South Africa

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February 25th 2017
This week gave us an opportunity to have a real South African experience! Everything started Saturday morning with the horse back riding. Although I like animals, I was quite scared in the beginning as I've never done it before. Fortunately, all the worries were for nothing as the horses were very obedient and we did not have any problems bigger than the stop when the horse wanted to eat. We ha ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Port Alfred

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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