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Before My Trip

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March 26th 2009
It's been awhile so I'm going to start with my climb up Table Mountain. Two Saturdays ago my friend Brittany and I hiked up Table Mountain. We did what is supposedly the easiest trail which was basically like walking up stairs for 2 1/2 hours. It was a good work out to say the least. The hike was pretty exhausting and we had to stop and take lots of breaks but it was definitely worth it for the vi ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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