Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelTaitu Hotel Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
For the Ethiopia portion of our trip, I've added extensive narrative and photos for two reasons: 1) it was the most adventurous and interesting part of our 2005 Big Adventure and 2) the details may help others who are planning a trip to Ethiopia (which I highly recommend for those who like seeing truly far flung places that challenge as well as …
Amaseganalo
There was a lot more to Zanzibar (the night snorkelling with the lonely Zanzibari boatman?) but as that now seems so long ago now we must move on swiftly to Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa has its charm. At the airport I met a brother and sister called Sophie and James (from Cambridge/London) and we shared a taxi into town and checked into the same …
Final weekend in Addis
It was sad to say my farewells to Lise and Salvador who were staying on in the Lalibela area to do some trekking. I flew back to Addis and made my way back to the Queen Taitu Hotel with its legion of incompetent but amiable staff. There was a message waiting for me from Lalo, and I knew that my DJ friend, Lee (real name: Frehiwot), was also …
A Most Impressive Site!
Lalibela, ever heard of it? I must admit that before coming to Ethiopia neither had I. However, this place is probably the country's top tourist destination and is an amazing site to behold. Time not being on my side, I only was able to explore Lalibela for one day before returning to Addis. In the 1200s, monks decided to construct the rock- …
First Day in Africa!!
Ayer llegue a las cuatro de la manana al Taitu Hotel. Tipico hotel de la capital, colonial y muy bonito. Tengo una habitacion muy normal, con bano propio pero huele mucho a humedad. Parece que es la epoca de lluvias y no para. Aunque para mi han hecho una excepcion y empiezan a salir los rayos de sol.
Todo va muy bien, en el avion ya …


