The 'main road' to Shire.

Welcome to Ethiopia

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December 14th 2010
Ethiopia. And I thought Sudan defied words. I arrived yesterday, and since the border it's been a manic two days, and possibly, probably, the toughest day of travelling I've ever had. I'm in peices. I'm well and truly wrecked. The good bits, they are just great. The bad bits, well, they're like nothing else I've seen. And this place seems to bring out the worst in me. I guess things started at ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara 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