M at Stellenbosch Restaurant

Stellenbosch & Wine Routes, South Africa

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March 15th 2008
After a full breakfast at our Guesthouse, we were collected by Stewart and Pam for a day in wine country. First though we went to a craft market in the town where they were staying with Stewart's sister, Somerset West, and we then visited a very arty designer shop which sold the lovely pewter-ware that adorned the guest areas in our Guesthouse. Beautiful though it was, this was mortgage territory! ... read more

Africa » South Africa » Western Cape » Stellenbosch

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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