happy (but smelly) cyclist at Cape of Good Hope

Thank you South Africa!

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May 3rd 2017
This is my last day in South Africa (for now). Over the last few days, I ticked off some of the main touristy things to do around Cape Town: cycled to the Cape of Good Hope, which was a truly stunning ride along the coast and stopped to see the penguins on the way. The next day I cycled to the "City Bowl", where I stayed with nice people I had met at a cafe weeks before in Heidelberg. They had ki ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Noordhoek

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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