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Garden Route

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August 27th 2016
Geo: -33.5928, 22.2025Mainly a driving day for our driver, we just sit back and enjoy the scenery. We were amazed! We didn't expect to see the mountainous terrain, the gorges, etc. The pictures don't do it justice. We said we could be in Colorado or other place with typical mountain driving. Didn't expect it. The route was called "62". Expressways are doing the same to t ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Oudtshoorn

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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