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AMAZING! AMAZING! AMAZING!

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January 26th 2008
Hello Everyone, We are back from our safari and had an amazing time. We could see the hills that mark the border of Botswana in the distance...the scenery was amazing and the lodge was beautiful. It rained a lot unfortunately, but even with flash floods and roads closed we still managed to see lots of animals...lions (even teenagers wrestling with each other), elephants, giraffes, zebras, impal ... read more

Africa » South Africa » North West

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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