South Africa
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Meeting the Past and Present South Africa in Johannesburg
More Details: Meeting the Past and Present South Africa in JohannesburgJohannesburg is one of the most important cities in Africa (Cairo, Lagos and Nairobi come to mind as competitors for the top spot…). It is a city of contrasts and, for me, a place where the past and the current South Africa came together – I ended up with a much better understanding of the…
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Sampling South African Wine in Stellenbosch
More Details: Sampling South African Wine in StellenboschReady to hit a new wine region? How about Stellenbosch in South Africa, a short drive east of Cape Town? The Wineries So, we finally hit the road east from our hotel to get to Stellenbosch. We made a few stops in the wine region hitting some wineries pretty much randomly. We did apply enough…
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Reaching the End of Africa…
More Details: Reaching the End of Africa…We started the day by going to the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town as the Ocean Volvo Race was expecting its first arrivals on the first leg of this round-the-world regatta that morning. They were expecting the Ericsson team to be the first to arrive from Europe and, sure enough, when we got there, the…