Addis Ababa Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Aft** a bush plane ride and two oth** flights, I was incredibly excited to move on to my next destination in Africa - Ethiopia. Though I wasn't completely sure what to expect th**e (many people I'd told I was going asked the same question with some incredulity - "Why Ethiopia?" - and then conjured up images of the horrible drought and famine of ...

We woke up quite early today as we needed to go to Somaliland Consulate to get our visas. Everyone seemed to mention that the place was difficult to find so we thought we should start the day early. I honestly think that I'm pretty good at maps so we decided not to take a taxi plus our host's place and the consulate don't look too far away from ...

We headed back north. Saying farewell to friends in Shashamane was hard. Clearly, we should be building up Shash to be fertile, educated and safe. Thank Jah the process has begun. The bus up to Addis was long and hot. We found Leah's place and settled in. Leah's is a guesthouse near the south end of Bole Road. They boast British food. The rooms ...

We landed at Addis Ababa international at about 8.30pm after some 24hours straight in the air or air terminals, to put it mildly we were gutted. But the great thing was that we knew that Heather had arranged an airport to hotel transfer. We walked out to the usual barrage of touts, taxis, and con artists but no sign reading Davey for our pick up...

Jon left today. Early this morning. Seems empty - we're lacking One around here. Kebour noticed right away. He drove Jon to the airport, then visited his office - returned and found us both on the couch "You both look depressed." Oy! The boy is gone. Where did the soldier go? work.. grr. It started raining the other day. Approaching Addis. Gorge...

So finally my trip begins. Months of planning and preperation, and telling people that it hadn't really "hit" me yet that I was going to Africa, when suddenly Mom was driving me to the airport in Cork on Tuesday, it hit me like a tonne of bricks. I had to spend the night in Heathrow which was fairly uncomfortable but I managed a few hours sleep ...

I decided to fly back to Addis Ababa rather than face another series of potentially debilitating bus rides. However, because Eritrea and Ethiopia do not recognize each other in the aftermath of Eritrea's recent war of independence from Ethiopia, you have to fly via a third country (Djibouti is closest). The first leg only goes twice a week, and ...

Our return to Addis was once again a surprise - every time we visit this place we get a different impression! Third time around the city presented a bustling, cosmopolitan feel with firangi and modern looking supermarkets on every corner. Very confusing! Our main purpose for coming back to Addis was to meet up with Deratu Tulu, one of Hannah's M...