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     This is Not a Holiday: The Pictures

    Egypt

    The lovely Gerda on the balcony of our Cairo hotel - what a sight for sore eyes
    The mosque next door
    One of Cairo's many mosques
    Sulking in the Sinai
    Sinai Desert
    The Hypostyle Hall at Luxor temple - remarkable girth.
    Column heaven
    The incredible temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel.
    Knees up old chap
    Our felucca somewhere between Aswan and Luxor
    Not so pleasant in the midst of the Nile's mightiest storm
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    The Sudan

    On the ferry across Lake Nasser with Herve (right) and the two Mohammeds
    The 'bus' to Dongola
    Riding up top with Jamal & Razzaq
    Chillin' out at the Blue Nile Sailing Club
    Lord Kitchener's Gunboat
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    Eritrea

    Azieb at work
    Gerda's new Tigrayan 'do'.
    Our first taste of injera - "This isn't so bad!". Fools.
    The road up to the monastery of Debre Bizen
    The Hellbus to Assab
    The gorgeous Susie
    Susie having fun with my camera
    Researching future horrors
    The Afar homes mimic the domes of the landscape
    Gerda shows her appreciation of our transport option
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    Djibouti

    The gobsmacking beauty of Eritrea's red Sea coast.
    Ali, the consummate host
    Mini-guides abound
    Frolics on the weekly boat to Djibouti City
    Helping out with the kids
    Helping out with the kids
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    Ethiopia

    The gates of Harar
    Feeding the Hyenas
    Feeding G
    The island monasteries of lake Tana
    An ancient Ge'ez bible depicting the massacre of king Herod
    Our Blue Nile guides
    The Blue Nile Falls
    Our entourage
    Gelada Baboons in the Simien Mountains
    Bleeding Hearts
    Abera and me overlooking Geech Abyss
    A local punk
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    Kenya

    The lovely Wajir
    The streets of Lamu
    The ruins of Gede
    The famous tusks on Moi Avenue, Mombassa
    Stumbling upon paradise - Tiwi Beach
    Our new mates
    Relaxing in the tidal pools. Bugger all else to do.
    Cheeky blue-balled buggers that raid our tent
    The Unimog - what a beast!
    Hunting for hermit crabs
    Gorgeous little Lulu, and Leon
    Stevem Dan, Mark, Jason, Martin, and Tusker
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    Uganda

    Tanzania

    Sipi Falls
    Some other random falls
    Our rafting team (daft Americans at the back)
    Enjoying a Nile Special above Bujugali Falls
    Kampala taxi-rank hell
    The winner of the longest horns competition
    Writing up notes on the Ssesse islands
    A comfy night's sleep on the ferry across Lake Victoria
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    Zambia

    Me and my mum
    The unspeakably white sands of Paje beach
    The endangered red colobus monkey
    Packed and ready to go!
    The seafood mountains of Forodhani Gardens
    The fastest tortoises in the west
    Two Kilis are better than one
    Sunset on Nungwe Beach
    The tame photo that started all the trouble
    Nekkid chillun frolicking in the waves
    Behind you mum! A lion!
    Mud, glorious mud! Elephants at Tarangire National Park
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    Malawi

    Doin' the Shake Shake
    Washing clothes. On the beach. With a beer.
    A cheeky Teletubby on the way up tp Livingstonia
    Quite a view from the tent - just don't roll over in your sleep
    Waiting, waiting, always waiting
    View from the porthole - the Lake Malawi shore from the Monkey Bay Ferry
    Overloaded? What does that mean?
    Cape McClear Baobabs
    Queuing up for a tasty treat at McDonards
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    Unusual pool mates at Flatdogs
    My home for two nights, safe from hippos
    About to hop on a winged moped and fly over Vic Falls
    Most terrifying day of the entire trip
    View over the Falls
    Daredevil diving just metres from the lip of a 1000m drop. Nuts.
    Silly hats and beers on the way to Bovu Island
    The last sunset of the trip. T.I.A.
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