Cape Town Again

The Garden Route

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April 1st 2005
Stellenbosch came as a welcome antidote to the rigours of Cape Town. This is a relaxed town of oak lined boulevards and whitewashed Dutch houses, many dating from the late 1700s. Our hostel doubled as the last overnight stop for some of the overland truck companies, so we shared it with parties of excitable young people who were completing the best experience of their lives (- or worst, I expect, ... 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