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Johannesburg to Blyde Canyon

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October 4th 2022
Early (ish) start to get taxi to the airport to meet the group who has just arrived from the Uk We met Carole-Anne and Jason (our guides) and the rest of the group came out of the arrivals following an overnight flight We then had a fairly long journey to Blyde River - the early part of the journey went through open strip coal mines and old power stations which were still working although so ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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