Too many cooks...

Breakdown number 1 of 4 between Nekemte and Dembidolo. Note: at about a quarter of the way into the journey ends the last tarmac I will see for ten days.

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13 days of sunshine

February 10th 2010
Not quite. "13 Months of Sunshine." Everywhere in Ethiopia I see this slogan promoting tourism here; in hotels, immigration departments, cafes and tourist offices. There is not much tourism in the west of the country however, which is what attracts me. In the two weeks I spend wiggling westward from Harar all the way across to Gambela and then back again to Bonga (my last stop before heading ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Gambela Region

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

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