The Librarian

Don't mention the cricket

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December 5th 2007
We are staying in a rather sweet little B&B called Liberty Lodge on the slopes of Table Mountain. Like all houses of a certain age it is claimed to have been a bordello at some point. The weather is nicely sticky, though the locals complain that its a bit cold overall and that global warming is doing odd things to the climate. M ... 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