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Bahir Dar and Gondar

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December 7th 2014
Well, Day #5 and we are really enjoying Ethiopia. Some of our first impressions are – overall people are very friendly and helpful. And that makes everything easier! Also, how it always take some time to get back in the travel mode . And as always, time slows way down when on the road. But even more so here. Timelessness. There is such a feeling of it, particularly outside the cities. Dr ... 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