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Ethiopia

9 dragon wall in Datong
China, Ethiopia, Italy, Japan, Slovenia, Switzerland, Taiwan

Dragon travel worldwide – 2024 is the Year of the Dragon

by Westwards / 3 March 20243 March 2024

2024 is the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese Zodiac. Reason enough to thumb through our dragon snapshots from …

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Shoa gate and market scene in Harar
Ethiopia, UNESCO

Feeding the hyenas in Harar, Ethiopia

by Westwards / 29 March 20151 April 2021

„Rambo, Rambo!“ A small-framed man points agitatedly towards the courtyard of a wooden mansion in central Harar. A brawl, we …

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facade of Yemrehanna Kristos church
Ethiopia, UNESCO

The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela

by Westwards / 7 January 20154 November 2024

Getting to Lalibela from the capital Addis Abeba by bus was sort of a nightmare. On the other hand this …

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Turmi bull jumping ceremony, Omo Valley
Ethiopia

Tribe spotting: Ethnic Minorities in the Lower Omo Valley

by Westwards / 13 February 201118 October 2022

Meeting Ethiopian tribes people in the Omo Valley can feel like quite inappropriate and like a zoo experience. But at …

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Ethiopian stop sign
Ethiopia

Getting a tourist visa extension in Ethiopia

by Westwards / 5 February 201118 July 2024

For a black African country, Ethiopia is very modern and organised. But bureaucracy can be a challenge. Especially when visa …

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Natascha at a viewpoint during our trekking in the Simien Mountains
Ethiopia, Hiking, UNESCO

Trekking in the Simien Mountains

by Westwards / 18 January 201111 April 2021

The path is winding moderately upwards through dry grasslands. The landscape in which we are trekking, the Simien Mountains looks …

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Isa and Natascha in the Ayazkala Yurt Camp in Uzbekistan, researching for a travel guidebook

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