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South Africa Midlands Day 10

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July 31st 2013
Whenever I start to write one of these entries I always want to start, “wow what a day” so today after three years of blogging I am going to. Wow what a day, today has been; a day on the move as we are now in Zululand, and no nobody has come up with any Michael Kane quotes even among the UK guests, well until now “you’re only s’posed to blow the bloody doors off” I know it’s the wro ... read more

Africa » South Africa » KwaZulu-Natal » Dundee

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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