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Capetown - vineyards, beaches and penguins!

July 31st 2014
So excited to get a trip to Capetown as I had been there eight years ago on holiday with the family. Having an opportunity to go back was amazing, and even more so as I was able to take my stepmum Fiona and little brother Liam with me on the trip! It's a five day trip meaning that we get two local nights there. So plenty time to explore! You learn with this job how to make the most of a destinatio ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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

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Rachel Slimmon

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'To travel is to take a journey into yourself.' For as long as I can remember I have always had the travel bug. From the age of 17 when I started earning money, I wasn't interested in driving, getting a house etc but only to see as much of the world as I could! Those days it was on as many holidays as I could cram into a year to the likes of various locations in Spain, Carribean - Cayman Islands, Amsterdam, Berlin, France.... Then at the age of 21, on the bus home from uni one day I booked a one ticket to Australia. Spent 7 amazing months there, followed by a travels to Bali and Thailand.... full info

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