Sudan

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
The Wall Street Journal has put together a list of five travel destinations that they deem are for the "super-adventurous" amongst us. They label these places as scary, saying that most travelers wouldn't venture anywhere near them, but for the adventure traveler who has ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (9 months ago)
The 2009 edition of the Tour d'Afrique got underway last Sunday, with cyclists setting out from Cairo, Egypt on a 7317 mile long race to Cape Town, South Africa. In between they'll pass through the Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, and Namibia, ...

by Iva Skoch (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
This is an important security announcement for all of you, who plan on a) visiting Sudan b) engaging in sexual relations with farm animals, or c) both. Stay away from goats in Sudan!
Let this story serve as a lesson to you. A man from Sudan has been forced to take a goat as ...

by Jerry Guo (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I've been following the brewing scandal - and conviction - of the British teacher in Sudan who named a teddy bear in class after the Islamic prophet Muhammad. She was sentenced yesterday to 15 days in jail. I guess in some ways she should consider herself lucky, since a ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (2 years ago)
Last weekend as I rolled into Rochester, NY I found out the George Eastman House / International Museum of Photography and Film was kicking off a new exhibition titled DARFUR/DARFUR with a candlelight vigil. As excited I was about attending the vigil which involved a short ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
There are some countries in Africa vacation go-ers may never ever explore due to the continuous civil strife and treacherous war conditions that plague the lands and their people. The bigger issue is not whether or not we'll be able to snap a picture of some monument 5 to 10 ...

by Adrienne Wilson (RSS feed) (3 years ago)
I know I've basically wrapped up my guide to help put some new gear into your closet for spring, but I saw this photo and couldn't resist tossing in one more for the road. I discovered this awesome image (taken by Vit Hassan) of camels sauntering across the desert. camel ...