The Open Road

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August 24th 2015
Having been in South Africa for almost two months I wanted to give some general reflections on the culture from my perspective. I love this country and have married into a large South African family so these things are not criticisms. Instead they should be seen as my observations of a different society with different ways of doing things to my home. On Greeting People I have not ... 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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