One stunning view

Ciao Habesha!

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January 24th 2011
After 4 weeks, 2 Christmases, and countless bus journeys, I'm now heading south from Addis Adaba towards the Kenyan border at Moyale, ready to leave Ethiopia behind and head on to my next country. There'll be no more shouts of 'feranji' as I pass children, or traders. They'll be no more injera, no more fasting food, and no more tej beer. Until next time that is, because what a country Ethiopia is ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia

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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