From a distance

Drakensberg -Family Tour

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October 15th 2012
Mountains do good things to me. My first few days in the Ukhahlamba Drakensbergin KwaZulu-Natalhave helped me, I am sure of it. Sometimes when I struggle to make sense of my place in the world, or when my depression does its best to drag me down, I just know that it’s time to climb a mountain. So I put on my boots, with my camera bag on my back, and I look skywards. I choose a r ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Pietermaritzburg

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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