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Past Couple Weekends

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March 2nd 2010
These past couple of weekends have been pretty low key. The next month is about to get hectic with travel though so I guess it was nice to have some stress free time. Friday, February 19th a couple of my roommates and I headed in town to a professional Cricket game. Cricket is a very traditional South African game of bowls, overs, hits, runs, wickets, and outs. I’m not really even sure how ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port Elizabeth

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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