Girls Day in the Botanical Gardens 02 Garden

Girls Day in the Botanical Gardens

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June 21st 2011
Geo: -24.7655, 26.2972Today the lodge was very quiet, so Judy (The Tree Lodge manager) took a car full of staff from various departments out for the day. We went to two other nearby lodges- just to show the staff. This gave us a chance to compare the rooms and main lodge with our lodge. It was nice to see other lodges and learn from them and realise that some things we do better than other place ... 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