Hole in the Wall

Under African Skies

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May 5th 2008
One night, shortly after I arrived in South Africa, I grabbed my iPod and sat out on the lawn in Annie's Cove and looked up at the stars while listening to Paul Simon's Graceland. I know it sounds silly, but that album is part of the soundtrack of my childhood, and I had the urge to listen to it while trying to experience the stars in the southern hemisphere. Unfortunately, Port Elizabeth is just ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Coffee Bay

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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