Our Hotel in JoBerg

Happy 4th of July!

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July 9th 2008
Happy 4th of July! July 4, 2008; Part I Happy 4th of July! We hope you all are having fun without us and watching the fireworks for us. We are now in Jo-berg awaiting our flight to the Safari but wanted to update you on yesterday’s adventure. We awoke very early to get packed up and ready before our 9am helicopter tour of Zambia and the falls. We were sure to get the be ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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