Atlas International Hotel Addis Ababa

... br>Stava per iniziare un temporale, faceva freddo (2.300 mt slm), non avevamo il volo, i nostri cellulari non erano abilitati per le chiamate in uscita e non riuscivamo a metterci in contatto con Abba Roberto di Don Bosco Mekanissa. <br><br>Endalcacio capendo la situazione ci ha fatto parlare al telefono con Abba Sandro di Don Bosco Gotera, il quale molto carinamente ci ha portato all&#8217;ufficio/biglietteria dell&#8217;Ethiopian che si trova solo all&#8217 ...

... on me, a little bit, not so bad for a city district. The people are mellow by African standards, but hardly Theravada Buddhists. Bangkok seethes in silence. They don't get in your face here, they just follow you down the street and try to be 'friends', but also screwing with your head, making you feel guilty if you duck away, assuming you feel superior. Maybe they don't know about the pickpocket ...

... a few hours later, as she exited Ethiopia just as she'd entered - in the wee hours of the morning. On my own for the next day in Addis, I spent the day doing a mix of relaxing, trying to use 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 of the other countries I'd ...

... positive was baptised here. sometime after the hospital tested her and she was found to be clear of HIV. She died a few months later from another condition and the hospital admitted that her negative test was just an error, but still rumours persist of people being cured, hence serious ill people coming to Mount Entoto from many miles around. Some people forgo their HIV medication, for themselves and also for their children, instead putting their faith in ...

... the hospital which treats them for free with a (most of the time) pretty simple surgery which allows them to return to their society and in many cases marry and have more babies. It is truly a remarkable place and so inspirational. Definitely a highlight of my trip. We also visited a silk shop Sabara. The women make the silk starting with the worms, dye them with all natural products and make the most beautiful scarves ...

Fun with poorly translated, imported product labels in Addis Ababa: Shirt series: we always keep the intonation of appearance supremacy of quality and the self nobility are all the distinctions of a modern leader's confidence. Facial cleanser: Nurse Skin The temperate clean surface, while the clean pore in-depth dirt, oil, gives the ...

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 Pension and it had soared in price to 190 birr/11pounds a night for a very clean small room. We had a fabulous curry - huge portions so we had to take some home for the next night - the Jewel of India. Was about 1 ...

... to providing the training manuals to the eager members of our implementing partners only on the last day once we were satisfied that we had completed all components of the training. The Filter Team arrived in Awash at 8 PM, enthusiastic about their day. They had been able to achieve perfect flow rates on both the training filter and the village filter, transferred the training manuals to our partners, and departed Logiya pleased with ...

... within a giant natural cave. Of stone, plaster and wood it somewhat resembles a Jacobean building. The site was interesting, but made for a weird afternoon, as the whole cave is filled with mummified bodies - you are literally forces to walk over skulls, bones and so on, and since one has to leave one's shoes outside, this is not at all pleasant. The ground upon which the church is built is also very marshy, and the whole structure, rather like Winchester Cathedral ...

... no pun intended) discussions a refund and a bucket of cold water were forthcoming.In homage to Mrs R's graceful open drainage dive in Ghana, Mr R has been up to a bit of the same.  Whilst running for a bus in Debre Zeit he overlooked a missing flagstone and took a tumble.  This resulted in a skinned big toe on his right foot.  What this means for the uber-trekkers Prickett and Lock's aspirations for further mountain walking it is not for ...