ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 2 Mar 2013 | Views [858]
It was still pitch-black out and my headache had all but subsided. Yesterday the whole left side of my head hurt so bad I was incapacitated and I thought I had malaria. Unlike most other Ethiopian towns, Lalibela is astonishingly quiet when it's dark ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 2 Mar 2013 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Friday, 1 Mar 2013 | Views [735]
It's the beginning of March, and I've been in Ethiopia for an entire month now! Certainly it's been an experience of a lifetime, and today I have another crazy adventure to add to the "Farrell Chronicles." Yesterday I visited Bet Giyorgis and the Northern ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Thursday, 28 Feb 2013 | Views [1102]
It's the symbol of Lalibela, if not Ethiopia. The Church of St. George (Bet Giyorgis) is the most striking of Lalibela's rock-hewn churches. Shaped like an "X" or a Greek cross, it is carved from solid rock and it's in a trench on its own away from the ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 27 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
Ethiopia's jewel
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ETHIOPIA | Tuesday, 26 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Monday, 25 Feb 2013 | Views [1481]
Lizzie meets me as I'm having a cup of tea at a small restaurant in downtown Maychew. She's a Peace Corps volunteer (PCV) whom I've been in touch with for awhile via CS, and I'm finally here to take up her offer. Maychew is pronounced like "my chow" ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 23 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
feels more like another planet
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ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 23 Feb 2013 | Views [2255]
Florian, Adrien, and I would embark on an extraordinary journey this morning! To the centre of the Earth (enter Jules Verne)? Or perhaps to another planet? Whilst it feels like either is possible here, we climbed aboard a 4WD and journeyed down into ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 20 Feb 2013 | Views [1972]
A journey around Ethiopia can really take its toll; physically, emotionally, mentally, psychologically, and socially. From filthy bathrooms to restaurants with half of what's on the menu not available, someone not understanding you at all to someone ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013 | Views [1822]
All bit up by mozzies last night, I was annoyed. Walking with the stars still shining with a glimpse of Scorpio I felt slightly better. Being driven in a minibus in the opposite direction of Axum's bus station I was even more annoyed! Bags of puke being ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Tuesday, 19 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
Adigrat, and the bus journey from Axum to Mek'ele
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ETHIOPIA | Monday, 18 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Monday, 18 Feb 2013 | Views [2662]
The word "ark" conjures up many images: Noah's Ark, a Star Trek-style interstellar ark, or a Biblical ark. I'm in Axum, reputedly home of the last of the three and perhaps the most famous: the Ark of the Covenant. Axum has been compared to Jerusalem ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Sunday, 17 Feb 2013 | Views [1444]
Bante woke me early as I was set for an epic journey to Axum. I slept well last night and not a single flea bit me! As I had a cup of tea, Bante told me he couldn't get a hold of a friend who was driving from Gondar to Axum, and that even if he did I'd ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 16 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
Gateway to the Simiens
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ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 16 Feb 2013 | Views [844]
It was a test of my nerves and patience today. Whilst the plan was to walk to Sankaber it would be 8+ hours walking along a dirt road getting blasted with dust every time a vehicle passed by. A guide named David flagged down the bus for me so I had to ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Friday, 15 Feb 2013 | Views [1741]
Chenek here I come! Thanks to Jan and Filip I decided to extend my trek by a day and head to Chenek instead of back to Buyit Ras. Dashaw said the best views would be today, and right he was! It was so cold when I woke up it felt more like I was in Nepal ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Thursday, 14 Feb 2013 | Views [1220]
It may be Valentine's Day but today I'm headed for Geech. That reminds me, last year I spent Valentine's Day in Belize. When I woke up this morning I expected a more demanding trek and even more spectacular scenery to go along with it. The beginning ... Read more >
ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 13 Feb 2013 | Views [994]
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 >
ETHIOPIA | Monday, 11 Feb 2013 | Views [1821]
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 >
ETHIOPIA | Sunday, 10 Feb 2013 | Views [1308]
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 >
ETHIOPIA | Saturday, 9 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | Views [1813]
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 >
ETHIOPIA | Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | Views [1664]
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 >
ETHIOPIA | Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
Lake Tana and its monasteries
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ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | Views [1397]
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 >
ETHIOPIA | Wednesday, 6 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
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ETHIOPIA | Monday, 4 Feb 2013 | Views [866]
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 >
ETHIOPIA | Sunday, 3 Feb 2013 | Photo Gallery
Ethiopia's capital is a "New Flower" in my travels
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ETHIOPIA | Sunday, 3 Feb 2013 | Views [1078]
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 >
MEXICO | Saturday, 13 Oct 2012 | Views [1027]
Greeted by a gorgeous hint of red glistening off the mountains just above the canyon, the sun wasn't even over the hill. Slowly, I watched as the hills changed colour. I had about the worst headache I've ever had, perhaps from a little too much rum last ... Read more >
MEXICO | Friday, 12 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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MEXICO | Friday, 12 Oct 2012 | Views [1355]
We all walk over the bridge, crossing the world's busiest border crossing into Mexico. Straight on past the touts and taxi drivers we go, we spot our converted red school bus. Our driver is Nico, an expat from New Hampshire whom I call "half cowboy, ... Read more >
MEXICO | Friday, 12 Oct 2012 | Photo Gallery
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USA | Sunday, 2 Sep 2012 | Views [1397]
After sleeping like a rock last night, I was up early. Last night I had a little too much wine but I was up for tea and oatmeal this morning. No rain was on the forecast for today so it's "good to go" for the Narrows today. Several of us ... Read more >
USA | Saturday, 1 Sep 2012 | Views [1354]
Rising up this morning, I have a majestic view of the Watchman and every other giant stone wall around me! "Speechless" is the word I use to describe Zion National Park! It is beautiful! Even though some idiot had to disturb the peace by honking their ... Read more >
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