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From: Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg
South African Flag 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]
Blog: Joburg and Hamburgers
Date: December 29th 2007

Bye Bye Bela

I was enjoying the long, interesting ride back from Bela Bela, on back roads, seeing less clean and organised areas, getting information from Johannes about the differences since the end of Apartheid and how there is still quite a ways to go. Near Pretoria, back on to the Highway, four lanes in each direction at high speeds, we saw a ... read more

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