Northern Drakenberg

South Africa

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December 8th 2008
For the last 4 weeks I have been traveling South Africa using the Baz Bus (a kind of intercity bus for backpackers that transports them between hostels). I started in Johannesburg where I didn't do much except a tour of Soweto. This turned out to be quite interesting as Soweto was very different to how I'd expected. It is a collection of townships and some areas are surprisingly wealthy, no diffe ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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