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…
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…
Karima
Karima greeted us with such a relaxed and friendly welcome that it became one of our favourites stopovers. In-spite of its seeming obscurity this town…
Black-Market Cash
When embarking on a trip to Sudan it is worth knowing that the currency is hard to find. At the time of travel it was…
Intriguing Islamic Cairo
Wandering around the Islamic district of Cairo is one of the best ways to see what everyday life is like in the city. Narrow noisy…
Drinking Tej and Trading with the Tribes in Key Afer
As the packed mini-bus that brought us to Key Afer sped into the distance it felt like we had been stranded in the middle of…
Karat-Konso and Strawberry Fields – Some unsuccessful volunteering that lead us South
Konso is the capital of the Konso region and the gateway to exploring South Omo. Home to a variety of tribes including the Mursi, who…
Bahir Dar Bums
Good town planning and long palm lined streets make Bahir Dar a city like no other we have come across in Africa. The wide boulevards…
Keen on Kumasi
After a brief sojourn to Tamale and northern Ghana and with nothing much to hold us there we headed south to Kumasi, a city known…
The Green Turtle – Lazing, Lawbreaking and Lunacy
Leaving Accra and heading to the coast we found ourselves at The Green Turtle. A beach-side lodge hidden on the shores of the most southerly…