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...
by eliasc64 | Jun 16, 2017 | Africa, Destinations, Ethiopia, Ethiopia 2017 trip
Wegderes is difficult to pronounce, but I had to master it. That was the name of our guide and driver for our one week trip to southern Omo Valley, to meet some of the tribes that live in this remote part of Ethiopia called the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and...
