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Drinking a latte in Cape Town

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March 22nd 2017
Here I am now, on the road again! Just arrived in Cape Town, South Africa yesterday morning. I left the snow storms and cold weather behind and now find myself enjoying a latte in a really beautiful cafe just across the road from where I am staying near Cape Town. So far all I can say is that it is absolutely amazing. I heard that South African hospitality is great, but this is almost unprecedent ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Noordhoek

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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