Africa to Switzerland

Leaving Africa on to Switzerland

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October 28th 2013
Geo: -24.9854, 31.6018Drove back to Johannesburg rain off and on the entire way. We had to stop for road construction a couple of time but the scenery was nice as we waited. The jacaranda trees were in full bloom and quite lovely with the mist and mountains.We stopped to fix lunch and bought things at the Super Spar in Melalane so we would not have to go out once we got to Shoestrings. Got ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Mpumalanga » Skukuza

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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