Modern Slavery

Slavery on the streets of Mexico City

Mexico City is massive. It has a population of over 20 million people, making it the biggest city in the Americas and the biggest Spanish speaking city in the world. We were hanging out in this huge concrete jungle for a week or so while we were waiting for the sidecar to come. While we...

Slavery in Sudan and the people trying to stop it

Prior to the trip we had both subconsciously flagged Sudan as one of the more intimidating places that we will visit on our route. What we knew about Sudan, was there was a lot of sand and a lot of trouble in the South. What we saw about Sudan on the news was the unrest and suffering in...

Slavery in Egypt and not the Ancient kind.

Slavery is something that has long been associated with Egypt. We all get taught in school that the Pyramids were built by slaves. And even if we weren’t listening,  Hollywood catches us up with those scenes where lines of slaves drag huge chunks of rock up the side of Pyramids...