Travelling Sudan, pt. 4: Heaven…
We spend the night at the family run Nile Hotel. For a little extra fee we even get a home-cooked diner. The next morning we find the flashy new Atbara bus station. After only 2 hours of waiting we get on
Travelling Sudan, pt. 1: Into the devil’s den
We enter Sudan from Ethiopia. During our last days there the weather had grown increasingly cold and rainy. Now the further North we go the more the sun and the heat come out. At the border we have to go
À santé! (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 9)
Like in Germany or the US beer is the principal alcohol enjoyed on the African continent. So much so that I made it a tradition to have a 'Welcome to
Small, grande or venti? (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 8)
Happy New Year, everyone! For those of us who partied a bit harder last night a good coffee might help. One of the great mysteries of Africa is the horrible coffee you get in most places. Despite the fact that some
Got juice? (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 6)
Tropical Africa is full of exotic fruits. So the idea of serving fresh fruit juice to me was fairly obvious. But there were only a few places where I got juices. Often people were intrigued when we suggested making juice
Daily Special (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 5)
There are a few foods that will accompany you through large parts of the African continent: the infamous roasted chicken, fried banana and plantains; in the tropics, yams and sweet potato. And of course, Africa's version of polenta: fufu, ugali, sadza, pap... Pap might be the most fitting name for the cheap staple food that those who can afford it will have with soups, vegetables, and meat while those who can't will have it as is, with a with tomatoes.
Call me
Doing it the smart way I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I love my smart phone. However, before the trip I had decided that Africa wasn't the right continent for a device with a touch screen and a battery that could barely survive for one day. I had also decided that getting a travel SIM would connect me to friends and family regardless of where I was. How wrong I was!
You can’t come in here
Be careful what you wish for 
The lady had tattoos in her face which made me like her right away. But I loved her when she said: 'When do you want to go? I can only give you one month.'
I see a river in my future
July 06, 2012. The river Nile has crossed my path a couple of times already on this journey. - Or should I say 'I've crossed the Nile a couple of times already?' I crossed the Victoria Lake which is source to
Gonder pics
2012-06-30 - Gonder, Ethiopia, a set on Flickr. The Ethiopian kings moved to Gonder after Axum and Lalibela and before they made Addis Ababa the country's capital. In the large Fiseledas complex you can still visit the castles build by King