Category Archives: Ethiopia

To tide you over until I finish my post about The South Omo Valley here are a few fun facts about Ethiopia that I’ve noticed: Ethiopians have a different calendar and the current year is 1999. The year 2000 hits … Continue reading →

All of my photos from Ethiopia are up in the gallery. I think it’s an eclectic group but the South was still my favorite.

My bank told me yesterday that they would re-activate my ATM card for 24 hours. They lied. I tried my card late in the afternoon and again after dinner with no response. I gave them the benefit of the doubt, … Continue reading →

It’s been one of those days. I’ve been in touch with Air Madagascar’s Nairobi agent for weeks now, planning my flight to Madagascar. I’m trying to time things right so that I can travel between Addis Ababa and Nairobi by … Continue reading →

Just a quick post to let you all know that after two days on the bus from Lalibela (and two days on the bus from Gonder to Lalibela) I’m back in Addis Ababa. I had Nachos Ole for dinner, yum. … Continue reading →

Tonight is my thrid night in Bahir Dar. The minibus came to my hotel in Addis at 3am (one hour early) and after a quick rush to get things together I ended up sitting on the bus until 4:30, when … Continue reading →

It’s been raining and gloomy for the past four days here in Addis Ababa. On the afternoon we arrived back from Southern Ethiopia I started to feel unwell and by dinnertime I had a fever and runny nose. I braved … Continue reading →

We arrived back in Addis yesterday afternoon among a steam of soot-spewing trucks in a traffic jam. When I first arrived I didn’t realize how poluted the air is here, but I guess it was fresh compared to Cairo. I … Continue reading →

My Southern journey is almost over—I’ve arrived in Awasa and expect to get back to Addis Ababa tomorrow afternoon. During my trip around the South I saw zebras, hippos and massive birds. I drove by a naked boy painted white … Continue reading →