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$100 Taxi Ride: Cape Town and London

Series 1, episode 0

Located on the tip of southern Africa, where the Atlantic and the Indian Oceans collide, Cape Town has had a stormy existence-so it's no surprise that the first Europeans to reach the place named it the Cape of Storms. Only later did Dutch PR guys give it a more congenial spin naming it the Cape of Good Hope, in expectation of the riches to be made here. Our driver, Clive, was born in Rhodesia and like many before him, he came to South Africa in the spirit of hope. Clive shows us where Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu helped make a new South Africa-and where the new black and white residents of Boulder Beach swim. Next we're in London, we arrive at London's famous Waterloo Station where we meet Tony Brookman, our driver for this hundred dollar ride. After a spin on the London Eye, and with feet firmly back on the ground, we go to Borough market and the east end.