Dorothee and me

Live from Durban

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March 8th 2011
Hello everyone, I am writing from Durban. A beautiful city on the coast where it is hot and humid. Before i begin my travel blog I have to apologize to the black crows that I referred to in blog # 1. The screechy birds are not crows but hawdedas. They are big birds with long pointed beaks. So, apologies to the crows of this world. I arrived in Durban on Saturday. My flight was at 10:05 and my ... read more

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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