Country Info
- Addis Ababa
- Capital
- Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
- Currency
- 65,891,874
- Population
- ET
- Country Code
Addis Ababa Slideshow
Addis Ababa
Travel Blogs from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Best-laid plans gone astray
... time. Yesterday, and it seems today too, we spent waiting for planes, fighting with Ethiopian Airlines. We may be on our way to Makale soon, or we may spend the rest of the trip waiting in Addis Ababa airport. Good internet connections here, at ...
Bush camping and armed guards!!
... after. Still... not the best nights sleep I've ever had!! The next night was much more uneventful and we safely made it to Addis Ababa and a warm shower and comfy bed!! Addis has been great, found pints of beer for about 20p which we enjoyed in a lovely ...
… ciao Etiopia…
... , Abba Thomas, Abba Filippo, Endelcacio (colui che l’anno scorso ci ha “salvato” una volta arrivati ad Addis Ababa), e altri collaboratori. Prima che inizi la funzione ci facciamo accompagnare da Carlos alle prigioni per poter ammirare e ...
Stories to come! - Starting to Update -
Just when you thought you'd left the west. Check this out. Downtown Addis Ababa has a starbucks knockoff called "Kaldi's Coffee" They are so close to the original, selling frappacinos, iced caramel machiattos, cake and cookies, all ...
Addis
Did not really spend time looking around Addis Ababa. Will do that on our return. There does not really seem a centre of Addis. It is all spread around, with large roads up to 8 lanes of traffic on each side of the road! We stayed at the Rita ...
Layover in Addis Ababa
My next layover would be in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Again the flight was on schedule and nothing was delayed although the flight was a long one, 12 hours. I was seated at the aisle and I met 2 very nice gentlemen. The first one was Dr. Kuba from Tanzania ...
Some Reflections!!
I can hardly believe that I am about the start my sixth week here. The time is passing so quickly and yet I do not feel as though I have done very much. We have started the process of filming at each of the link schools, but it is taking much ...
Sort the bike
Time to sort bike, tighten uts in preperation for the road through hell, stayed in Holland house met some interesting characters who believed the 80's famine was politically motivated. Addis didnt have much to see. ...
Addis Ababa - Day 1
Addis Ababa is a pretty gritty city to begin with. That image is not improved by arriving at 3am and the taxi cruises (literally cruises, as the car has no gas pedal) through the absolute worst streets available. Prostitutes are the order of the day and ...
Back to Addis Ababa
... at the time that it had to be made clear that people had to pay for what they consumed. And: Paul Theroux about Addis Ababa in his book Dark Star Safari: It was 100 years old but had a look of timeless decrepitude. Unprepossessing from a ...
Entering another Africa
... nbsp; Kids yes, always had hundreds of them around without having any problems before but watch out for them when you come to Ethiopia.. Africa changed here. No more Bantus, no more big mamas etc.. People, culture, landscapes, food, safety are very ...
Off to the North
... out. I've been doing lots of yoga every day. The three of us went to get pedicures, and had dinner at a Korean place...in Ethiopia...? it was really good though. Tomorrow Rhea and I will be going to the North for four or five days to look at old ...
The 'Literally' Blooming New Flower...
With the 80s famine lurking at the back of most people's minds, it is quite difficult to picture Ethiopia as one of the leading countries in the flower market. The geographical location and soil contents has enabled the land to produce a variety of ...
Days 2 & 3
... took a full two days to finish up, but we had time to walk down to the post office shops after work, on our last day in Addis. Our little friend Thomas caught up to us and hung out with us while we checked out the shops. It was overwhelming for me - so ...
Sophia
... de femme visitait son pays. Sophia m'amena en voiture bambocher dans sa ville. Aujourd'hui tu es à Washington DC. Je pense à toi. Addis Abeba. Pour Sophia et son musée national incroyable. L'Afrique de l'est - l'Éthiopie avant tout -, recèle le ...
we will arrive at addis the 22nd of april
Hai , We'll will start our journey in Brussels airport and fly then through Paris to Ad dis Ababa. here we,ll be picked up by the travel agency and they will bring us to our hotel , the ghion hotel. When we are settled and have slept a few hours we'll go ...
Arriving in Addis
... project in Gedam Sefer at the Bethlehem School. Of course, on the way had to have our first cup of boona! (Ethiopia was briefly occupied by Italy many years ago and one fine thing left behind was the most perfect macciato you can ...
Update - Monday
... walking in Colossians 4:2-6 and witnessing God's glory serving at Antioch Faith Baptist Church on the mountainous outskirts of Addis Ababa. We continued Bible storying with youth and making salvation bracelets, while others served in the eyeglasses ...
Spectrum Ethiopia Tours
Our goal is to operate within the field of tourism while maintaining the utmost respect for indigenous culture and the environment, practically the traditional reticence of each people. In a country such as ours, where the tourist industry is still in ...
Bored in Addis
... the Cape. Pretty amazing if you ask me. I also met this Japanese lady traveling alone throughout Africa. She is staying 1 day in Addis and then going off to Yemen! Anyhow, I got some postcards and some stamps so I'll be sending out some ...
Day 5 - Individual Updates and Prayer Requests
At the Luke Society Clinic Today: Emily: 225 Patients seen with a multitude of contagious diseases David: Continue to pray for team unity and boldness for sharing; pray for humility of Ethiopian team members Ashley: Busy ...
First trip to Ethiopia
First trip to Ethiopia, quick stop before heading out to Butajira and Werabe for innaugural SDCEPP ...
Mount Entoto
Mount Entoto is a great place. It one of the highest points in the Addis Ababa. You have to arrive via mini bus. Our hired driver picked us up and once he recognize we are American he switched to his Outkast CD. ...