On the way to the cliff.... just about to arrive!!

South Africa

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December 1st 2006
So we've made it to the bottom of the world! Well, not really, but the bottom of Africa anyway... I think that's an accomplishment! First stop was Cape Town, where we got real lazy and sat on our bums for a week, only to get up for the compulsary Table Mountain hike, and the Robben Island tour, where Mandela spent many years behind bars. Cape Town was also the place where we caught up with a c ... 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