Showing posts with label Ethiopia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ethiopia. Show all posts
23.1.12
Oh the majestic land of Ethiopia: Part 1
Warning: this a photo-heavy post and may take time to load, but its worth it!
This post has taken far too long to put together but its flippin hard to cover nearly a month of travel in one post and not overburden your computer with long loading times etcetera etcetera! So I have chosen some of my favourite photos from the trip, ones that made the best attempt of capturing some beautiful moments in time.
From crazy Addis Ababa, the island monasteries on Lake Tana, the Blue Nile Falls, the Castles of Gondar, the stelae fields and underground tombs of Axum, rock hewn churches of Lalibela, and trekking in the Bale Mountains, jerky bus rides, breezy tuk-tuks and long walks - Ethiopia is without a doubt a place that has to be visited, it is like nothing you would expect and so rewarding in its unknown history and unique culture!
Ok I'm done sounding like a travel magazine, here is a bit of Ethiopia in 2011, as seen through the eyes of Curtis and myself:
P.S. Curtis has done a sterling job of doing more in depth posts with much better descriptions (him being the one with a gift for words in the relationship) over here.
This post has taken far too long to put together but its flippin hard to cover nearly a month of travel in one post and not overburden your computer with long loading times etcetera etcetera! So I have chosen some of my favourite photos from the trip, ones that made the best attempt of capturing some beautiful moments in time.
From crazy Addis Ababa, the island monasteries on Lake Tana, the Blue Nile Falls, the Castles of Gondar, the stelae fields and underground tombs of Axum, rock hewn churches of Lalibela, and trekking in the Bale Mountains, jerky bus rides, breezy tuk-tuks and long walks - Ethiopia is without a doubt a place that has to be visited, it is like nothing you would expect and so rewarding in its unknown history and unique culture!
Ok I'm done sounding like a travel magazine, here is a bit of Ethiopia in 2011, as seen through the eyes of Curtis and myself:
P.S. Curtis has done a sterling job of doing more in depth posts with much better descriptions (him being the one with a gift for words in the relationship) over here.
28.11.11
Off to the Horn of Africa
After lots of planning and the odd hiccup, in a few hours Curtis and I will be off to the mystical and intriguing land of Ethiopia...
Three and a half weeks of local buses, plenty of walking and I'm sure some 'once in a lifetime' experiences are ahead of us!
That also means that there will be no posts for a while, but there will be an abundance upon my return :)
That also means that there will be no posts for a while, but there will be an abundance upon my return :)
22.11.11
Holiday Pastimes
One of those glorious things that I doubt I will ever get tired of is the three month holiday at the end of every year - a definite perk in the life of a student!
I've been spending my time excitedly planning for our trip to Ethiopia (which includes an unforgiving amount of vaccinations). We leave on Monday - are going north of Addis Ababa and then south, in just under a month, and thats about the extent of the itinerary as it stands :)
Besides stocking up on Rehydrate, 'just in case' antibiotics and some new walking shoes, I have been making some new jewelry - more on that soon, drawing for the Portrait Project that Lucky Pony is running, enjoying early Christmas celebrations with Curt's family, who will be all over the country closer to the time, going to the my favourite Saturday morning spot - the Boeremark, and spending lazy mornings in bed.
Oh, and if it was not evident I haven't been spending a lot of time with the camera... oops!
I've been spending my time excitedly planning for our trip to Ethiopia (which includes an unforgiving amount of vaccinations). We leave on Monday - are going north of Addis Ababa and then south, in just under a month, and thats about the extent of the itinerary as it stands :)
Besides stocking up on Rehydrate, 'just in case' antibiotics and some new walking shoes, I have been making some new jewelry - more on that soon, drawing for the Portrait Project that Lucky Pony is running, enjoying early Christmas celebrations with Curt's family, who will be all over the country closer to the time, going to the my favourite Saturday morning spot - the Boeremark, and spending lazy mornings in bed.
Oh, and if it was not evident I haven't been spending a lot of time with the camera... oops!
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