Bernd in the train

Garden Route

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February 17th 2008
Hello!!! I’m writing from my home in Cape Town today. The internet is up and that makes me really happy : - ) I’ve had a great past few days here in South Africa. We had Saturday through Thursday off of school, so some of my housemates and I took some time off and organized a last minute trip on the Garden Route. It’s a popular trek through beach towns and beautiful wildlife on the southern ... 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