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It began in Afrika ka ka

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March 6th 2007
We are finally here We arrived safe and sound on Sunday morning.We got to the hostel really early in the morning but could not check in until lunchtime luckily a nice cleaner took pity on us piled in a heap on the floor and let us check in a few hours early. We were in mixed dorm on the first night , not exactly what I had pictured for the last 10 months but it was ok . Sunday was spent ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Cape Town

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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