Lake Tana Bahar Dar

... so how's he meant to know. The problem is not just that one tablet isn't the correct dose. The malaria in Africa, including Ethiopia, is chloroquine resistant. Again, how's he supposed to know? I did tell him that it's not likely to make him better. ...

... to bump into him like this as it meant that I wouldn't just be hanging around on my own. One of the main attractions of Bahar Dar are the monestaries that are dottied on the islands of Lake Tana, adjacent to the town. So, we organised a trip with a ...

... (he had my bag on his shoulder so we had to go along really) and instead took us to the Ghion Hotel. It is very nice, by Lake Tana, but we don't need to stay in such a nice place. The cracks are starting to show in our agreement already. We have been ...

... over budget (as many of our days have been), it was paradise! Warm showers, lush gardens, and the grounds overlooked lake tana. We befriended the manager Bisrat and the second night, after our boat trip where we visited some wonderfully ancient ...

... comical at best. Near the last monastery, the minimalistic Debre Maryam, is the Outlet of the Blue Nile where you can see Lake Tana spill into Ethiopia’s section of the Blue Nile River. In the end it’s just a bunch of water and hard to see ...

... when we got to our first city in the North - Bahir Dar - the base from which to explore the monasteries of Lake Tana (Ethiopia's largest lake and the source of the Blue Nile). Upon arrival in the airport, we were greeted by our first sign of Ethiopia's ...

... sauces it comes with is delicious. After a couple of days in Addis we took the bus north to Bahir Dar, a town on the shores of Lake Tana. The town itself is beautiful, all palm trees, wide boulevards and multicoloured birds everywhere, though the main ...

... Gorge.  My first sighting of the river.  V picturesque, if it weren't for the diggers and constant fear of death. Bahir (Bahar) Dar means 'watery place'.  It is on the shores of Lake Tana so is well named.  It is a relatively large ...

Tuesday, Apr 4 Miles travelled: 65141 A short 20-minute flight brought us to Bahir Dar, on the southern shore of Lake Tana. This is Ethiopia's largest lake and is the source of the Blue Nile River, which provides over 75% of the water in the Nile ...

... it would be to visit Ethiopia one day. And here we are, one year later, in Ethiopia driving to Bahir Dar on the southern shores of Lake Tana. Life works in wonderfully mysterious ways. Start: Roha Hotel, Lalibela, ETH. 09:08 End: Ghion Hotel, ...