For Mom, Love Steve

Sudan.

Known for the most hospitable people in Africa. I can agree with the statement but have to say that pretty much all African countries are known for that. What really makes them stand out I think is that usually people are coming from Egypt or Ethiopia where you are just constantly hammered by touts and beggers, both of which are rarely found in Sudan. The people in general just leave you alone, which doesn’t necessarily make them the friendliest of the bunch, but you take that as a huge positive after coming from Egypt or Ethiopia. I will add though that another reason is that the environment requires it. Middle to Northern Sudan where I traveled is definitely desert lands. Not the most hospitable environment. I have read similar facts about other harsh places in that the land dictates that you help anybody that comes your way even to the point of giving everything you have. I can imagine the initial scenario was a poor traveler on the brink of death walks up to a persons home and asks for help/water. The owner says no, the guy turns around and dies in the front yard. After a few stinking corpses, the owner figures its a better idea to help out these people rather than have a bunch of stinking corpses screwing up the front yard. In that end, hospitality goes to the extreme.
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Top deck where I ended up sleeping. Just add about another hundred people.

The buoy markers that separated Egypt from the “Rat Bastard Immigration people” Sudan

Just some desert/Nile landscapes

My beautiful Sudanese friends. She reminded me of Julia Roberts Arabic style. Great smile.

Some of my Egyptian buddies that made Sudan liveable.

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This is a photo of a Friday in Sudan. Also, notice no English anywhere. Makes it tough finding anything. [Continue reading this entry]

My first impressions of Sudan were actually pretty scary. All border crossings can be a bit sketchy, but when you cross over into a country where a line drawn in the sand is the difference between language, money, religion, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Sorry, but I have to get moving. Sudanese Government definitely does not like tourists. I will be hip hopping along the Nile through the Desert. Should take me about a week, then a ferry to Egypt. ... [Continue reading this entry]