Here We Go!

Ethiopia Here We Come

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February 7th 2009
We left home on Friday 6 Feb, complete with our luggage for our two and a half month trip to thirteen countries. After one plane change and another intermediate stop for an hour and a half in Khartoum, where we couldn’t get off the plane, we finally made it to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. During our four-hour layover in Amsterdam we called our friend, Sara, in Addis. We tried to use our new Skype ca ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Addis Ababa Region

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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more