Table Mountain

Xenophobia, Snakes and Lists

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May 31st 2008
It feels like ages since I last wrote an entry, although it's only a couple of weeks. I seem to have lost all concept of time (although that could involve the fact my watch stopped the other day). Anyway. Louise accompanied us on our South African extravaganza. She went home on Thursday night, accompanied by a giraffe that's almost as tall as her and a hippo which took up all the room in her ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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