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Ethiopia’s Danakil Depression in 15 photos

Danakil Depression is the main reason why I wanted to visit Ethiopia. It is one of the harshest and hottest […]

October 1, 2020

‘Be careful! Put your foot in these holes only’ said my 80 years old Tigray guide. We were perched 1312 […]

September 30, 2020

Aksum held no attraction for me except that I wanted to be in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. I was […]

September 2, 2020

I cannot emphasize enough on the importance of responsible Omo Valley travel. Unless you want a human zoo experience, you […]

September 1, 2020

As a curious traveler, I desperately wanted to see and experience the Omo Valley tribes in Ethiopia. In my mind, […]

August 30, 2020

The Omo Valley is all about its people and the fascinating timeless they live, or at least still did until […]

August 29, 2020

“Caramela, caramela”, “dollar, dollar”…little boys of around five or six, their faces and bare bodies fascinatingly painted, followed me around […]

August 28, 2020

An Ethiopian road trip is similar to the ones we have in the Indian subcontinent. Expect smooth roads, broken roads, […]

August 27, 2020

So let’s get this straight. I am from India. I understand chaos, unregulated traffic, hustle, and bustle. Crowds don’t deter […]

August 26, 2020

Addis Ababa started on a wrong foot with me. My arrival coincided with the inauguration of a brand new terminal/arrival […]

August 25, 2020