Placed in one of the more modern sections of Addis Ababa, Meskal Square has a number of streets pouring into it – Bole Road, Ras Desta Damtew Street, Jomo Kenyetta Avenue, Menelik II Avenue, Ras Mekonen Avenue, Ras Biru Wolde Gebriel Street, etc. And those are just the main streets! Views of Meskal Square: One … Continue reading
Category Archives: Places We Go
The Itegue Taitu Hotel In Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The Taitu is the hotel my Italian and I stayed in while we were in Addis Ababa. We both really liked it and I would recommend it to others of you that might visit Addis Ababa someday. Built at the whim of Empress Taitu in 1907, it is the oldest hotel in Addis, and the … Continue reading
Photo Of The Day: Hypo Luxa
I took this on the outskirts of Mazar-i-Sharif in Afghanistan: For more of the story, click here. Continue reading
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, as Africa’s fourth-largest city, is massive and incoherent. It’s probably easiest when broken down into districts and neighborhoods and I have divided some posts up by district – such as the Merkato or Meskal Square – to reflect this reality. However, this post is about the areas of Addis Ababa that can’t be … Continue reading
The Blue Nile Outlet
One does not visit the outlet of the Blue Nile to say hello to the river. One visits it to say goodbye to Lake Tana’s water and wish it well on its 5223 km journey to the Mediterranean (Along the way, it connects with the White Nile in Khartoum, Sudan). And you may even see … Continue reading
Rural Life In Somalia
Life in Somalia is not easy. These rural villages are lucky if they have a generator to provide electricity for even an hour or two a day. Water is only obtained from wadis or deep wells (such as those in Sudan) in the most remote areas of the desert. And almost all food comes in … Continue reading
An Outlaw’s Cave in Ethiopia
While exploring the Entoto Mountains, my Italian and I were approached by a local boy who, after a brief conversation, offered to show us an “outlaw’s cave” in the woods. Eleonora was slightly reluctant, but I interrupted with, “Yes. Absolutely. Please show us.” And so we were led through the woods along a route I … Continue reading
The Velvet Rocket 