Africa
Khartoum Part 2 Mar 2019
We left the pyramids and the desert to return to the capital of Khartoum in time for some Nuba wrestling. Every Friday at 4pm, there
April 25, 2019
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We left the pyramids and the desert to return to the capital of Khartoum in time for some Nuba wrestling. Every Friday at 4pm, there
Other than the pyramids, two other sites, Naqa and Mussawarat, together make up the UNESCO archaeological sites of the Meroitic Empire. Naqa is one of
We arrive at our home for the next several days, Meroe Tented Camp, located in the remote desert land in Sudan. Meroe Tented Camp is
We leave the Karima area to head towards Meroe via the Bayuda desert surrounded by sharp cone-shaped black basalt mountains and bounded by the loop
Today we wake up and drive to the village of Tombos via the granite boulders of the Third Cataract of the Nile. Cataracts are shallow
Did you know that there are actually more pyramids in Sudan than there are in Egypt? Even though much smaller in size, there are so
Bright and early we leave Khartoum to head towards Karima about 6 hours drive north. We journey through the flat Western Desert before reaching Wadi
When I tell my friends I’m traveling to Sudan, the most common response I get is “You are crazy!” or “Why Sudan? What’s there to
From Sakkara we continued to the Pyramids of Giza. Built by the Egyptian pharaohs of the 4th Dynasty (2600-2500 BC), the Pyramids of Giza, have
From Mauritius, we continued on north to the 115-island nation of Seychelles. Seychelles was first controlled by the French and then by the British with
After spending an eventful but rather rough two and a half weeks in Africa, we breathed a sigh of relief as the plane lifted off
On the western side of Madagascar is the seaside town of Morondava which is home to the Avenue of Baobabs. The Avenue of Baobabs is
Any visit to Madagascar is incomplete if you don’t go and visit the lemurs only in existence here. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is located about 150km
From Ethiopia, we flew for just under 5 hours to Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Madagascar sits off the coast of East Africa and has
Other than the eleven Unesco churches in Lalibela, the surrounding countryside is also worth a visit. We ventured out of the main part of town
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