View over J'burg

Melbourne to Drakensberg

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December 30th 2010
It's Christmas Day and off we head early in the morning to the airport. After a light brekky in the airport we went through customs and were on the plane on our way to Jo'burg by 10:30am. The flight was nowhere near full, with most people moving once we were in the air to ensure they had either 3 seats to themselves or at the minimum a gap between them. We had a guy next to us who for some reas ... 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