Lauren stroking a lion

Lions, giraffes and driving...

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February 20th 2008
Today has been one of the best days that I have had in South Africa... It has been so much fun, and it is still only 17:51. This morning, we spent our time at the Lion Park on the other side of Johannesburg, and it was really good. Well worth going... We went into the main park first, and we looked at lions really close up, and they are surprisingly big. We looked at the cheetahs in the enclo ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng

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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