Adventures in Ethiopia – Gonder and the Simien Mountains 18 December 2013 Many people mistakenly believe Africa was still primitive at the time that the Spanish and... read more
Adventures in Ethiopia – Addis Ababa to Lake Tana 10 December 2013 Ethiopia has always been at the top of our long list of countries to visit.... read more
Flufftails: shy enigmas that are facing extinction 30 April 2013 Tiny and shy, flufftails are enigmas to even the most avid of birdwatchers. Sadly through... read more
Travel trends for 2013 18 January 2013 How can you expect the travel landscape to change in 2013? Here's a look at... read more
Dispatches from the Rift Valley: Ethiopia is full of surprises 21 February 2012 Kingsley Holgate and his team are still following Africa’s Great Rift Valley, that great tear... read more
Travels in Ethiopia: hyenas in Harar 6 February 2012 My travels in Ethiopia took me from Addis Ababa to watching an old man feed... read more
Dispatches from the Rift Valley: Ancient Harar and the end of Chapter One 19 January 2012 We are still zigzagging down the Great African Rift Valley and feeling the pace, all... read more
Fleapits and pickpockets – Arriving in Ethiopia 27 February 2009 Before I left for Ethiopia, Don warned me about fleapits, Dervla Murphy wrote at length... read more