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Garden Route Road Trip

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March 27th 2009
For my "Spring break," actually called mid-semester holiday, 4 other girls and I went on a road trip on what is called the Garden Route. Basically it is a drive along the Southern Coast of South Africa that has a lot of activities and nice towns to stay at along the way. We rented a car; it was a Toyota Yaris and it was actually a little too nice looking so we were really afraid we would somehow d ... 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