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Farewell "Waka Waka"

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March 22nd 2015
Wrapping up the journey. So many lovely memories. Random photos. South Africa is well worth visiting if you can take the long hours of flying and pay the cost of getting there. There is so much that is distinctly theirs. Food. Wildlife. Landscapes. Cities. And people. I found the actual cost of things there was very reasonable because TT$1 is worth almost R2 ( the currency is the Rand, b ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape

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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