Cape Town!!

Cape Town

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May 17th 2009
Ok so originally right now I'm supposed to be hiking Table Mountain, but due to the shitty weather we've been having all week the top of the mountain is still covered in fog/clouds and apparently a lot of people fall off the mountain when that happens. Plus, it's been raining non stop so there's a chance of mudslides or some crap like that. Either way, I don't get to hike a mountain. So what do ... 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