Addis Ababa Vacations, Addis Ababa Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

This was the third leg of our trip: Phoenix - New York, New York - Dubai, Dubai - Addis Ababa and finally Addis Ababa - Entebbe. The hotel wake-up call came through promptly at 6:00 a.m., I was awake 2 hours earlier unable to sleep due to the time change. Desire did not seem to have been affected by it at all as she continued to sleep. Finally I, was able to get her into the shower: we decide to have coffee and tea at the airport to avoid any delays and being rushed. We waited on Kevin whom I...

The next morning I awoke and had nice chats with some volunteers and learned about their awesome experiences.  One was a young Canadian fellow who had been working on water irrigation projects in many different areas...sounded very interesting!  Eventually, I headed out, taking some local minivans to the embassy area of Addis.  I was hoping to get a Somaliland visa for a later trip to that "pseudo-country."   It boggles me that a region with its own democratica...

Yes - that's ME wearing a suit in Africa.   Back in my San Francisco life, I am involved as a “young leader” in an organization called the American Jewish Committee.  This is one of America’s first civil rights groups -  established in 1906 • to promote pluralistic and democratic societies where all minorities are protected. AJC is an international think tank and advocacy organization that attempts to identify trends and problems early - and take action.   ...

Well,  I gotta say, driving in Ethiopia, especially in Addis, is always an adventure, its crazy. But I love it.  When you pull your car out of the driveway, you really dont know if you'll arrive at your destination.  Driving in Addis is a unique experience,  your constantly dodging crazy pepestrians who never look before crossing the street, the cows and donkeys are every where, and the Taxi's...  Dont get me started on the Taxi's.  They ...