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• Grahamstown and Surrounding Settler Towns
  on May 4, 2013 in 1820 British Settlers Danie De Villiers Eastern Cape Methodist Church Albany Museum South Africa Grahamstown
  Not very far from Port Elizabeth, is the historic town of Grahamstown with other equal historical towns in its vicinity - Bathurst, Port Alfred and Salem. Established in 1812 as military outpost, and later as a village and trading centre for the 1...
• The Friendly City - Port Elizabeth
  on May 2, 2013 in Port Elizabeth tourism lodges Danie De Villiers freelance writer holiday accommodation hotels holidays
  Port Elizabeth, situated in the Eastern Cape is South Africa’s fifth largest city and one of the leading ports. The city is vibrant and easy-going and national and international known as the “The Friendly City”.   The city was...
• Scenic Eastern Cape
  on May 1, 2013 in holiday destinations travel South Africa tourism Danie De Villiers Eastern Cape South Africa
  The beautiful shores of the Eastern Cape is aptly called the ‘Sunshine Coast’, so named for its long, sun-soaked days and warm seasons, is not only favored by South Africans, but also by tourists from abroad. The reason is not only the sun-dre...
• Cape Town - Tourist Paradise
  on Apr 30, 2013 in holiday destinations waterfront tourism mountain drives Sir Francis Drake Cape Town Atlantic Ocean table mountain bikini beaches
  In 1580, Sir Francis Drake sailed round the most southern tip of Africa in his Golden Hind and was so impressed by what he saw that he called Table Mountain and the peninsula on which it stands “the Fairest Cape in the whole circumference of the ea...
• Traditional South African Recipe: Anchovy Eggs
  on Apr 29, 2013 in freelance writer eggs traditional recipes anchovy South Africa
  This is a traditional recipe of South Africa: Take as many hard-boiled eggs as required take off the shells and cut the eggs in half lengthwise. Take out the yolks and pound them into a paste with butter, anchovy sauce, and a little cream or milk.
• A little Town Called Nigel
  on Apr 28, 2013 in towns in South Africa Sir Walter Scott history The Fortunes of Nigel prince Charles Duke of Buckingham Nigel South Africa
  In South Africa, in the province of Gauteng there is a little town called Nigel. I am from Nigel and I always wondered where the name came from - I thought it was named after maybe the founder of the town. I was wrong and then I found this i...
• Durban Botanic Gardens
  on Apr 27, 2013 in holiday destinations travel South Africa Durban botanic gardens
  The Durban Botanic Gardens was established in 1849, and is located next to the Greyville Race Course in the Berea, Durban.  The Durban Botanic Gardens is a classic botanic garden, reflecting the universality of the plant kingdom. It has,...
• The South African Veld Oven
  on Apr 26, 2013 in vegetables kitchens baking farmers South Africa food
  In rural areas of South Africa of the 17th to the early 20th century, the early settlers and farmers had to be as self-sufficient as possible; all food they used came from their farms - meat, vegetables, fruit and even herbs and spices. Baking the...
• World Heritage Sites of South Africa: Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape
  on Aug 28, 2012 in world heritage site jewellery India University of Pretoria UNESCO kingdom South Africa Egypt
  Where the Shashe and Limpopo rivers meet, bringing three countries together - South Africa, Zimbabwe and Botswana - are the remains of an Iron Age kingdom. In 1932, a hunting party found evidence of this past civilization - pottery, iron tools, fragm...
• World Heritage Sites of South Africa: Vredefort Dome
  on Aug 25, 2012 in mountain- bike Meteorite Vredefort Dome canoe hikes table mountain South Africa
  The Vredefort Dome in South Africa offers a unique record of the earth’s geological history, which is crucial to our understanding of the planet’s evolution.  The Vredefort Dome is an enormous, two-billion – year-old meteorite impact cr...

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