Ethiopia Travel Stories Articles

The Lalibela Pilgrim and other Tales from Ethiopia

Devin Foxall offers snippets of experiences and the people he met in Ethiopia.

Arriving in Addis Ababa – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The sight of rain and chilly temperature upon arrival makes Donal Hickey change his preconceptions about Ethiopia.

Acuna Matata – Bahr Dar, Ethiopia

Donal Hickey explores the ‘bets’, meets Lucy and survives hair-raising adventures.

Connection alle? – Gonder, Ethiopia

How can Donal Hickey reconcile poverty with his concern about whether he’ll be able to go on-line today, or where has the best machiato?

Ping Pong Diplomacy – Ethiopia

With a game of ping-po

Solo to Africa – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and Tanzania and Zanzibar Island

Shannon Rae can’t co

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi, Kenya (late April 2002)

As Al moves into Kenya from Ethiopia, he reflects on the serious image problem that afflicts Ethiopia. He encourages you to go see it for yourself before everyone else does!

Round The World by Bike: Northern Ethiopia to Addis Ababa (March-April 2002)

In Ethiopia, Al is no longer a person, he is a mobile cash point. Something has gone seriously wrong somewhere and Al thinks foreign aid may be the cause.

In Search of Savages – Ethiopia

Outside Gamo-Gafa, Kelly Sobczak searches for memb