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No Cash And Table Mountain

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June 24th 2008
Yes, I've officially had no cash for most of the day. Despite my bank assuring me they would not deactivate my card, they did. It was rough trying to use a payphone to call the toll free number. Payphones in these neck of the woods have to be charged. So you have to hope no one has used it recently, and then hope it doesn't run out of juice while you're fiddling through Visa's automated servic ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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