh my.... I'm spea ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Jeffreys Bay

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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