Country Info
- Addis Ababa
- Capital
- Ethiopian Birr (ETB)
- Currency
- 65,891,874
- Population
- ET
- Country Code
Ethiopia Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Ethiopia
Team Successes
... and needs assessments on the status of the Afar refugees, education, and health. We are all back safely in Ethiopia's capital after an exciting, adventurous, and successful Mission up North to the Afar Region! Two more days left to tie loose ...
Gondar and plane flight to Lalibela
Alicia- we drove from Bahir Dar to Gondar and the road to our hotel was up a mountain and was being built. We went to see one of the only castles in Africa and the last Emperor kept lions in cages in the castle grounds. Iain -The plane flight was very ...
European castles
Monday, Apr 3 Miles Travelled: 65078 From Lalibela, we flew on to Gonder, which was the seat of Ethiopian power in the 16th century. The "Royal Enclosure" contains well-preserved castles, which look very European as the designs came from the ...
... fermati dalla pioggia...
Questa mattina ci siamo svegliati alle 5.15 per poter andare ai campi come abbiamo fatto sabato scorso, ma sul più bello è sceso un'acquazzone che ci ha bloccati e quindi siamo rimasti in casa a terminare la sistemazione dei vestitini e delle scarpine. ...
Heading Back to Addis . . .
... the internet (unsuccessfully), and attempting to purchase and pack (more difficult than you'd think) some Ethiopian art. Hence, I learned Ethiopia Lesson #6: There is No Bubble Wrap in Ethiopia. I was sad to leave Ethiopia - probably moreso than any ...
... pioggia e palloncini...
Questa mattina come una manna dal cielo è scesa la pioggia insistente per circa 4 ore, dalle 06.00 alle 10.00 e finalmente ha annaffiato come si deve l'orto! Notavamo come la pioggia qui la senti proprio arrivare perchè inizia a fare un caldo ...
... missione vestitini!
Il generatore è ripartito! Ghilo è riuscito a sistemarlo senza portare il pezzo a Gambela... le nostre scorte di carne e la nostra acqua calda è salva! Anche oggi abbiamo passato l'intera giornata all’interno della missione dividendo vestitini ...
Day trip to Omorate - Day 7 of 10 Omo Valley Trip
Today we are making a side trip to visit the Galeb tribe. 1 1/2 hour drive each way from Turmi to their village of Omorate. To reach their village one must cross the Omo River in a dugout canoe. Not just a canoe, a real dugout made from a single ...
Nice respite, but no water
Strange place, we met up with Greg whom we met at Wim's House of Horrors and had a great evening. Visited the Castles dating from the late 16th century and it was nice and innocent. There was no real controls and we were free to wander around and photo ...
Day 14 - Dilla
Hair: That Serbian guy who chases that American guy in Behind Enemy Lines Beard: That Serbian guy who chases that American guy in Behind Enemy Lines Distance Travelled: 2427km Frame of Mind: Culture Shocked Left Mega early and headed to Agere ...
A hot shower, what more could a girl ask for?
Today was a day of varied scenery and temperature. At one point we were 3535 metres high, cold and windy. At another point we were staring into the deep gorges of the mountainside, dusty and damp from the long stretches of road construction. We ...
Thousand year old stone churches
We arrived in Lalibela late and immediately headed over to the local mini-pub to watch the Germany vs Greece Euro match. We met our guide at around 9am, bought tickets for all the churches and we were off to check out some ...
... campo profughi...
Questa mattina sveglia alle 06.45 e alle 08.00 siamo andati nella nostra chiesa nuova bellissima a sentir la messa e ad assistere alla consegna di non so quanti rosari a delle donne che verranno battezzate domenica prossima con l'arrivo del vescovo Abba ...
Addis exodus
... a car with missing headlights. Our highest point passed today was 3800 metres! There is plenty of deforestation. And yet Ethiopia is still quite green and fertile. People dress differently here, many more head scarves are worn by women, men are ...
Replaced by robots + genetically-enhanced monkeys
... (like a cross between a cow and a horse), dik diks, baboons, ground hornbills, bustards and of course, like everywhere in Ethiopia, emaciated cows and cocky goats. Blasting off photos and leaving the car to get a few meters from the zebra, we had a ...
A typical day
... to me "taxi-taxi" and we both laugh. 5:30pm Dinner is served in the guesthouse. The food is typical camp food, except in Ethiopia the main meal is at lunch, so dinner is light. After dinner we head down to the laundry room and pick up our freshly ...
Visits & Mt. Intoto
13 April - Peering across the Addis Ababa panorama through a 5AM lense is an enchanting sight. As faint hints of daybreak restle with the stillness a growing symphony faintly begins. It's Sunday morning and the faithful across this city of 5.5 million ...
May 24- In Addis Ababa
I'm doing loads of research and just got some great news that I will be able to add a couple of extra destinations to my travels- Kenya and Cairo! At 20-40$ round trip... how CAN you pass up this opportunity? Now I am in search of areas to volunteer in ...