Doing the tourist-thing in Aswan
by (25 November 2011) Last night we admired the view of Aswan from the roof of the Hathor Hotel after sunset. The mosques are beautifully lit …
Author: Francois Steyn
Waving the Motomias good bye
The plan was to meet Mazar in town at 11h00, but we haven’t spoken since the previous morning and we gave our passports to him …
Wadi Halfa and the end of our stay in lovely Sudan
(21 November 2011) Our last bush-camp spot in Sudan was the best. We had a good view of the road on the distant horizon, but …
Desert camping in Northern Sudan
(19 November 2011) The wind picked up during the night and I had to wrap myself in the tent cover on Tania’s porch. I woke …
Strange visitations in the night
The wind did not die down during the night as I assured Tania, but it was none the less probably the highlight of the trip. …
To the desert!
(15/11/2011) We spent today doing as little as possible (still here at Anita and Chris in Khartoum), but popped out during the afternoon to stock …
Buy one get one free
We left the Imperial Hotel in Wadi Medani without breakfast and instead went to one of the road side shops to buy some local bread …
What a day!
(10 November 2011) We got up at 4h45 and left Gondar as soon as we could see. The road winded through a series of mountain …
On air again in Gonder
We had to check out from the Belegez Pension before 10h00 and it was still too early to check in at the Quean (sic) Taitu …
6 November 2011 (aka 26 February 2004 In Ethiopia)
We slept like babies last night and didn’t get up at 6h00 as planned. It was overcast, so we could take photos any time of …
