Jacaranda Trees in Pretoria
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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 subju... [read more]
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 subju... [read more] Blog: South Africa - 2005
Date: September 25th 2005
September 25, 2005 Pretoria, South Africa Hello again everybody, time for my second Africa journal installment. We’ve been living in Pretoria now for almost 4 months and it is amazing how a different perspective and experiences change one’s attitude. Security. For example, we are much less uptight about security. When looking for an apartment we were overwhelmed with the realtor†... read more
Date: September 25th 2005
September 25, 2005 Pretoria, South Africa Hello again everybody, time for my second Africa journal installment. We’ve been living in Pretoria now for almost 4 months and it is amazing how a different perspective and experiences change one’s attitude. Security. For example, we are much less uptight about security. When looking for an apartment we were overwhelmed with the realtor†... read more
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October, 2010. Hello All, We are back in Tucson, AZ "for the foreseeable future." As you know, in addition to Germany (twice), we've also lived in Guatemala, Ecuador, the Netherlands (twice) and South Africa. And of course we take every and any opportunity we can to travel - 98 countries so far, and even though we are slowing down, we have no plans to stop our wandering.... full info
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