Upon arrival in Shashemene we drove into Jamaica and we immediately understood where this neighbourhood got its name from. Houses were painted in the typical red-yellow-green colours and raggae music sounded from the bars. Relaxed rastafaris greeted us from along the road, yelling “hallo bother, yes, sista!” Shashemene is the Rastafari ...
Continue ReadingLong days of radio silence, because here in the South, Wifi is as rare as finding clean toilets. During our 6 weeks here, we have come to really appreciate Ethiopia (apart from some not so nice habits) and got used to the African pace. Let us share some of these experiences with you. Africans have the time African service and way of ...
Continue ReadingHi! Some of you have requested more eye candy: happy to oblige! From now on, we’ll post some more pictures in the photo albums and additional ones on Flickr. When you click on the Flickr link in the footer of the website, you get directed to our photo stream. We have been in Ethiopia for 2 weeks and are already looking back on some ...
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