Shaurya

Days in Joe'burg

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November 7th 2009
Day 1 ====== Arrived in Joe'burg, 6970 kms from Mumbai, covered in around 9 hours. The flight was peaceful, a bit delayed due to 180 km/h headwinds near Joe'burg (and change of runway last minute in Mumbai). Joe'burg airport is like any other big city airport, but the baggage comes much slower than Mumbai 😊 Rusty and Shelly were patiently waiting at airport (they told me this was one of ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Gauteng » Johannesburg

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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