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Safari so Goody

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May 24th 2008
We needed to be within striking distance of the Game Reserve called Shamwari (which was about 200 miles from our B&B in Mossel Bay) in order to get through the gates for midday check-in, this meant an overnight stay in Port Elizabeth which was only about 40 miles south. We got lost in the sprawling industrial areas in the dark on the way in. Thanks to Sat Nav we managed to avoid any dodgy circumst ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port Elizabeth

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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