Capetown Waterfront

Africa - A Whole New World

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February 19th 2007
We were so excited to finally get to South Africa -- host to the 2010 World Cup! And there could not have been a better introduction to South Africa than our first stop -- Capetown, the "Mother City" and the oldest European settlement in the country. It is an absolutely stunning coastal city of 3.5 million. While in Capetown, we stayed in a hotel right on the waterfront and were lulled to sleep by ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » Zanzibar

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more