Entrance to the Palace of the Lost City

Palace entrance

March 24th 2009
The first stop on our trip was in Sun City, South Africa. Every year the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) holds and International Destination Expo (IDE) in a different region of the world to educate travel agents on that region through educational seminars and first hand experience. This year, Sun City was the chosen destination and myself and my mom were attending. We wouldn’t have cho ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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Maya Northen

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I am the owner and president of Chimera Travel in Collingswood, NJ. I started my business in March 2006 and I absolutely love it! I also recently began a travel e-magazine, TraveLuxe which just premiered it's first issue in March 2009. I thoroughly enjoy being able to combine my loves of writing and travel in this publication. I began traveling abroad at the age of 16 and have since visited 6 continents (yet to visit Antarctica). I also lived/studied in Australia for 6 months in college, a fantastic experience that further developed my love of exploring and learning about different culture... full info

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