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Under African Skies

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January 13th 2008
Safe arrival in Cape Town! SOOO excited to be here…even more so now that I am here. It is just stunning as are the views from the house…it’s a 360 of mountains and oceans and homes up on the hillsides…just lovely. So while I was worried about my connection in Jo-burg being a little tight I had more than enough time, even more so when my flight was delayed over an hour until 1030PM. So ... 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