Berlin is made up of different districts all with their own unique characteristics. We based ourselves in Friedrichshain in the east of the city, an…
Berlin by Night: Kreuzberg Bars to a Berghain All-Nighter
We had come to discover all the facets that Berlin has to offer however is was the nightlife and particularly a good dance that we…
Hiking Hadrian’s Wall Part Two: Tangible Pasts and Rugged Frontiers
Picking up the path at the Roman Army Museum we were excited to be back on the Hadrian’s Wall National Trail after being blown away…
Hiking Hadrian’s Wall Part One: Old Paths and New Passions
Once the furthest frontier of the Roman Empire, Hadrian’s Wall marks the ancient and contested border between England and Scotland. The National Trail runs from…
Bountiful Omdurman Souq
Omdurman’s Souq is one of Sudan’s largest centres of trade, and should be seen as an entire neighbourhood rather than a contained market. Sitting on…
Khartoum
Sprawled around the confluence of the Nile this sweltering, dusty capital feels a million miles away from the one storey towns we had traced along…
Shendi
A small pit-stop town, Shendi is an unremarkable Nile-side habitation only frequented by tourists because of its proximity to the famous pyramids of Meröe. Even…
Meroë: The Famous Pyramids of Sudan
Of all its archaeological sites Meroë is Sudan’s most famous. A collection of damaged but regal structures rise out of the empty desert as an…
The Joy of Sudanese Friendship
One of the unexpected delights of diving with Red Sea Secrets was the way it’s owner, Mustafa, opened his arms and friendship group to us….
World Class Diving with Red Sea Secrets
Some of the least visited but but most spectacular dive sites in the world can be found off the coast of Sudan. It is because…