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Wine Tour

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May 23rd 2006
Yesterday we set out early in the morning to go to 5 wineries and sample wine. The weather did not co-operate (as is starting to become pretty customary with our SA adventures) All in all we had a great day: sampled some great wine and cheese and had a good lunch at one of the wineries. We head in to Cape town for tonight and the day tommorrow then 12 hour flight back to Amsterdam. Then . . . ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Stellenbosch

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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