We flew from Addis Ababa to Lalibela, a little town perched on the hills in the north of Ethiopia. We decided to do our “Northern Tour” independently rather than on a tour as we wanted to be able to do things in our own time. Our first stop was the town of Lalibela, known largely…
Month: June 2013
Our first few days in Addis Ababa
In 2006 I (Karen) spent a year living in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was one of the best and most challenging years of my life, and I had talked ever since about Ethiopia so Reuben was keen to come and explore it. We arrived at Bole airport at the unfortunate time of 3am (thanks, Egypt…
On the beach in Dahab
We had four blissful days in Dahab, where we slept, swam, relaxed on sunbeds at the waterfront restaurants – as long as you buy something you can use the sunbeds and swim there – ate lots of yummy Egyptian food, found some good Indian food, and recharged our batteries after our travels to Jordan. …
The incredible rock hewn city of Petra
Petra is an ancient city, hewn out of stone in a valley in Jordan. The entrance was about a 20 minute walk from our hotel – we bought 2 day tickets but only actually needed 1 day tickets. After buying tickets, we walked downhill to the beginning of the Siq, a narrow entrance through walls…
Meandering Kiwis 