Ethiopia Trips
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Gazing at Gazelles
(Dec 19 '07)
By Abby
Mammals
The mammals that we saw when we were on safari in Ethiopia’s Nech Sar National Park were really awesome. I liked seeing the zebras a lot, especially the one with the baby lying ...
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Please Have Mursi
(Dec 17 '07)
By Dan
Ah, every man’s fantasy: to be grabbed and groped by a topless woman carrying a machine gun. . . . Got your attention, did I? Well, you’ll just have to read on for the details.
From ...
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Take the Long Way Home
(Dec 20 '07)
By Dan
It was time to start heading back towards Addis, so we rolled out of Jinka on the morning of the 17th. After about 75 km., we were back in Weyto and on the road that we had taken from Arba ...
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Desperate to get out of Wendo Genet shit springs on the Sunday, we started to ask the other residents for lifts. As the richer half of Ethiopia tend to stay at the resort people ...
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Wednesday was shopping day when all of the families were taken to shops to buy gifts and souvenirs. The first shop was too small for our large group and more expensive than ...
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A Little Addis and A Little Addat
(Dec 04 '07)
By Dan
Ugh, was that too much of a stretch for a pun??
Following our very late (or early?) arrival in Addis, we slept like the dead through roosters crowing, dogs fighting, minarets calling the ...
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Where It All Began
(Dec 01 '07)
By Dan
Having spent a lot of time listening to Bob Marley and his pals over the years, it felt like living one of his songs as we left Babylon and landed in the promised land of Ethiopia. Oh, what ...
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It’s A Hard Knock Life
(Dec 05 '07)
By Christina
After boarding an early morning flight from Addis, we began our journey through Ethiopia’s “Historical Circuit” - the Northern part of the country, home to castles, island monasteries, ...
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Changes in Latitude, Changes in Attitude
(Dec 13 '07)
By Dan and Christina
Following our completion of the Historical Circuit, we flew south from Aksum to Addis, where we spent a half-day and night with our old friends at Kings Hotel. Grayson ...
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Searching for the Ark of the Covenant
(Dec 10 '07)
By Christina
Our last stop on the northern Historical Circuit was the town of Aksum far to the North, just shy of the border with Eritrea. (As recently as 1999, Ethiopia and Eritrea were at war and ...
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If I Had a Hamer
(Dec 16 '07)
By Dan
Shortly after leaving Turmi, it was time for our next visit to a traditional village. This time, it was a Hamer village. After our Arbore visit of the prior day, we had a better sense of ...
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Monkeys with a Bleeding Heart
(Dec 08 '07)
By Grayson
We started our quest for animals in the Simien Mountains. After staring at the gorgeous scenery, we hiked down a mountain trail to a cliff. There, we defended ourselves, with the help of ...
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The Turmi-nator
(Dec 14 '07)
By Dan
Leaving Arba Minch (thankfully), we started another day of driving that was filled with cows, donkeys, goats, awesome scenery, and people, people, people. There are a lot of people in this ...
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