Table Mountain from V&A

Beards, Braai's & Lulu

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July 23rd 2010
Arrived at Cape Town airport to be greeted by the least Afrikaans cab driver imaginable - his opening gambit, once seated and unable to get another car, was to explain that we were now in the hands of a former San Diego ambulance driver. After a few moments of normal (ish) banter we began to question our chauffeur's sanity (internet bride brought him to SA / tales of gory incidents he had attended ... 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