Addis Ababa Hostels - Reviews and Rates

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We made it to Ethiopia! On the overnight flight from Israel to Ethiopia we sat by a really nice Ethiopian girl who is engaged to an Israeli who moved to Ethiopia to farm. She was so friendly, and helped us get a taxi at a reasonable rate to our hotel. This was just the first taste of the incredible hospitality of the people of Ethiopia. Every ti...

Addis Ababa... The big adventure got off to an auspicious start. After finally checking in my bag I was set on a last pint of Guiness to relax before the flight. I decided to grab some cash from the nearest ATM. Unfortunately, my card got jammed, then retained. Great start - not even on the plane yet and I'm desperately trying to ring HSBC to ca...