- My very first (proper) journeyHello reader! There are no readers, petal, you are talking to yourself. This is my first ever blog entry. I don't even read blogs let alone have enough opinions about anything to make one myself. And yet here I am. Posted by rosiescott in Not About My Gap Year | Jun 16, 2010
- Entering EthiopiaThe ten hour car ride plunged us into a vivid collage of images the expectant traveler dreams he will see as he sits in the comforts of his first world home. Darkness veiled the dark continent an hour into our Posted by MapMaker in Entering Ethiopia | Jun 3, 2010
- Leaving AddisWe were thoroughly refreshed and revitalised after our time in Addis Ababa which was just as well since leaving the city meant a day climbing 2000m as we started out up the northern escarpment. As we left behind the Posted by robandpol in LongWayHome | Apr 19, 2010
- Extreme EthiopiaEthiopia truly is a country of extreme contrast. It’s inhabitants claim not to be African - yet have lived in Africa since time began. They claim to be the only African (!) country never colonised. But after a convincing military Posted by robandpol in LongWayHome | Mar 31, 2010
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- WARNING: I am going to be dysfunctional when I get homeOkay some of you (aka my sister) may believe I was dysfunctional before I left for this crazy adventure but it has only recently become apparent to me that I am in fact going to be a very odd person Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Feb 22, 2010
- Rollercoaster of EmotionWhen I was in training, Peace Corps gave out this chart that depicted the emotional state of a PC volunteer over their 27 month service. The first couple of months were spastic up and downs; happiness due to shock and Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Feb 22, 2010
- 'Tebs bet' saves the day
There is this place in town that I like to have ‘tebs’ (boiled meat with injera). It is just on the outskirts of the main drag and has a nice tented patio out in back which Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Feb 22, 2010
- Visitors of my very ownI’m listening to the most awesome rat fight right now. It’s happening just two feet above my head in my ceiling space which is essentially just a canvas tarp held up by widely latticed wood strips. This means that as Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Feb 21, 2010
- Me and Henrietta
I finally got a baby goat :) her name is Henrietta. She is light brown with an ashy white face and her favorite food is mango leaves. I bought her at the Arjo livest Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Feb 21, 2010
- Welcome to the 21st Centrury Arjo! After a year of hand writing project proposals, sketching out spreadsheets, and simply counting on my camera cards to house my pictures I’ve now got a computer. Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Feb 21, 2010
- Am I happy? Am I happy? And more importantly does it matter? These are the questions that I ask myself not only daily but sometimes hourly. It’s been one year since I’ve Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Feb 21, 2010
- Puncture DayWe are travelling in convoy now, at least until we get through the worst of the roads and until we’re safely out of the bandit region in Northern Kenya. Our companions are all driving UK to Cape Town and include Posted by dawniecoz in Bob in Africa | Jan 18, 2010
- Arrival in EthiopiaOur body clocks are now completely synchronized to daylight hours, which invariably means bed around 9am and up at 6am. The nice thing is waking up to beautiful African sunrises and having an alfresco breakfast every morning.
We’re in the Posted by dawniecoz in Bob in Africa | Jan 18, 2010
- Leason learned, the hard way!
I’ve learned a lot living in Arjo Gudetu, Ethiopia and almost all of it I’ve had to learn the hard way. The cultural differences the language barrier and the fact that I am the only white Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Aug 1, 2009
- EthiopiaTo date I have written over 90 letters and zero blogs. I could come up with a thousand reasons for my blog neglect… my site is blocked 90% of the time by the Ethiopian (word deleted), dial up internet connections Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Aug 1, 2009
- Goodbye Good Friends and Good Food
Change alone is eternal, perpetual, immortal.
Arthur Schopenhauer Posted by Gail B in A day in the life | Nov 25, 2008
- Ciao AddisToday was a day off, and I made the most of it by wandering the streets of Addis. The city is quite a delightful sprawl of streets and laneways that make their way up and down the hills. I had Posted by JulB in Julian and Bianca Overseas | Mar 20, 2009
- Elephant dust and injeraIn true Bianca fashion I celebrated my 28th birthday by watching baby elephants play in a mud bath - utter bliss for both them and me! The orphanage is on the outskirts of Nairobi and takes care of baby elephants Posted by JulB in Julian and Bianca Overseas | Mar 19, 2009
- Meltdown MadnessWe are now in the middle of Ethiopia and as promised some more details on this country.
First of all the border between Soudan and Ethiopia:
I can only described it as a mad place! A mixture of military presence, with Posted by soafrica in Africa on a bike | Feb 15, 2009
- In the land of the rocks and the craddle of humankindJe suis saine et sauve et toujours tres tres heureuse!!
Long time without writting but the internet connection in the last days have been so so bad - that it was hopeless to even try - for those of you Posted by soafrica in Africa on a bike | Feb 9, 2009
- Lalibela!!!On Wednesday May 28, after traveling for 36 hours and arriving to Addis Abeba (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Addis_Ababa) (Ethiopia) at 3:30am, I'll be doing immigration and then I'll jump on a plane once more (thrice actually) at 7:10am to go to Posted by valkiria in Natacha's travel adventures | May 25, 2008
- Journey to Ethiopia & Tanzania for FreeTwo people will stand the chance to embark on an amazing journey to Ethiopia and Tanzania. They will travel in the footsteps of the Queen of Sheeba, hike to the awe-inspiring Blue Nile Falls, discover hand-carved churches from the 12th Posted by Trvelocity in Journey to Ethiopia & Tanzania for Free | Apr 29, 2008
- Addis Ababa (3)The first part of this entry will be the usual diary stuff but the second section will be a summary of Ethiopia through my eyes. Hopefully it will be useful for those who plan to visit in the future.
We had Posted by jaredlking in Jared and Dianne | Mar 3, 2008
- The road to Addis Ababa (2)Jinka to Addis Ababa was a two day afair with a stop over in Arba Minch. The first leg ran smoothly and we arrived at our stopover destination in good time.
Last time we were in Arba Minch I had left Posted by jaredlking in Jared and Dianne | Mar 3, 2008