A British excavation has struck archaeological gold with a discovery that may solve the mystery of where the Queen of …Read the Rest
Tourist Attractions
Ethiopia a marvel of architectural and natural wonders
This is where it all began. In the second century A.D., two young men from Syria landed on the western …Read the Rest
The beauty of religion in Ethiopia
If I listed the things that I admire about the people in Ethiopia, religion would most certainly be at the …Read the Rest
Wonchi, one of Ethiopia’s fabulous hidden treasures
Wonchi Crater Lake is found some 27 km south of Ambo. On the way to Wonchi lake, the panorama to …Read the Rest
10 places to travel for a higher cause
Seeking some deeper meaning on your travels? Make your own pilgrimage to some of the world’s great spiritual sites. 1. …Read the Rest
Into the Great Rift Valley
Diana Preston travels from remote northern Kenya into Ethiopia, through the Great Rift Valley, the only stretch of the Earth’s …Read the Rest
Tourists brave blistering heat
Ethiopia’s Danakil Desert is home to one of planet earth’s most extreme environments and has been dubbed the ‘cruellest place on Earth’.
Lost Kingdoms of Africa, Ethiopia
Historian Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Ethiopia.
Sprawling Ethiopia!
You’ll need a couple of weeks to even begin to do justice to this sprawling country — bordered on the north by Sudan, on the south by Kenya and Somalia and on the east by Djibouti and Eritrea, which gained independence from Ethiopia in 1993 after a 30-year guerrilla war.
Sacred Ethiopia
In a high valley, with striated mountains stretching upward around it, Lalibela is Ethiopia’s main attraction. As the legend goes, King Lalibela’s mother discovered her infant son covered by a swarm of bees that wouldn’t sting. She took it as a sign he would one day rule and gave him the name Lalibela, meaning “the bees recognize his sovereignty.”
