Has anyone been to Ethiopia

[shingle]

Am going there for 4 weeks in end December/January. Part work/Part trip. Going to Harar, Addis and the historical circuit Bahir Dar, Lalibela, Gondar, Axum.

If anyone's been, any advice or suggestions would be welcome.

Cheers Chaps

 

[Racek]

Am going there for 4 weeks in end December/January. Part work/Part trip. Going to Harar, Addis and the historical circuit Bahir Dar, Lalibela, Gondar, Axum.

If anyone's been, any advice or suggestions would be welcome.

Cheers Chaps

What type of work do you do there? If you don't mind me asking......

 

[shingle]

Freelance Photographer. It's going to be my first time there.

 

[Racek]

Freelance Photographer. It's going to be my first time there.

Cool. what do you shoot?

 

[shingle]

Travel/Festivals/Architecture/Reportage

 

[daveinprague]

I havnt been, but I know plenty of rastafarians who have... shashamane there is land given by Selassie to the world rasta movement back in the late 40s..., although subsequent govts have taken most of it back..think theres about 200-300 rastas living there.

 

[JJ McClure]

Not been there myself but my brother has just started a tour driving a truck from Nairobi to Cairo which goes through Ethiopia and Sudan. They've been warned what to expect and it doesn't sound like much fun.

 

[cowburn86]

I went to Addis for a few days as had to get a connecting flight there anyway. It's a really interesting place and completely safe though the poverty is a tad depressing, there were entire families lying face down on the pavement begging with nothing to eat. The locals don't come up to you and ask for money except when you are at the market at which point they are VERY interested in you. You might get some young lads coming up to you especially if you are with a girl but it's more just out of interest and certainly isn't threatening. Decent nightlife with bars and jazz, my friend wrote up our time for a magazine here; HOUND Magazine Issue #2

 

[shingle]

I went to Addis for a few days as had to get a connecting flight there anyway. It's a really interesting place and completely safe though the poverty is a tad depressing, there were entire families lying face down on the pavement begging with nothing to eat. The locals don't come up to you and ask for money except when you are at the market at which point they are VERY interested in you. You might get some young lads coming up to you especially if you are with a girl but it's more just out of interest and certainly isn't threatening. Decent nightlife with bars and jazz, my friend wrote up our time for a magazine here; HOUND Magazine Issue #2

That's a good article Cowburn

 

[The Fifth Column]

Take a drive through South Croydon, imagine it is 30 degrees hotter, there you have it.

 

[1066familyman]

Am going there for 4 weeks in end December/January. Part work/Part trip. Going to Harar, Addis and the historical circuit Bahir Dar, Lalibela, Gondar, Axum.

If anyone's been, any advice or suggestions would be welcome.

Cheers Chaps

You lucky lucky man. I'd love to go to Ethiopia. Up in my top two countries I'd love to visit, Iceland being the other one.

Seeing the Church's in Lalibela that are carved out of the rocks must be a sight to behold alone! The history of that country is truly a long and proud one.

Musically too there's some great stuff come out of Ethiopia. You could dip safely into any of the numerous Ethiopiques series for some gems. I've yet to find a dud Mulatu Astake album too, all superb stuff. The pianist from Dub Colossus, Samuel Yirga, is another Ethiopian artist worth checking out. Oh, and nearly forgot, you might want to try Gigi too.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
Samuel Yirga - YouTube
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Hope you have a fantastic trip. Be great if you could post us some of your pics back on here.

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Has anyone been to Ethiopia
Am going there for 4 weeks in end December/January. Part work/Part trip. Going to Harar, Addis and the historical circuit Bahir Dar, Lalibela, Gondar, Axum.

If anyone's been, any advice or suggestions would be welcome.

Cheers Chaps



I am sure they have.

TNBA

TTF

 

[shingle]

You lucky lucky man. I'd love to go to Ethiopia. Up in my top two countries I'd love to visit, Iceland being the other one.

Seeing the Church's in Lalibela that are carved out of the rocks must be a sight to behold alone! The history of that country is truly a long and proud one.

Musically too there's some great stuff come out of Ethiopia. You could dip safely into any of the numerous Ethiopiques series for some gems. I've yet to find a dud Mulatu Astake album too, all superb stuff. The pianist from Dub Colossus, Samuel Yirga, is another Ethiopian artist worth checking out. Oh, and nearly forgot, you might want to try Gigi too.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
Samuel Yirga - YouTube
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Hope you have a fantastic trip. Be great if you could post us some of your pics back on here.

Cheers 1066, will do.

 

[TottonSeagull]

Has anyone been to Ethiopia

Pretty sure Bob Geldof has