Of all the countries that our route would potentially take in, none raised as many quizzical eyebrows as Sudan. Although we always dreamed of being able to complete our journey to Hong Kong without flying, Sudan was always the country most likely to put pay to our quest. In fact, when we describing our route, we often caveated it with, “…..but we’ll probably have to fly over Sudan.” Not surprisingly, despite being the largest country in Africa, Sudan is one of the least visited. Many years of well publicised, bloody civil war mean that it’s not exactly up there with the likes of Kenya and Egypt when it comes to obvious African tourist destinations. However, despite this, we craved the solitude of getting off the beaten track and seeing pharaonic ruins without the crowds of Egypt,
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