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Trip: Coffee journey: Ethiopia and Turkey

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Photos: Simien Mountains National Park

ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery


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A Great Trek begins!

ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | Views [970]

The Simien Mountains I am ready! After a horrible hangover yesterday and a failed attempt at getting on an organized trek at the tune of $220 I thought I'd get my ass up there myself and organize it myself. Yesterday I picked some kerosene and Yigzaw ... Read more >


Coffee Ceremony

ETHIOPIA | Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | Views [1783]

Ethiopia may be the "Cradle of Mankind" but it's also the original home of coffee. Yigzaw's sister offered us (two other CSers, Yigzaw, and I) a coffee ceremony today and we gladly accepted.  Coffee is consumed in an art form in Ethiopia, and ... Read more >


Africa's Camelot

ETHIOPIA | Sunday, 10 Feb 2013 | Views [1265]

Waking up in Yigzaw's flat (Yigzaw's puzzle) at 7 AM (the latest I've woken up in Ethiopia) I was ready for the coffee ceremony but it wouldn't be happening until later. As I went to wash up I had to step over a rotting cattle hoof, ugh! Slaughtering ... Read more >


Photos: Gondar

ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 9 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery


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Blue Nile Falls

ETHIOPIA | Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | Views [1772]

Hearing the morning prayer call from the local mosque I was up before the crack of dawn, but last night I fell asleep early and stayed mosquito-free (my tent was my mozzie net). The Moon is a perfectly shaped Islamic crescent as the sky was still dark ... Read more >


Photos: Blue Nile Falls

ETHIOPIA | Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery


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Monasteries of Lake Tana

ETHIOPIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | Views [1628]

Many people perceive monasteries to exist in places like Tibet, India, or Bhutan. If you've ever read about Barry the Bravest St. Bernard you may think of the St. Bernard Monastery in Switzerland. However, the islands of Lake Tana have their share of ... Read more >


Photos: Lake Tana

ETHIOPIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery

Lake Tana and its monasteries
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Via Ethiopian bus

ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | Views [1356]

Ethiopian buses! Required: heaps of patience, a need to deal with crowds and shady characters, a very cooperative bladder, getting up at an unholy hour, and a sense of adventure unmatched by anything you've ever experienced. Awake at 3:40 AM to take ... Read more >


Photos: Bahir Dar

ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery


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Fracas they call Addis

ETHIOPIA | Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | Views [843]

Determined not to be jetlagged and exhausted like yesterday I set out early with the crowds for a coffee. Around the corner from Kume's house is a giant Pepsi logo painted on the side of a building; it seems you can't go anywhere in the world without ... Read more >


My 5th

ETHIOPIA | Sunday, 3 Feb 2013 | Views [1041]

Ethiopia at long last!!! A large "Welcome to Ethiopia" sign greeted me as I stepped off the plane. I can't believe I'm finally here! And it's harder to believe I'm finally in Africa. Officially I've been to five continents; just two to go! Addis Ababa ... Read more >


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