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Month: January 2007

Manchester United!!!!!!!

Posted on January 15, 2007 by admin

After 2 days. After… 2 grueling days. After 2 hot, stinky, disgusting, bumpy, exciting, overwhelming, enjoyable, crazy, uplifting, terrible, annoying and beautiful days on an Ethiopian bus, I have arrived back in the capital…. Addis Ababa. I don’t have a hotel room right now, I haven’t had a hot shower in almost a week and… Continue reading

I think it’s gonna be a long long time…

Posted on January 14, 2007 by admin

There are travel growing experiences and then there are 2 day journeys on Ethiopian buses. I am currently in the town of Dessie half way between Lalibela and Addis Ababa. (by the way, a truck just passed as I was writing this and a huge tire exploded and I jumped about 3 feet out of… Continue reading

Lalibela

Posted on January 13, 2007 by admin

I have just arrived in Lalibela. I can’t type much because internet connection is ridiculously expensive here. I just wanted to update that I am safe and have arrived. I will be taking a very long 2 day bus journey south back to Addis Ababa on Monday. I am not looking forward to it. I… Continue reading

Aussie Influence

Posted on January 12, 2007 by admin

Alright, I’m sorry about the lack of updates but with internet as brutally slow as it is in Ethiopia and the fact that I met up with a couple of Australian guys, the internet has been somewhat of an after thought. This is about the 4th time I’ve tried updating and just a couple of… Continue reading

I Saw Africa Today

Posted on January 8, 2007 by admin

Bus Ride From Addis Ababa to Bahir Dar Well, I’ve arrived in Bahir Dar. Think Daytona Beach, but set in Africa. It lies on the southern end of Ethiopia’s largest lake. Lake Tana. The journey here was long but well worth it. I finally left the dusty, sprawling and noisy confines of the capital and… Continue reading

Merry Christmas from Ethiopia

Posted on January 7, 2007 by admin

Ok, first of all you are probably wondering why I am getting on the internet so much after leaving the comforts of home for new and exciting things. Well, they make it too damn easy. A lot of backpacking hotels have an internet shop right next to them or below them so it doesn’t take… Continue reading

I fought the law… and I won

Posted on January 6, 2007 by admin

So it is safe to say I had my first true African experience this morning. On my way to Jomo Kenyatta Airport in Nairobi my taxi driver was pulled to the side just outside of the entrance. I figured due to the increased tension in East Africa right now that this was a routine random… Continue reading

Lazy in Nairobi

Posted on January 5, 2007 by admin

Ok, so maybe I was a little more exhausted than I thought. After taking a walk this morning and stopping for a Fanta, I headed back to my hotel and laid down to read my guide book for Ethiopia. I eventually passed out and slept for 7 hours. I hope I can still get to… Continue reading

Kenya Dig it?

Posted on January 4, 2007 by admin

Yes, corny puns are still allowed while I’m blogging. Well, I made it. After 20+ hours in airports and to back-to-back 8 hours flights I finally arrived in Nairobi, Kenya last night at about 9pm GMT+3 (which I imagine is about 11am EST give or take) on 1/4. The flight was as good as I… Continue reading

The Airplane Flies Across the Sky…

Posted on January 3, 2007 by admin

Ok, so this is my last post from home. I’m about to head to the airport and should be landing in Africa at 8:20pm Thursday night. I have a 2 hour flight to Detroit then an 8 hour flight to Amsterdam with an hour lay over then another 8 hour flight to Nairobi, Kenya. Everyone… Continue reading

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