The waterfront at Cape Town

Cape Town Excursions from Gay Pride Parade to District 6

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March 9th 2008
Last weekend, three of my friends and I went to Cape Town. We rented a car for the weekend, since the public transportation isn’t too safe. We stayed in a backpackers on Long Street for two nights. The backpackers was a really cool blue and yellow building with a patio on top. There were couches on the patio, so you could hang out and watch the nightlife of the city. On Saturday we went to ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Stellenbosch

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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