Our New Landrover

South Africa January 2014

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January 30th 2014
After unusually spending a Christmas and New Year in Scotland this year, we flew out to South Africa mid January. Very pleased to be leaving behind the dark grey and wet days. Our first job on arriving was to look for a vehicle to replace the old Hilux that we had sold a few years ago. It had served us very well but was getting to the point where it need to be retired or overhauled so we decide ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng

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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