Our highlight of Khartoum was the Sufi dervishes who meet on Friday afternoon at the Hamed al Nil tomb. The tomb is dedicated to Sheikh Hamed al Nil, a 19th-century Sufi leader of the Qadiriyah order, and every week his tomb is the site of the dervish’s prayer ceremony. The ceremony is an active religious ritual, not a tourist attraction, where westerners are tolerated but not exactly welcomed. When we were there we saw maybe 10 westerners, in amongst a crowd o...

So, 11,000km, 9 countries, 87 days, countless new friends and are having the most fantastic time. Sudan is truly an amazing country, although to be honest I’m not sure exactly why. I keep reminding myself that I’m in Sudan, and when I do a huge smile spreads across my face. The Sudanese people are wonderful and their legendary hospitability can be quite humbling at times. The landscape is nothing but desert bisected only by a kilometre wide strip of date pal...

The ferry from Egypt to Sudan along Lake Nasser is infamous amongst Africa over-landers. It's the only way to cross the border and is notoriously crowded, filthy, bureaucratic, and over-priced. We had been dreading it since the start of the trip. Tickets are purchased from Mr Salah - a man described by other bloggers as being difficult to deal with, prone to mood-swings, and quoting crazy prices. However on our first introduction Nick was able to fix a problem...