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Back in the big smoke

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April 18th 2006
Great to be back in the big smoke after almost two weeks in the wild Wild Coast! I dont know what was our top priority, a long hot shower, a good coffee, a proper toilet to sit on or any of the handful of luxuries that you never think about 'til you don't have them. In the end washing our stinky clothes before they deserted us for other, cleaner travellers won out. And although we almost had to ma ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Durban

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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