All the locals warned me not to go to Port Sudan - this place in the
summertime is even too hot for the Sudanese people! Hmmm - usually I take
advice like this pretty seriously, but this time I didn’t. I
absolutely wanted to visit Suakin and this is only possible from Port
Sudan.
The sandstorm apparently also had its good sides. Port Sudan was cool at the time I was visiting. There, it was only 35 degrees. All that came with a nice sea breeze. Just great.
For two hours I searched for the Youth Hostel in Port Sudan. No one knew where it was and instead I was brought to 2 children's playgrounds because the locals thought this is what I was looking for. What I would do there with my backpack no one could really answer.
So I did what always works out, when nothing else works - I just went to a pharmacy to ask for help. People working in pharmacies are usually educated people and they speak English and can help.
Though "my" chemist also did not know where there was a youth hostel, he knew a nice hotel close to the market with a receptionist, who knew about 30 or 40 words in English. So it worked out fine.
However, this is not the first time that I am angry about the maps in my guidebook. According to the map I was about 200 meters away from the Youth Hostel. So, I went 400 meters in all directions, thinking I would surely find it. Grrrr.... This was not the case!
However, the climate in Port Sudan was pleasant and there was great food and many ice-cream parlors. Not unimportant - also at only 35 degrees.
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| Port Sudan, Sudan |
The sandstorm apparently also had its good sides. Port Sudan was cool at the time I was visiting. There, it was only 35 degrees. All that came with a nice sea breeze. Just great.
For two hours I searched for the Youth Hostel in Port Sudan. No one knew where it was and instead I was brought to 2 children's playgrounds because the locals thought this is what I was looking for. What I would do there with my backpack no one could really answer.
So I did what always works out, when nothing else works - I just went to a pharmacy to ask for help. People working in pharmacies are usually educated people and they speak English and can help.
Though "my" chemist also did not know where there was a youth hostel, he knew a nice hotel close to the market with a receptionist, who knew about 30 or 40 words in English. So it worked out fine.
However, this is not the first time that I am angry about the maps in my guidebook. According to the map I was about 200 meters away from the Youth Hostel. So, I went 400 meters in all directions, thinking I would surely find it. Grrrr.... This was not the case!
However, the climate in Port Sudan was pleasant and there was great food and many ice-cream parlors. Not unimportant - also at only 35 degrees.
