Romeo and Juliette

The Fairy & the Farm. Part V: About Time!

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February 23rd 2007
She walked and walked, and looked and looked but there was no Fynbos Kingdom to be found and eventually she stopped at a quaint, old Indian woman selling dried roots and peculiar nuts at the roadside. “Excuse me. Do you know where I can find the Dream weaver or the Fynbos Floral Kingdom perhaps?” She asked. “Oh, it’s not everyday someone comes by asking for that. Come inside, we ... 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