Destination: Ethiopia

Gallery: Elli means turtle in Amharic!!

Mon, 2 Jun 2008 | By ellij | Photo Gallery

Good looking Ethiopia

Wed, 7 May 2008 | By ellij | Views [1122]

Well the countryside is gorgeous and the people are really well put together as well but just to back track a little... My arrival to Ethiopia was just somewhat challenging with the bus connecting the very isolated and unserviced north of Kenya and ... Read more >

Before the day begins.

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 | By miriamvkenter | Views [953]

The most pleasant time of the day is before the sun rises. Just that moment, where it's dark enough to be night, but birdsong indicates daybreak. Where the glow over the east contrasts the darkness of the west. Where sound is so still, a branch cracking ... Read more >

Tags: daybreak, ethiopia, men, refugee camp, refugees, women

Repatriation

Sat, 8 Mar 2008 | By miriamvkenter | Views [854]

The buses were not overcrowded, but they were at maximum capacity. Jerry cans, sacks of belongings and women and children packed in tight. There were not many grown men. Perhaps they were injured or lost during the years of political unrest? ... Read more >

Tags: on the road

Bamboo

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By miriamvkenter | Views [1012]

Sherkole is a hilly area of Ethiopia , and surrounded by bamboo in fields on all sides. Everyone utilizes this remarkable building material. The bamboo has provided shelter for the 20,000 refugees who have found ... Read more >

Tags: work

Arrival at Camp

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 | By miriamvkenter | Views [676]

Arriving at a refugee camp after driving on dirt roads for two days was strangely relieving. Four-wheel-driving is only fun when there’s a hot shower at the end to wash the dust out of each crevice in your filthy body. We did not have this luxury, ... Read more >

Tags: work

Gallery: Addis

Wed, 4 Apr 2007 | By harryjonas | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Africa 06

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By toughtraveler | Photo Gallery

From Lake Tana to Debre Markos

Sun, 15 Jan 2006 | By amera | Views [5293] | Comments [6]

We started our trip in Bahir Dar, next to Lake Tana, and we spent a couple of days visiting Orthodox monasteries and running around getting letters of reccommendation from the Tourism Comission, the embassies, the head of the police and the militias, ... Read more >

Tags: bahir dar, blue nile, ethiopia, lake tana, mountains

Gallery: Ethiopia

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 | By amera | Photo Gallery