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Started Cape Town

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October 22nd 2016
Now in Cape Town. Dubai was Dubai. Did get a non tourist view of Dubai. I chose not to go to the tallest building in the world after having a fantastic lunch at the hotel I stayed at before. The bus driver took me back to the hotel. I did my counselor thing and asked him a lot of questions: like about the cost of living for the regular guy, contracts to work and where did the laborers live? Living ... 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