Ambassador Hotel

Hop, Skip & Jump to Cape Town

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February 15th 2007
Phebe, Patrick, Bob, Peter, Otto and I took the 11am flight to Seattle. I was so excited I couldn’t eat breakfast this morning. When we arrived in Seattle, we found out our flight to Amsterdam was delayed by an hour. You could see the cowling was folded up on one of the engines on our plane while the mechanics frantically worked. “Hey guys, take your time. No really - DON’T RUSH!” ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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