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A first for all of us - South Africa - April 2008

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June 9th 2009
So prior to the wedding we just had to go back to the motherland - South Africa. So we made the arrangements and got on the plane for the long flight(s). For the first time I decided to go through Europe. We went to Minneapolis and then Amsterdam and then South Africa. So just a little advice. If you fly to South Africa from the US - go through Europe. It is a couple hours more flight time, but br ... 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