Afritude!

Raw Africa - in the Transkei.

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October 22nd 2007
Hi there. Ready for the next chapter? Are you sitting comfortably? Then I'll begin. On the 18th October I said my farewells to Jeffrey's Bay and boarded the bus at 5.30am with Caroline. Ahead of us was a 12 hour bus ride up the East coast. Just what I needed - we were soon into the Transkei region of the Eastern Cape and revelling in the solitude and rawness of it all. This part of South Afr ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Coffee 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