Robben Island

Cape Town, South Africa

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April 9th 2010
The last week of my time in Africa was spent in the amazing city of Cape Town. Lisa Krupp and I spent a week here and it was really nice to be in a fantastic hostel - if you ever go please go the The Backpacker it's a nice posh hostel and it was pure luxury for us. 😊 Plus the bonus was not having to pack up our stuff for a week. We got to Cape Town late Saturday and didn't see our few ... 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