Feather Palace at Safari Ostrich Farm

The Ostrich Farm owners made so much money in the early 1900s they became known as Feather Barons, and the sprawling houses they built were known as Feather Palaces.

Garden Route... Mmmmm... Nice...

September 9th 2006
We thought we'd do something different with this blog, by letting the pictures tell the story of our 1500km journey from Cape Town to Dundee. There is also a little video attached to this blog, this is still a beta function, so apologies if it doesn't work. We'd suggest looking at all the photos before viewing the video. In the interests of helping out anyone who liked the look of the places we ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Mossel Bay

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

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