Lugogo Hotel bar area

South Africa to Zimbabwe Days 7 & 8

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August 23rd 2010
Shortcut thru a tiny countrySunday, August 22. We spend the day on the bus with stops 1) at the Swaziland border, 2) for lunch, and 3) at another market before 4) getting to the Lugogo Hotel where we settle in for the night. It takes about an hour to pass into Swaziland. The entire bus unloads to have passports stamped for exiting S Africa, then walks a few paces to have the passports s ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Kruger National Park

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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