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Perks of the job

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July 21st 2012
Not bad when your new job flies you down to Cape Town for training. I may have frozen my butt off but I may also have fallen in love--mountains to climb, penguins to laugh at. Definitely a place I will be returning to. ... 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