Hostel

Amsterdam to Johannesburg

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June 21st 2010
Long flight... Our flight from Amsterdam to Johannesburg was 11.5 hours long, so we had a lot of time to watch movies and relax. The KLM service is excellent, the food delicious, and they bring you drinks every now and then which is really nice. The staff is very friendly and they don’t mind all the people getting up and walking around during the long flight. We landed at O.R. Tambo Internatio ... read more

Africa » South Africa

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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