Travel permits and alien registration in Khartoum
by We have been spoilt rotten here in Khartoum the past few days and have really enjoyed the rest. On Sunday Chris borrowed us his driver, …
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Buy one get one free
by 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 …
Wadi Medani – Sudan’s honeymoon destination
It’s really been a pleasure travelling through Sudan these past two days. I was a bit worried about the Metema/Gallabat border crossing yesterday, but it …
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 …
Commuting between the Queen Taitu Pension and the Taye Hotel
We have settled ourselves in nicely at the Queen Taitu Pension and have been enjoying the television. Normally we would be out exploring and seeing …
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 …
A long day’s drive to Gonder
We left Asheton Hotel in Lalibela this morning after a great breakfast of bread, butter, jam and eggs. We were both dressed warmly in extra …
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 …
Beautiful and disappointing
We had a great stay at the Lal Hotel and it ended up costing half of what we initially thought. We also had nine eggs …
A good day in Ethiopia
We spent the night rolling around listening to the hustle and bustle of Debre Sine and pressed ourselves together in the middle of the bed …
