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African Winter

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May 11th 2015
One way to sum up the weather here is to give you a sample of my packing list for a recent camping trip. It included: suncream, sunhat, shorts, t-shirts, flip flops, woolly jumpers, thermal leggings, woolly hat, raincoat, umbrella ... I think you get the picture. It is autumn down here in the Southern hemisphere. This means that during the day, the sun comes out and the temperature rises to a love ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Eastern Cape » Grahamstown

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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