Country Info
- Addis Ababa
- Capital
- Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
- Currency
- 65,891,874
- Population
- ET
- Country Code
Ethiopia Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ethiopia
... festa di fine anno della scuola...
Alle 06.15 colazione veloce e poi subito a terminare il lavoro dei palloncini, in modo che quando i bambini arrivavano a scuola gią si trovavano tutto pronto, ma in realtą molti sono arrivati anche prima del previsto (qui l'orologio ovviamente non ...
Day 19 - Debre Zeit
... lots of St Georges draught and read about Sudan. What Would Happen If There Were Bar Events at The Olympics? I think Ethiopia would do very well indeed. Every little village has three things: a pool table, a table football/fussball ...
I am pestilence
... is so incongruous with the usual Western image of this country. Its an incredibly green and fertile area, providing much of Ethiopia's exports such as coffee. The bus ride was pleasant but uneventful. We did hit a horse though which was pretty freaky. ...
Turmi - Day 6 of 10 - Omo Valley Trip
... not a tourist spectacle, it is a marriage rite. They make some giant urns of coffee. Coffee originated in Ethiopia and coffee ceremonies are an important part of life here. They perform a 'whipping ceremony' where the ...
Arba Minch
Our camp for the next two days is at a hotel in the hills overlooking a massive lake. Mountains rise above us and Maribu storks fill the air. It was another beautiful drive in; unfortunately I was asleep for a lot of it. I managed to let a small family ...
En route to the mountains
Selam everyone, This is just a short entry to take advantage of an internet cafe I've found here. And to kill time as well as there's jack all to do here besides drink beer and read. I'm in Shashemene which is a nowhere transit town at the nexus of ...
volunteering at Hope
We've arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Here we'll be spending a month to help at Hope Enterprises, a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the poor through relief and education. We worked with Hope last year for a couple weeks and were very ...
... il lavoro continua...
Giornata passata continuando i lavori iniziati nei giorni scorsi: io mi sono dedicata alla preparazione delle borsettine per i bambini pił piccoli con dentro un vestitino/completino, un paio di mutandine, una macchinina per i bambini, un peliches ...
Shattered Peace & Quiet
Thankfully this is the first civilisation for nearly a week. We have camped in a hotel with a large camping area on the side which was very quiet, infact we are the only ones there. Yeah Yeah!!! This is a blessing as the constant crowds ...
Volcanos, caterpillars and x-ray machines
... keeps setting off the scanner. We flew back to Addis Ababa for one last night then we got a plane to Dar Es Salaam. Time in Ethiopia is funny. They start counting the hours from sunrise so 10 o'clock in the morning is 4 o'clock in the their time and they ...
Eloise and Sam / and Eloise
@ (alicia) We are just flying over Kenya and it looks very very nice and my mum and dad are trying to plan to go there to see Eloise and Sam but we don't know but we hope so !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¿¡¿¡¿¡§ from @ : 1 2 3 4 5 ...
into Sudan's great unknown
What a great experience we've had in Ethiopia. We got our Egyptian and Sudanese visas sans problemes in Addis, got Foxy fixed again (AC is definitely busted, no parts available whatsoever), saw Lalibela's impressive rowk-hewn sites, visited the ...
Gondar, Ethiopia
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the fortress-city of Fasil Ghebbi was the residence of the Ethiopian emperor Fasilides and his successors. Surrounded by a 900-m-long wall, the city contains palaces, churches, monasteries and unique public and private ...
Work trip to Adama (Nazret)
... reached into his pocket for coins - so we did too. There are no pensions nor free hospital treatment for most people in Ethiopia and the elderly, blind and those maimed in the recent war against Somalia are left to beg in order to survive. Our host ...
"New York", Ethiopia
... . After Lydia left our hut for a minute to check on our laundry, her report back pretty much epitomized much of our trip in Ethiopia: "I have news from the village: our laundry isn't ready yet, the UN is here, and there's a sheep outside." After a ...
Island monasteries
... was literally the life-source for one of the world's greatest civilizations. We saw the Blue Nile Falls, the largest falls in Ethiopia -- unfortunately about 75% of the flow is now diverted to a hydroelectric plant, so what we saw doesn't come close to ...
Night 40 - Gonder
Back to Gonder for a pizza, pick up some last minute supplies/parts and get locked in a bathroom. I had to fashion a screw driver from the shower head to unscrew the door frame. That didn't work so had to unscrew the window frame to escape ...
Bush Camp
... is relative of course, just no meat is consumed. In my opinion the fasting platter is the best dish you can order in Ethiopia; its loaded with all sorts of cool vegetable and lentil dishes. I find that somehow ironic. Anyways, this crew eats a lot as ...
Bessalama, Egypt!
... we rented, especially because of our incredible host, is the very best place to stay in the City of Giza. We are now sitting in the airport of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia after a short flight and a long layover. Later this afternoon we will arrive in Kenya. ...
fond memories
It was a day of memories. Ethiopia seems to be undergoing massive road construction and the majority of them are led by Chinese road crews using local labour. Early in the morning we spotted our first Beijing Jeep, exactly the same kind we used to have ...
Sabbath Bible Study
... for 8 years and is very well versed in the Bible and can explain our doctrines well. However, the traditional religion of Ethiopia colors his understanding and application of them somewhat. It will be interesting to see if God is calling him as time goes ...
What goes down must come up
Today was an up day. It didn't rain one drop. This is important because we don't have to fold the tent away wet. We got the last of our clothes washed. My orange fleece was filthy. We picked up our Sudanese visas at the embassy at 3pm. No ...
In the heart of the Aksumite Empire
... deep gorges. As Aksum was the first town we visited without the company of our driver, we quickly realized that Northern Ethiopia is truly travel-friendly. Lines of hotel and tour operators are neatly installed at each airport, where staff is polite ...
Lost in Lalibela's Labyrinth
Lalibela's 11 rock-hewn churches are unbelievable. You really have to see it with your own eyes to believe it even exists. Lalibela ranks as one of the world's greatest religious historical sites in the Christian world and has earned a UNESCO ...
Going, Going, Gondar
... to why I’d decided to visit Ethiopia and the Simien Mountains in particular. They requested my personal comparisons between Ethiopia and other nations I’d visited on my trip so far. They asked me which room I was staying in, ...
Mekele
... renegade Arabs) on Ethiopian soil, so these potential sins are no doubt looked over. Anyway, why the eleventh? Quickly and simply Ethiopia has thirteen months. 12 months of thirty days, and the last month catching all of the extra days in the 365 day ...
Last few days in Addis
... and beer. (2 birr per glass, or about 25 cents with tip). Here is a picture at sunset. Our final dinner in Ethiopia was Castelli's, a resteraunt that we both agree to be the best Italian food we have ever had. It is truly a must for anyone ...
13 Months of Sunshine
After a bush plane ride and two other flights, I was incredibly excited to move on to my next destination in Africa - Ethiopia. Though I wasn't completely sure what to expect there (many people I'd told I was going asked the same question with some ...
trip in trust
ETHIOPIA TRIP - FEBRUARY 2007 robert long robert nickill and a lady from england clare williams Day One: Flying into Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, at 3.30am the three of us were warmly welcomed by Pastor Bezabih and his son Jeremiah. Throwing our ...