Blogs from Ethiopia, Africa - page 94

Photos are uploaded up till Bahir Dar.. Gonder photos akan datang Gonder photos uploaded (17 Apr 07)... read more

David and Nadia, friends from Addis, made the journey on The Road, with their Daughter (Nina, over from the UK on holiday) to visit Robe. On Friday, we went up to the Sanetti Plateau. We were up in the clouds and visibility was very poor, but it was amazing - driving in thick fog one minute and then it would suddenly lift. It did mean that, for the first time, we did not see wolves. Luckily, they had seen one on the way through Dinsho on the drive here. In the end, we decided that the visibility was too bad, and that it wasn’t fair on Elias the driver to keep on going, so we returned to Goba for lunch and then back to Robe for a relaxing afternoon. On Saturday, we headed off to Sof ... read more

Ha Ha Ha This is for the ones thinking that travel is like a ferry tale. Nice places, nice people, nice views and nice food. The ferry tale part: A typical local meal in a lazy southern village, sitting on small chairs and eating from a hand woven grass table. (US$ 0.40 for two people!) Enjoing the view of the desert spotted with few small mud huts. Driving slowly watching trough the window the dusty roads staying behind. (US$ 2.00 for a 200km trip) Sleep in a hotel room with open door and window, seeing the stars on the clean desert sky. (US$ 1.20 per night) Now comes the backpackers side of things: We arrived in town very hungry. We couldn't speak a world of Amharic and they don't speak anything else. So we made ... read more

for pictures: http://www.rogelphoto.com/index_flash.htm Go on bottom right icon which will link to the Ethiopia 1, 2, 3 index! Enjoy! On rêve souvent de falaises à grimper ou de sommets à conquérir dans différents pays, mais l’idée d’un tel voyage en Ethiopie de m’avait jamais effleurée l’esprit… jusqu’au jour où, assise dans un restaurant de Bariloche, en Argentine, Majka me propose d’aller y ouvrir des voies ! Majka - une amie de Boulder, Colorado - y était de passage en vacances avant de retourner trouver son copain à Addis Abeba. Adam - mon mari - et moi venions de passer près d’un mois de notre lune de miel sous tente au camp Bridwell, dans la vallée du Cerro Torre. Le beau temps ne durant guère plus que 20 heures d’affilée, nous n’avions pu grimper qu’un seul sommet ... read more

Getting the local bus to Bale Mountains National Park, at Dinsho, we called in to meet James (who works for the Wolf Conservation Programme) before heading up Dinsho Hill. Meeting James was a stroke of luck for Clare as he had family staying, who were heading to Addis (or Finfinee as it is called in Afaan Oromo) on Thursday, and kindly offered to give her a lift as she was planning to go by bus. The headquarters compound at Dinsho is such a peaceful place. We walked to the top of the hill for lunch, stopping as Mountain Nyala crossed our path. On the way back down we came across a group of around 20 animals.... read more