{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Travelstart Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog","title":"10 South African Towns With Surprising Overseas Namesakes - Travelstart Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"KvbyUBgD5O\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/10-south-african-towns-surprising-overseas-namesakes\/\">10 South African Towns With Surprising Overseas Namesakes<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/10-south-african-towns-surprising-overseas-namesakes\/embed\/#?secret=KvbyUBgD5O\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;10 South African Towns With Surprising Overseas Namesakes&#8221; &#8212; Travelstart Blog\" data-secret=\"KvbyUBgD5O\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.travelstart.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Port_Elizabeth_SA.png","thumbnail_width":1365,"thumbnail_height":602,"description":"European powers had a long tradition of naming colonial towns and cities after places in their home countries. There&#8217;s little surprise that there&#8217;s an original York which makes America&#8217;s one New or that there&#8217;s an older London further to the west which makes ours East. But what you may well find surprising is that many SA towns and cities have namesakes overseas and they look ... Read more"}