The start of an eye opening experience. 01 Gum trees!

The start of an eye opening experience.

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April 5th 2008
Geo: -28.21, 32.0059After a long journey, we finally arrived in South Africa for the start of a short two week adventure. There were 11 of us, mostly colleagues from work in London. My boss Justin organised the trip, as he was a local and enjoyed travelling around with friends. It was a long flight, London to Dubai, Dubai to Johannesburg, then Johannesburg to Durban. All was going well for the s ... 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