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Happy Hippo Hunting in South Africa

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October 5th 2010
Well, things can change a lot in a week and I have had an eventful one. I didn’t realize how difficult being a celiac in Swaziland was going to be, and it was even more difficult living with a family who loves gluten more than me. It was quite difficult for them to try to accommodate me and so last Sunday I left my homestead in Ngwane Park Township and moved downtown and in with a hospitable Iri ... 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