Ethiopia 2012 |
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Welcome to my trip journal!
I am particularly excited about my next trip. I leave Freeport in less than two weeks for England, arriving in Manchester, from where I will visit various family members, including dad, who is in a nursing home in Wigan.
From Manchester, I will fly to London to spend a day with Debbie and the boys before leaving for my latest adventure - a two-week trip to Ethiopia.
I have long had a hankering to visit Ethiopia which I see as a unique destination, quite different to the rest of the continent of which it is a part. I don't think travel in Ethiopia will be particularly easy. The roads are not good. The hotels are probably lacking in many respects and what I read of the food doesn't leave me eagerly anticipating any kind of culinary delights. I will keep you updated on that one! Further, I don't expect to find wi-fi as readily available as in previous places I have visited, so you may find that there are long spells of silence from me followed by several day’s updates all at one time. We will see! My guide book was written in 2009 and, as we all know, electronics and technology can change an awful lot in two years so I might be pleasantly surprised, but I am prepared for no, or inadequate, internet access. So I won't be disappointed.
The culture and history of the country sound fascinating stretching from prehistoric times (Ethiopia is known as the cradle of humanity!) right up to modern day rastafarianism. The geography with mountains, plains, lakes and the remarkable Rift Valley sounds amazing - a landscape photographer's Paradise! The wildlife is in abundance and accessible and includes the rare Ethiopian wolf, which I am really hoping to see. And, of course, the people! Their high cheek bones and classic feature set them apart physically from the other African nations, but my reading leads me to believe that maybe their national pride also sets them apart somewhat. We'll see!
Thank you for visiting my site and for following me, on this, and on previous, trips. I hope that some of the places I visit and the things I see will be of interest to you. Please feel free to send as many messages as you like via the site. I think you can do that via the guest book or simply click on the "send message" button. I would also be interested to hear your suggestions as to what kind of things I should report on. Thank you again for visiting. I will look forward to hearing from you.
Pat.
I am particularly excited about my next trip. I leave Freeport in less than two weeks for England, arriving in Manchester, from where I will visit various family members, including dad, who is in a nursing home in Wigan.
From Manchester, I will fly to London to spend a day with Debbie and the boys before leaving for my latest adventure - a two-week trip to Ethiopia.
I have long had a hankering to visit Ethiopia which I see as a unique destination, quite different to the rest of the continent of which it is a part. I don't think travel in Ethiopia will be particularly easy. The roads are not good. The hotels are probably lacking in many respects and what I read of the food doesn't leave me eagerly anticipating any kind of culinary delights. I will keep you updated on that one! Further, I don't expect to find wi-fi as readily available as in previous places I have visited, so you may find that there are long spells of silence from me followed by several day’s updates all at one time. We will see! My guide book was written in 2009 and, as we all know, electronics and technology can change an awful lot in two years so I might be pleasantly surprised, but I am prepared for no, or inadequate, internet access. So I won't be disappointed.
The culture and history of the country sound fascinating stretching from prehistoric times (Ethiopia is known as the cradle of humanity!) right up to modern day rastafarianism. The geography with mountains, plains, lakes and the remarkable Rift Valley sounds amazing - a landscape photographer's Paradise! The wildlife is in abundance and accessible and includes the rare Ethiopian wolf, which I am really hoping to see. And, of course, the people! Their high cheek bones and classic feature set them apart physically from the other African nations, but my reading leads me to believe that maybe their national pride also sets them apart somewhat. We'll see!
Thank you for visiting my site and for following me, on this, and on previous, trips. I hope that some of the places I visit and the things I see will be of interest to you. Please feel free to send as many messages as you like via the site. I think you can do that via the guest book or simply click on the "send message" button. I would also be interested to hear your suggestions as to what kind of things I should report on. Thank you again for visiting. I will look forward to hearing from you.
Pat.
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