Khartoum - Day 100 Traveling through Sudan has been one of the highlights of our trip so far. So many people we knew had negative opinions on the country (that it was dangerous, that foreigners were not welcome, etc) that we wanted to find out about the country for ourselves. In fact, Sudan has been the exact opposite of what we were expecting it to be. First of all, the people and hospitality that we have received throughout Sudan has been astonishing...

Day 106 - 111 - NORTH ETHIOPIA We eventually left Sudan and entered Ethiopia - a process that took an extra long time since it was a Saturday and we were now entering a Christian country who have their weekend on Saturday and Sunday. After rousing the man with the stamp from his house where he was having lunch we got through the immigration, customs and registration processes (waiting patiently at borders is something we are getting used to). It was extraor...

We were really privileged to be able to visit the Khartoum International Community School (KICS) and give a presentation to the Year 7 geography class (age 11-12). Their homework was to write about what they thought of our visit and here are a few quotes: "On the 20th of November Mr Richard and Mrs Camilla came to visit us and share with us information about their trip. They are doing this trip because they want to raise money for a charity called Amani Ki...

The Road to Car Tomb! After picking up plenty of supplies in Wadi Halfa , Biggles and the two Toyotas drove together along the Nile towards Khartoum. Biggles had already developed a little starting problem in Aswan and wasn't in the best of states to undertake to next leg of the journey. What ensued was the most exhilarating and demanding drive of our trip so far..... To start with, most of the heater plugs had blown which meant that starting from a col...

"A PASSAGE TO SUDAN" After a series of lengthy negotiations to contract a barge to take our Land Rover to Sudan on the ferry, we finally managed to secure a place on a barge through the Nile Ferry Company. The grand title of the Nile Ferry Company conjures up images of roll-on, roll-off ferrys, multiple sailing vessels, leather trunks and suitcases, and sea captains with white caps and gold lapels. The reality, however, is somewhat different. Basically...