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Looking Sharp

I pose with the rifle (Mishack the guide took the bolt out) and our Land Rover vehicle. I am so "safari" looking with my hat, yes?
First South Africa Safari - Bongani Lodge

January 14th 2006
I touched down in South Africa at 6am local time and was glad to find the hotel my parent's had booked was only 60 meters from the terminal. I quickly entered the room at the luxurious hotel and headed straight for the hot water shower (my first in weeks). I laid down on the soft bed in the hotel room and pondered the fact that the Asia portion of my Round-the-World trip had concluded. I was no ... read more
Africa » South Africa

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
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