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A tale of a whale, or the tail of a whale. Koppie Alleen. Western Cape

David Batzofin - October 20, 2025
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A view from the top. The Strand. Western Cape

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Hollywood in Gordons Bay. 185 on Beach.

Free State Province

Ventersburg, small town South Africa personified.

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De Ark, Lydenburg. My annual pilgrimage…

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Plant Abundance…who knew that weeds could be a food group.

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A Sun Destinations road trip…

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Statues and seascapes. The Strand, Cape Town

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Intrepid by name and by nature…A Tuk Tuk tour in Soweto.

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Strand-scapes. A plethora of panoramas…The Strand, Cape Town.

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Shooting sea shots at the sea shore…

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Voortrekker Monument…a view from the top.

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Cape Town in my rear view mirror. From the other side...

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Life is a beach?

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