Cape town from Table mountain

African adventure, Blog 1!

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January 24th 2008
Hello Well i Said that i'd do a blog on this trip so, i'll start hopefully as it will carry on, but. no promises! So i got to cape town after about 24 hours travelling since i left a pretty rainey diss station, Got to heathrow and got checked in via the business class check in and I was hoping that meant i got a buisiness class seat, This wasn't to be, however i did have an emergency exit sea ... 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