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Photos from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Monday, September 7th, 2009

Here are the photos from my recent trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in early September 2009:

Visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Ethiopia inspires so many different feelings…

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

This visit to Ethiopia has been absolutely amazing, inspiring, saddening, heart-wrenching and humbling all at the same time. It’s hard to describe these experiences, but I’m going to try my best.  Telling you how I feel about these is even more difficult, I need to reflect before I can try to share those….
So where do [...]

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The local Ethiopian crew

Friday, December 5th, 2008

I’ve mentioned this before on my blog and I’ll mention it again… more and more I find myself becoming a traveler intent on socio-cultural experiences rather than historical, political and geographical ones. Essentially I find my travels are becoming less about visiting touristic sites, or touring the country, or hitting all the “must-see” destinations listed [...]

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First Ethiopian experiences

Thursday, December 4th, 2008

Hello folks, I’m writing to you from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia where I’ve decided to spend the UAE National Day / Eid-al-Adha (Festival of the Sacrifice of the lamb) holidays with my girlfriend.
Due to a fortunate coincidence of the UAE’s 37th birthday on the 2nd of December and the celebration of the end of the Hajj [...]

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