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From India to Ethiopia
... least three cups. It is considered auspicious to drink three cups. Along with the coffee is a wooden pot of smoking incense. You inhale the incense while drinking the coffee! A complete Ethiopian traditional coffee set makes a nice souvenir to carry back home. You can buy them in the string of souvenir shops in Churchill Avenue, Addis Ababa.
From Bahir Dar I travelled to Gondar. It was in a minivan that I travelled. A 9-seater Toyota HiAce had been converted into an ...
Incredible India
... the temples offer paratha which is free food. Like all food in India, this food was also
flavorful, healthy, delicious and eaten with the right hand. After being made fun of a few times
throughout the trip, I am getting better at eating with only one hand and not
making a huge mess. My only problem so
far is that the food can be spicy which makes my nose run but with one messy
hand, I have to wait to wash up to deal with my nose. ...
Making a difference
... up on the money the allocate to make sure that they are going to the intended cause
Chennai (Madras)
... and was able to quickly find the platform of my train. The first wagons of the train had first class written on them – giving me a sinking feeling in my stomach as they looked more like third class quality and were already stuffed to the gills. It turns out that there are several levels of first class compartments – and mine was the most comfortable level: First class air-conditioned two-tiered. This meant that there were only two ...
Well I'm a West Coast strutting, One Bad Mother...
... a good book to read, a constant stream of food and drink being paraded through the Great Railway Bazaar, while you just sit and take it all in. Idly daydreaming and watching the parched earth soak up every last drop of rain. The pace of the train offers glimpses into the lives of those which you pass and perhaps because of the anonymity which only rail travel offers you feel more free to give in to your inner voyeur. The people who live by the tracks seem to ...
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- Restaurant
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Business Services
- Free parking