Yet higher up Plettenklip gorge

Cape Town

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March 23rd 2011
Yaw, eii got da blaad daiimand, brew. That's not Afrikaans. That's just what it sounds like when they speak English. In Sith Iffrika. Cape Town...the Mother City. My flights were incredibly relaxed affairs...I can't commend Etihad highly enough for what they do. I even managed a minor miracle on my third and final flight: I had a pleasant and solid snooze for over an hour. So, it was ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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