Jetskiing with Andre

My second week in Cape Town

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September 18th 2008
I don't feel like a backpacker just yet, I've been lucky enough to be staying with Andre (who lives with his Mum) in a nice area of Cape Town, so I'm safe and my stuff's safe and I get a room all to myself ! Whoop Whoop! Cape Town is a very modern place, but at the same time you can see sights which make you look twice. Within only a few miles, you can drive between detached houses with doub ... 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