Gorge at the Tafelberg

South Africa Capetown november 5 - 12 /2010

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November 23rd 2010
South Africa In the past when I talked about South Africa I named it Africa (and I still do by mistake). For other people South Africa is not Africa anymore. We have several weeks to find out if that is true. Cape Town Druk Knoppie. Wach tot Verkeer staat. Stap Vinnig oor. This text is on the traffic lights in Cape Town to tell pedestrians that they have to push the button and wait t ... 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