Township kids

Truck Trip - Day 1

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July 24th 2010
For the first time ever I am starting a planned overland truck tour. I'm more used to travelling solo with no plans, therefore able to change my mind whenever I feel like it. Very nervous that everyone will be quiet or a freak and I'll be stuck with them for 3 weeks with no escape. Turns out, nothing to worry about, best trip ever!!! By the end we're a family. There are 22 of us, with ages f ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town » Green Point

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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