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Sudan #2: A foot trek across the Bayuda desert
Posted on February 13, 2021

Sudan #2: A foot trek across the Bayuda desert

In 1884 the Sudan was in turmoil. That’s not unusual you may say: it’s been in turmoil right up to today – and you’d be right. But the issue at that time was that a 50,000-strong army led by the up-and-coming charismatic Muslim Messianic leader Muhammad Ahmed (the ‘Mahdi,’ the chosen one) began to surround … Continue reading Sudan #2: A foot trek across the Bayuda desert

Sudan #1: About Camels
Posted on February 6, 2021February 6, 2021

Sudan #1: About Camels

From age 18 to 29, I smoked Camels. Known to be strong – and thus ‘masculine!’ – cigarettes, with its package showing a camel in the desert and pyramids in the background, the smoking habit supported my ‘seventies self-presentation of a non-conformist, independent and tough broad. Helpful make-belief, when you travel solo in strange places. … Continue reading Sudan #1: About Camels

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