The view from our Cape Town balcony

Leaving Cape Town, Finding Namibia

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December 11th 2017
I'm not going to write about Cape Town, because I have too much to say. I wouldn't know where to begin, and if I did begin I might never stop. In 31 years and 33 countries, it’s the greatest city I’ve seen. My boyfriend and I had been living and working in Cape Town for 3 months. Both of us would trade our London lives for this city in a heartbeat, but despite an understaffed healthcare syste ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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