our cottage for the night

Swellendam Backpackers provided pretty decent accomodations.

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April 12th 2008
Moving on down the N2(National highway #2 for those curious), through the farmlands of the Eastern Cape, is the quaint Afrikaans town of Swellendam. According to the menu of the little restauarant we visited, it's the third oldest town in South Africa dating all the way back to...a long time ago (I was a lot more hungry than curious at this point), but you get the idea. Time hasn't changed it mu ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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