Impala everywhere

Rhinos lots of Rhinos ... but still no Cats

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September 16th 2008
The last stop on my 24 day journey through Africa was Kruger National park. Kruger is probably the most famous of the game parks in Africa. It is very large - about the size of Switzerland. We arrived in Kruger late afternoon and decided to get an early start on our game drive. Impala here, impala there, impala everywhere - we were eventually playing punch buggy impala!! Chris our guide showed ... 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