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Travel day to Umtata and Cintsa

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June 30th 2010
Since we took a day off yesterday, we needed to make some ground as we head west towards Port Elizabeth. We have two days to get there for the Brazil - Holland game. I’m finding the South African roads excellent, really nice to drive on and there is plenty of good etiquette on the road. The drive from Umzumbe to Cintsa took about 5 hours, but we stopped in Umtata to visit the Nelson Mandela Mus ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Chintsa

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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