On Thursday 21st January, we flew from Gatwick to Addis Ababa via Istanbul for the start of our four-week trip around northern Ethiopia. As we checked in at Gatwick early that morning,...
Complete Ethiopia Travel Guide
Welcome to my Ethiopia travel guide!
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A selection of Ethiopian hotels
We knew when we booked our trip around Ethiopia that we’d be staying in a variety of accommodation, including tents for some of the time. What follows is...
Sylvia Pankhurst in Ethiopia
This article describes the special and surprising relationship British suffragette, Sylvia Pankhurst, had with the nation of Ethiopia and its people.
My Introduction to the...
‘Red Terror’ Martyrs Memorial Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The 'Red Terror' Martyrs' Memorial Museum, Addis Ababa opened in 2010 and tells the story of the fall of Haile Selassie in 1974 and the horrors of life under...
A tale of two churches, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
On our second day with Yuhn of Liyu Tours, I wanted to visit the two main churches in Addis Ababa, Holy Trinity Cathedral and St. George Cathedral,...
Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa is recognised as one of the finest museums in Africa and no visit to Ethiopia is complete without going there. It is...
Entoto Mountain, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A trip out of the city and up to the summit of sacred Entoto Mountain, Addis Ababa (3200 metres) is well worth the effort, and not just for...
National Museum, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The National Museum, Addis Ababa, also referred to as the National Museum of Ethiopia (NME) or the Ethiopian National Museum, was founded in the late...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital – an Introduction
Our first impressions of Addis Ababa were of driving through wide, empty streets in the middle of the night on our way from the airport to our hotel. There...
