The Sacrifice Ropes

November 29th 2008
Today a group of 7 of us staying at the hostel, signed up for a Mountain Bike/Cultural Tour. We were first driven along the main roads and then dropped 2 kilometres outside of the Xhosa village of Ngxingxolo. Xhosa is one of the native groups in South Africa (Nelson Mandela is a Xhosa) and is also one of the eleven official languages in the country. Thousands of Xhosa villages dot the area know ... read more

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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

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Jeanette Hedley

Travelling Artist

I make and teach art. The rest of the time, I travel. After Spain, England, Uganda, California and years of tour guiding, it was time for the next big adventure. Working for Carnival Cruise Lines. I signed onto my first ship in December 2006. Sevent contracts and twelve ships later and I've been around the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Hawaii and Alaska. What have I put my hard-earned cruise money to? More travel! Oct - Dec 08 I travelled around South Africa. Sept 2010 I went to Fiji which had been at the top of my travel list for years. Making dreams come true! Currently ... full info

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