by eliasc64 | Jul 5, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Ethiopia, Trips
Since the day I begun traveling, I dreamed that one day I will visit the lower Omo valley. The reason was none other than the amazing series of photos from the Mursi tribe that I saw in a french photography magazine. The lip plates, the body painting, the local...
by eliasc64 | Jun 20, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Ethiopia, Ethiopia 2017 trip
From Turmi to Omorate is about an hour drive over very good tarmac. A blasé government official in an indifferent office checked our passports and registered the details in a logbook, as this is the last town before the Kenyan border. I wonder if anyone ever checks...
by eliasc64 | Jun 19, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Ethiopia, Ethiopia 2017 trip
The breakfast at the Turmi Lodge was minimal. I am sure it had to do with the fact that we were the only guests, but still it was a major disappointment. I settled for some coffee, some juice and what were allegedly french toasts. We drove some 40km west, through...
by eliasc64 | Jun 18, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Ethiopia, Ethiopia 2017 trip
The breakfast at the Paradise Lodge overlooking lake Chamo was pleasant, but as with every state-run establishment in Ethiopia, we had serious issues in communicating with the staff. Their English is poor and their training, well, poorer. We drove to Konso, a small...
