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Cape Town Week 1

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November 19th 2008
Well after my 11 hour flight I have landed in Cape Town to start my 9 month trip. The hostel Ceri and I are staying at is the Back Packer which is located in New Church and has a lovely veiw of Table Mountain which I have taken a photo of just to show off really lol. My first thoughts of Cape Town are not good really as it reminds me of Tenerife it's just a hot place that at the moment is not so h ... read more

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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