April 2012
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Melkam Fasika
I celebrated an amazing Ethiopian Easter this weekend in Addis Ababa. I attended the midnight church services on Saturday night which lasts for over 3 hours. Hundreds of people stand, sit and sleep in and around the church and listen to the prayers and songs wearing all white - it’s the first time I slept at a church service. After that the family gathers in the house and eats doro wat...
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yuridoric asked: Will you be posting more Lunar New Year celebration photos? I like the kid in the dragon outfit …
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ON THE MOVE IN ETHIOPIA →
Interested in adventure? Check out my new weekly travel column and photos from my past trips to Ethiopia. Stay tuned!
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chelseaaf asked: hello, i just wanted to say thanks for the follow & i really dig yer blog. pretty much what yer doing w/ photo & travel is what i aspire to do aft i graduate. so yea awesome fotos. & i hope you enjoy yer travels.
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iloveyou-sike asked: You have the best photos
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Reaching the Southeastern Frontier :: Dollo Ado
Part I Part II In the evening I got together with my new travel companions to search for transportation opportunities to Dollo Ado. I found out right away that there is no minibus transportation and only Izuzu trucks loaded with food and equipment mainly for the refugee camps leave to Dollo Ado. The road is really bumpy from Negele to Dollo and stretches about 360km long - only a sturdy 4x4 SUV or...
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The Last Frontier :: Addis Ababa to Negele Borena
Part I A two-day bus ride took me through the Great Rift Valley to Negele Borena. Moving fast on the paved road from Addis Ababa we passed many lakes and fertile grounds along the road to Awasa. Stopping at those lakes and towns is still on my travel list, but at this time my destination is Negele Borena, a frontier town in southeastern Ethiopia. After we passed Awasa through a rain storm, our...
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