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ROAD TRIP ACROSS SOUTH AFRICA (page 1): Durban & Coffee Bay

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January 28th 2009
We spent the first day of our road trip travelling from Johannesburg to Durban. (Lots of not so interesting driving). There had been a lot of rain so the Free State was much greener and prettier than usual. We stopped at Howick to look at the waterfall which was fuller than I’ve ever seen it. We arrived in Durban around lunch time and explored the city a bit. Durban is situated in the KwaZulu N ... 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