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Mini bus to Debark...I mean Gonder?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 | By evanchartier | Views [1365] | Comments [2]

After parting (for now) with our new Belgian friends, we got up at 6am after a great night sleep in a roach infested room. At least the bathrooms were clean! The first thing I saw waking up was a giant roach next to Dani's head, on the inside of the ... Read more >

Up to Bahir Dar

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 | By evanchartier | Views [612]

Had some trouble sleeping at night, I woke up several times. Guess I was nervous about the ride, and I really hope the jeep will show up! I will feel stupid getting caught in a scam this early in my trip (ooh just wait it will come soon enough!) Finally ... Read more >

Where to start?

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 | By evanchartier | Views [435] | Comments [1]

Where should I even start this story? I think it will take me the next 2 days to fill in the last week since I have seen a computer, but lets do this daily eh? So...after I updated last Dani and I went to eat dinner and withdraw money from the bank.... Read more >

Addis Ababa

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 | By evanchartier | Views [400]

Hey there! Wasnt planning on going on the internet today, but my friend Dani needed the internet so we came here. And what else to do than update this? The internet here is half the money as the other place...about 75 cents an hour! REally nice, and ... Read more >

Finally in Ethiopia

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 | By evanchartier | Views [416] | Comments [1]

Ok wow...where do I start? Leaving Israel was one of the hardest things I have had to do since I got there for the army. Saying goodbye to friends was difficult, and to my Great Aunt (emphasis on the Great) Tante Perel. What she has done for me the ... Read more >

Gallery: Enveloped in Ethiopia

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 | By agnew1 | Photo Gallery

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Enveloped in Ethiopia

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 | By agnew1 | Views [1173] | Comments [7]

The grimy bus station was a hive of activity swarming with men, women and children rushing to their desired bus while scattered herds of donkeys, goats and sheep chewing on discarded and rotten mango skins and corn cobs meander through the crowd of people.... Read more >

Tags: ethiopia

Ahhh....Aksum or Axsum!

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 | By houdyman | Views [2965]

Another stump jumper flight to Aksum from Lalibella and we were on the ground in the city of Aksum, the ancient capital of Ethiopia. We shared a cab ride into town with some people we met on the plan and stopped at a hotel we read about in our guidebook.... Read more >

Tags: aksum, ark of the covenant, obelisk

How much for that goat?

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 | By houdyman | Views [1681]

Oh how I dislike the propeller stump jumper plans that some airlines use to fly short distances. That was the case flying from Gondar to Lalibella, plus it was windy on the way down so it made me and the huge group of French geris nervous. Thankfully ... Read more >

Tags: goats, lalibella, orthodox easter, rock hewn churches, sheep

Simon says...

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 | By houdyman | Views [1237]

A nice, quick flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from Nairobi was a welcome change from our normal long bus rides. It was already evening when we arrived so we talked to some people at the airport and got picked up for what Ethiopians described as a nice ... Read more >

Tags: baboons, gondar, simien mountains