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Garden Route aka the best week of my life!

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April 2nd 2008
So I just got back from my fall break, and it was amazing. I travelled for ten days along the Garden Route. I was really excited for this trip because I heard that the Garden Route is some of the most beautiful places in South Africa and everyone told me that I must go there before I leave. Well, everyone was right, everyplace that I saw was gorgeous. For the first half of the trip I travelled ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Knysna

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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