Hostel

Cape Town

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August 9th 2008
It took 3 planes and a whole lot of delays, but I finally arrived in Cape Town, SA. Have had a busy but exhausting day. Arrived in Cape Town at 5AM this morning, managed to get to my hostel only to find out that the room would not be available until 1PM. Iwas really counting on that to catchup on my sleep... 5 hours of plane sleep in 2 days is just not cutting it for me!! But regardless of m ... 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