V & A Waterfront

This is a typical cape dutch building on the Victoria and Albert Waterfront.

March 20th 2007
Tuesday 20th March Arrived Cape Town 7.00am. Wonderful flight as it was empty only about 100 people on the Jumbo. Traffic was a nightmare from the airport and it took an hour and thirty minutes. The un-licensed mini cabs are lunatics weaving and cutting up everyone! Caught first views of table mountain, it is magnificent. Arrived at Jardin D’Ebene, fabulous contemporary African guesthouse. Sta ... read more

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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

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Matt Simmons & Kirsten Johnson

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Well the time is almost there, bought the round the world ticket with BA/Quantas (7 destinations with up to 29000 miles and no requirement to circum navigate the globe £1350 each) and leaving on the 19th March. Been looking forward to doing this for over 10 years and can't wait. I'm travelling with my girlfriend who is Australian and our rough itinerary is as follows: Leave 19th March South Africa (2 weeks)(mainly the western cape) Western Australia (10days)(Perth and the Margaret River) New Zealand (3 Weeks) (Into Auckland and out of Christchurch) Sydney (4 Days) Blue Mountains (2 Day... full info

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