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Day Five

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April 28th 2010
Our last day in south Africa then were off to Australia so that will be two island prisons we have been to on this trip Robben island and Australia might go for the hat trick with Alcatraz. Spoke to Bobby on the phone who asked if Austalia was near Northwich and how long would it Take in a car to get here and could he nip and see us. so while we on the plane to Johannesburg we worked it out. ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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