Near Platboom Beach

Cape Town

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April 5th 2018
Val and myself flew from Manchester, in the UK to South Africa with Swiss Air via Zurich. After an overnight flight we had super views of Table Mountain as we landed in Cape Town. Our airbnb accommodation was in a good location in Newlands. We had a family meet up at the airport with Martin and Gemma from Brisbane, Australia and Paul and Beth from Bath, UK and collected 2 hire cars. Cape Town w ... read more

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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