This is Africa, well more specifically Ethiopia, more specifically the Toyota dealership in Bahir Dar February 3rd 2020 We were picked up by the Toyota workshop driver unexpectedly in the morning and this gave us a false sense of progress arriving at the workshop.
One thing we have come to learn in Ethiopia in the last few days is “local time” which is completely different to time on your watch. It is measured as hours from sunrise which is around 6:30am. So after much initial confusion in recent days as to wh ... read more
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
Nick, Alain and friends are driving overland through Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Botswana and Namibia. This blog is aimed at younger family members in the group to keep an eye on us as we travel.
We are travelling in a Toyota Hilux called Nelly (after the Elephant). Wish us luck.... full info