Hotel deals in Debre Markos, Ethiopia

The soft glow of candlelight graces the room, waxing and waning as the flame flickers gently in the evening breeze that wafts in from the serenity outside. The air is laced with the sweet scent of eucalyptus. Magnificent chords swell forth from the ...

From Debre Markos, Ethiopia by christen.smith

             On the evening before the New Year, I found myself sitting on my back step, peeling a kilogram of garlic.  My landlady had recruited me to help with the preparations for this most celebrated of Ethiopian holidays.  (I have told myself ...

From Debre Markos, Ethiopia by christen.smith

"Hello, beautiful, do you need a boyfriend?" "No thanks, I already have one." "One for the road?"

From Debre Markos, Ethiopia by christen.smith

The American new year began with new life - six of them, in fact. My landlady's younger dog had its first litter of six tiny little puppies, five black and one white with two black spots on his back. The puppies have not been the only recent ...

From Debre Markos, Ethiopia by christen.smith

... Even in the early morning, the bus station yard was already crawling with people. Buses traveling to destinations all over Ethiopia cleared their ways through a pulsing sea of people to line themselves up in one of four constantly shifting rows. As ...

From Debre Markos, Ethiopia by christen.smith

... . Apart from melting anything we put down, it also smelt horrible. We passed on an early dinner and decided to push on to Debre Markos instead of staying the night. We also took the opportunity to use the toilet, since the rule of thumb is to go when ...

From Debre Markos, Ethiopia by izzie