Red Sea Hotel Massawa

... of people from the neighbouring villages. Many women had huge gold nose rings and small boys with donkeys. The clothing people wear is a mixture of everything- western, Arabic and African...and the mode of transport range from cars to donkeys, camels and 4WD vehicles. We saw the camel and goat and wood markets and enjoyed the sunshine a little too much, since i burnt my arms and karl ...

 Massawa is on the coast and we were hoping to spend a week soaking up the sun on a beach. Unfortunately the town seemed more of a bombed out town with no beaches or even anywhere to eat than anything else, although arriving on Friday (the Sabbath) didn't help. We didn't head up to see the beaches - which are alledgedly going to be the next big red sea resort - as it was so humid it was hard to do anything and then the next day it ...

The beginning of our journey around Africa stated in Eritrea in East Africa. We started with a few days in the capital Asmara - which seems like it should be in Rome rather than Africa. We are enjoying the coffees and cakes and pizzas as well as the weather and friendly, helpful people. There seem relatively few people anywhere in the country and unlike everyone presumes due to the war with Ethiopia it feels very safe and welcoming here and there seem no food shortages ...

Dani had decided to carry on to Asmara, so we parted here. As the bus pulled away he was angrily denouncing the bus guys who were asking him for more money: "Same price - you cheating!" At the Corallo Hotel at 7:45 am, every room had the door ajar with the key in the lock awaiting a guest. I checked in anyway. How bad could it be if the air-con ...

... I tell you!!! Short of asking the size of your knick**s the European visa is an ex**cise in extracting ev**y life moment they possibly can - with the proviso that they res**ve the right to deny your visa request of course. It is even more frustrating to be subjected to the same process by a fellow African country - be that as it may I finally left Rome via Jeddah to arrive in Asmara. Jeddah - now that's anoth** world and this is my ...

... To Massawa for a night or two, a coastal city with an extreme drop from 5000 feet here to sea level there, in two hours. I had hoped to make the big move south soon but this is proving a little problamatic. I am pushing for a Friday departure for the 2 day bus ride through the Danakil, though if not then, it will be monday. I hope to move sooner rather than later as time is running and i am altering my goals as i go along.- (still that fluid ...