Biking in Tokai

Cape Town & the Great Whites

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April 1st 2008
The first thing that hits you about Cape Town is the imposing monolith of Table Mountain which dominates the view from anywhere in the City. The flat summit is often covered in a thin layer of cloud which pours off the edge like white water only to disappear just below the cliff edge; this phenomenon is such a frequent occurrence that the locals have named it the table cloth. Despite my spectacula ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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