One of the many joys of our overlanding trip through northern Ethiopia was seeing the landscapes and catching glimpses of ordinary lives through the windows...
Posts about our travels in Africa.
One of the many joys of our overlanding trip through northern Ethiopia was seeing the landscapes and catching glimpses of ordinary lives through the windows...
The Simien Mountains in Ethiopia provide a wild, natural landscape with challenging hikes, fantastic bird- and animal-watching opportunities, and a chance to...
This is the story of our 'scouts', government-appointed armed guards who accompanied us on our trip to the Simien Mountains, Ethiopia.
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...
This article describes the special and surprising relationship British suffragette, Sylvia Pankhurst, had with the nation of Ethiopia and its people.
Mark and I are both coffee lovers and one of the things we were looking forward to about our trip around Ethiopia was drinking lots of it, in the place where...
Welcome to my travel guide to Aksum in northern Ethiopia.
Aksum, or Axum as you will also see it written, is on most itineraries...
Mark and I do a lot of independent travel. We enjoy the freedom and flexibility that goes with ‘doing our own thing’. However, this type of travel can be exhausting! When we...
The World Heritage Site of the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela was definitely a highlight of our trip around Ethiopia. Religious or not, I defy...