Karen with pretty birdy

Cheese & Cheetahs

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October 5th 2006
After jumping off a mountain yesterday, we decided to keep our feet on the ground today. Our friend, Liezl, drove us to the Cape wine region of Stellenbosch/Paarl. Fisrt stop was the Fairview winery for some wine and cheese tasting. Fairview had a very wide selection of wines to choose from, including an award winning Shiraz. We both tasted a wide variety of whites and reds and found them al ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Stellenbosch

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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