CAPE TOWN

EXCITING CAPE TOWN

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April 17th 2008
Arrived in Cape Town via Mango Airlines, quite efficient airline, took the taxi to the Long st. Area at center bowl in the heart of town, found a hostel called Carnival court hostel, will stay here until the truck arrives on Saturday. Went for a walk in the waterfront with Mark and Brian, then chilled out a bit at the hostel met some random people, Terri, Canadian girl among others, went for a dr ... 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