Statue on side of Voortrekker Monument

August 25th 2012
I am in South Africa for work and based in Pretoria. This has given me some time to explore the city and do some of the touristy things. Last weekend I went to of the two main sites in Pretoria, the Voortrekker Monument and Freedom Park. In some ways the two sites are very similar but also very different. The Voortrekker monument was built in the 1930s and 1940s and is dedicated to the Voortre ... read more

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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

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Padders Travels in South (America / Africa)

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In 2007 I wrote this blog to cover my trip to South America, where I mainly visited Argentina, Chile and Brazil (plus Uruguay and Easter Island). Now I find that I'm going on another long trip, this time 10 weeks in South Africa, although this time its not purely a holiday, it is for work. So I'm thinking I should start blogging again. Since its a work trip I am not sure how much travel I'll actually do and what I'll end up writing about but here goes... For those interested in the route of my South America trip its here: http://local.live.com/?v=2&cid=75456FDB9A08F501!106 ... full info

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