Simiens day 3 The long wander through lobelia fields
Mulat is an awesome guy. We have nominated him, in our own private contest, for the Best Guide in Africa Award. Not only did he offer fascinating tidbits about the plants, animals, places and people we were seeing, we was endlessly helpful with building fires and buying eggs and getting us going in the morning. But what really makes Mulat stand out is the interest he showed in us and our countries. He asked us endless questions about everything in the US, UK and Sweden. One night over the campfire we discussed women’s rights and the issue of choice. On this lovely walk, he was asking me all about Mexico as it compares to Ethiopia.
From: Africa » Ethiopia
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]
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] Blog: Ethio Trekking
Date: January 25th 2006
Have you ever been somewhere breathtaking? I mean literally. Somewhere that you arrive and your breath is taken by the sight? That happened to me for the first time in the Simien Mountains. The pictures can’t do them justice, but they give you a sense of these mountains that rise up out of northeastern Ethiopia. Really rather indescribable. We had great luck to find an eclectic group of frie ... read more
Date: January 25th 2006
Have you ever been somewhere breathtaking? I mean literally. Somewhere that you arrive and your breath is taken by the sight? That happened to me for the first time in the Simien Mountains. The pictures can’t do them justice, but they give you a sense of these mountains that rise up out of northeastern Ethiopia. Really rather indescribable. We had great luck to find an eclectic group of frie ... read more
