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The adventure has begun..!

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September 25th 2008
Hi everyone! I figured it was about time i got organized and started a "travel blog" so that i could update everyone at once about my travels! The smart thing would have been to do this 3 weeks ago when the journey started, but that didn't happen so you are all stuck reading this one, very long post! Hopefully future updates will be more frequent so that I dont have to write a novel, and you ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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