Blogs from Khartoum, North, Sudan, Africa - page 8

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Africa » Sudan » North » Khartoum June 20th 2006

So...I finally managed to get Lars (a Dutch cameraman/resident tech expert who is with us) to get my laptop connected to the internet somehow, so I guess this whole thing can start. My planeride over to Sudan was so great, we flew out of DeGaulle in Paris, and meeting everybody was so awesome. There are Dutch cameramen (Lars, Ulrich, Mikael, and Lindersst), a British BBC guy named Nigel, a Greek named Danielo, 3 Russians who are pretty reclusive, 7 American Security Contractors who are with us, as well as another Brazilian Sec. guy named Paulos. Everybody seems really cool, especially Paulos and Nigel. On the long ride over, we all exchanged stories, pictures, etc...and I handed the pictures that I brought of Shirlina (my wonderful girlfriend)...and everyone said that she was beautiful, which is a sentiment ... read more

Africa » Sudan » North » Khartoum December 4th 2005

Guess where we went for Thanksgiving? Let me give you a few hints. Turkey, stuffing, apple crisp, pumpkin pie, fabulous friends, dress-up clothes, the Scottish Ball, Sex in the City reruns and Cindy Crawford workout videos. You got it! Sudan. While half of you were getting stuck in Chicago Midway, we were on our way to Khartoum, Sudan. Flying into Khartoum is like flying into a dust bowl. It is real deal desert. Everything is orangey brown. Everything is dusty. Everything is oppressively hot. Everything, that is, except our friend Catherine's air conditioned apartment. We have to admit to spending hours on Catherine's couch while she was at work with UNICEF. We would go out for a few hours at a time, and then on the verge of collapse, retreat to the aircon and the iPod. ... read more
Cat and the Cam
Dervishes-a-whirlin’ as the sun sets
Beads beads beads

Africa » Sudan » North » Khartoum June 10th 2005

Just for a brief layover in Khartoum... More about this in the next journal! ... read more
Another Airport...

Africa » Sudan » North » Khartoum March 7th 2003

When we finally got to the border after a couple of very long days driving, no one there had heard anything about fighting, and our trucks had already crossed. Argh!! We crossed into Sudan on our own, very easy, the Sudanese formalities took 4 hours, 3 1/2 of those we were waiting for people, the rest was actually doing something. As soon as we got over the border and found our truck had taken off, we went into El Geneina to find an airline office. In an effort to either fly to Khartoum or catch up with our truck, we ended up on a local truck to a place called Nyala. It took the best part of three uncomfortable days, sleeping rough in the desert for two nights. Remember we hadn't brought sleeping bags or mats ... read more
Riding on top of the truck
The tyres of our Sudan Airways plane
Inside of a minibus




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