>>508785Exactly what I thought. It's very expensive and the side effects are horrible. After some research I also came to the same conclusion: screw those pills and if I do happen to catch it get some medication then. South East Asia is an equally high risk area, I was there for 7 months and didn't took a single pill. I'm still here to tell the story. I shall not be sponsoring the pharmaceutical companies.
>>508786You are right, I was talking about the north, basically the route most people take through Sudan: Merou to Khartoum onwards to Ethiopia. The south is still a little shaky and I have no intention of going there. It does seem to be reasonably stable though now that they have become independent.
I will buy a tent as soon as I get to Kenya because from there on out there will be lots of opportunities to camp, which will save me a lot of money.
As for transportation, I will be going by bus mostly, hitch hiking, train etc, i.e. local transport. I've heard African transport can be hell at times but I really enjoy traveling as the locals do and you get to see and experience so much more of the country itself.
Cairo to Kenya is nice as well, make sure you have lots of time for Ethiopia as that country sounds really awesome with lots of things to see and do. It's one of the countries I look forward to seeing most. Why didn't you go to Namibia, it looks incredible.
