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Day 8 - Africa

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September 27th 2006
Day 8 - Africa After a long flight, we finally arrived in Johannesburg about 7:00am. We had another short flight to catch around 9:00am to Richards Bay. After landing, we had an hour and a half van ride to the resort. You get a feel of the poverty of the people here as you drive through some of the towns. Very sad. There is still a very definite division of blacks and whites here. A man I met at ... 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