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Welcome to Cape Town

At the V&A Waterfront
Overlanding in South Africa...meet Priscilla

September 22nd 2008
21 Sep - WELCOME TO SOUTH AFRICA. Both me and my backpack arrive in Cape Town and make it hassle-free to the Tulip Inn Hotel as planned, phew!!!! While driving into Cape Town I'm amazed by the views of Table Mountain...didn't expect it to dominate the city sykline as much as it does. Too early to check-in to hotel so head off into the great unknown, armed with my Lonely Planet. Find Long Street wh ... read more
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South African Flag 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
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