The British may have invented bureaucracy but the Egyptians perfected it. And we met it full on at customs and immigration when entering into Egypt. Something we had done on each entry into every country but Egypt was different. We had heard stories about how difficult it is to bring a car into Egypt and […]
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Sudan 2006
Sudan is the largest country in Africa, covering over 2.5million sq. km. Southern Sudan is hot humid and tropical while northern and western Sudan are vast desolate areas of stunning desert. Due to the war in south and eastern Sudan, travel is restricted and getting a Sudanese visa is extremely difficult and for many impossible. […]
Ethiopia 2006
We crossed into Ethiopia, where the customs officials checked all our Landcruiser details carefully. More carefully in fact than any of the other countries we had entered so far on our trip. Travelling in Ethiopia is challenging and certainly not for the faint of heart and yet it offers some of the world’s most ancient […]