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1992 Sydney Australia
Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and the most populous city in Australia and Oceania.Boasting over 1,000,000 of nature reserves and parks, its notable natural features include Sydney Harbour, the Royal National Park, Royal Botanic Garden and Hyde Park, the oldest parkland in the country. Built attractions such as the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House are also well known to international visitors. The main passenger airport serving the metropolitan area is Kingsford-Smith Airport, one of the world's oldest continually operating airports. Established in 1906, Central station, the largest and busiest railway station in the state, is the main hub of the city's rail network.
1993 Transvaal South Africa
Transvaal was a province of South Africa from 1910 to 1994; previously the term identified the independent republic of the same name that existed from 1848 to 1902. In 1994 the administrative unit known as the Transvaal Province was dismembered to form all or part of the territory of the Northwest provinces, Gauteng, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
1993 Topstone South Africa
At the Topstones factory in Simon’s Town you can see one of the world’s largest gemstone factories and watch how gemstones are tumble-polished and crafted into many interesting and varied products.
1993 Simon's Town South Africa
Simon's Town, is a South African town and naval base, located on the east coast of the Cape Peninsula, in the Western Cape Province. Its port overlooks False Bay. The town owes its name to Simon van der Stel, one of the first governors of the Cape Colony. Historically, Simon's Town has always been a naval base: during the British occupation it was controlled by the Royal Navy, today it houses the South African Navy. The strategic importance of the place is linked to the very position of the Cape of Good Hope, which lies between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. However, it is not a natural harbor (the Cape Peninsula offers very few truly protected bays); a wave defense was built with thousands of stone blocks obtained from the mountains in front.
1993 Shakaland South Africa
Shakaland is an exciting Zulu cultural village in KwaZulu Natal offering activities such as traditional Zulu pottery, brewing, hut building, beading, and hand crafting of small arms. In 1980 a famous TV series called "Shaka Zulu" led to the current resort of Shakaland. This place was the set that was used for this show for the entire time the show was filmed. The show's finale ended with most of the huts burned down, but the best houses and huts were saved to form the now famous Shakaland.
1993 Pretoria South Africa
Pretoria is the administrative capital of South Africa, while Cape Town is the legislative capital and Bloemfontein the judicial capital. The first urban settlement in the area was founded by Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (to whom we owe the name of "Pretoria") in 1855. From 1860 to 1902 it was the capital of the independent Boer state of Transvaal. The treaty that ended the Anglo-Boer War (the Treaty of Vereeniging of 1902) was signed in Pretoria. In 1910, at the birth of the South African Union, Pretoria was chosen as the administrative capital, maintaining the same role even after the establishment of the Republic of South Africa (1961).
1993 Port Elizabeth South Africa
Port Elizabeth or Elizabeth City is one of the major port cities of South Africa located in the Eastern Cape Province, on the southern coast (Indian Ocean), equidistant (800 km) from both Cape Town to W and Durban to E. The bay overlooked by the city, Algoa Bay, also includes Uitenhage and Despatch, which find with Port Elizabeth a practically uninterrupted urban area. Port Elizabeth is an important industrial and cultural center. It houses several automobile factories and one of the country's leading universities, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. Since 1998 it has maintained collaborative relationships with the Swedish city of Gothenburg and is twinned with Jacksonville in Florida.
1993 Plettenberg Bay South Africa
Plettenberg Bay is a small town in South Africa, located in the Western Cape Province, along the Garden Route, about halfway between Knysna and Tsitsikamma National Park. Located on a bay of renowned beauty, the town was baptized "Bahia Formosa" by the first Portuguese explorers.
1993 Mossel Bay South Africa
Mossel Bay is a city in South Africa, in the Western Cape province. Port center, overlooking the Indian Ocean in a bay east of the Cape of Good Hope and west of Humansdorp. The name comes from the old Dutch Mosselbaai, in Italian Bay of the mussels, due to the abundance of such seafood on the underwater rocks of the bay. Mossel Bay is located halfway between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth. It is considered the most important city on the Garden Route, the road that runs along the southern coast of South Africa. The Guinness Book of World Records makes the city as the place with the mildest climate in the world after Hawaii. The coast of the Mossel Bay area is one of the most suitable areas in South Africa (and the world) for practicing cetacean observation; whales of different species come to the coast to breastfeed their young from June to November. Many other marine species can be observed near the bay; among others, some species of sea lions, dolphins, sharks and penguins. The bay is located in the floral kingdom of the Cape, a floristic ecoregion where a large number of endemic plant species are found. The most common type of vegetation is what is called fynbos.
1993 KwaZulu Natal South Africa
KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal province in South Africa, is known for its beaches, mountains, and large animal savannah. To the north-east, Hluhluwe-iMfolozi park, a safari destination, is home to black and white rhinos, lions and giraffes. Durban is a port city with Indian influences and a popular surfing spot. Around the town of Eshowe, some cultural villages show the traditions of the indigenous Zulu population.