Blogs about: Simien Mountains
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Gondar & Simien updates
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Ethiopia Travel News
In it for the Long Run
wrote 1 week ago: Gondar sits in the foothills of the Simien Mountains in Northern Ethiopia. It is a beautiful city th … more →
Ethiopia in Panoramas
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wrote 2 weeks ago: Hello All! This is Sean. I know I haven’t posted a blog since…well…in more than a … more →
Road to Axum
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wrote 3 weeks ago: We set off for the Central Highlands, aiming first for Gondar, then the Simien Mountains en route to … more →
Hiking In The Simien Mountains: Summits, Baboons, and Smiles
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wrote 3 weeks ago: Opening my eyes, I was staring at the ceiling of our tent as I felt my hipbones crackling against th … more →
Rift Valley from Above
wrote 4 weeks ago: Nabiyotum Crater, Lake Turkana, Kenya German photographer Michael Poliza took to the skies by helico … more →
Ethiopia: Two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Two Days.
wrote 1 month ago: When most people think of Ethiopia, I would bet my herd of camels they don’t imagine 16th cent … more →
Gondar & Simien updates
wrote 1 month ago: Former Bradt commissioning editor Tricia Hayne has kindly sent me the following feedback: Page 216 … more →
Northern Ethiopia trip report
wrote 1 month ago: Adam writes: We were in Ethiopia in Jan/Feb 2013. We have done the northern circuit which is like mo … more →
Simien Lodge, Simien National Park
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wrote 1 month ago: Ulrich writes: We travelled 3 weeks at the Northern Circuit in Ethiopia and enjoyed the country very … more →
The Simien Mountains
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wrote 2 months ago: This is installment two of at least three (and potentially 100) in my Ethiopia photo series. Behold, … more →
Ziggy
wrote 2 months ago: - “I kept on loosing sheep, so I knew I wouldn’t be a good shepherd…” Simien … more →
Are you sure we are built for trekking the mountains?
wrote 3 months ago: Well first things first, I was given a whole load of birthday gifts by Robin. I will use his words o … more →
Guide recommendation for Simien Mountains
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wrote 4 months ago: Arianr writes: “I’d like to recommend a guide for the Simien Mountains: Birhan Asmamaw. … more →
Coffee
wrote 4 months ago: - “Oh, thou most fragrant, aromatic joy, impugned, abused, and often stormed against, And yet … more →
Sunset
wrote 4 months ago: - “A sunrise is a thought, a Sunset is a memory” Simien Mountains National Park – … more →
Amharic Wanderings
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wrote 5 months ago: I’ve recently returned from a week of work travel in north-western Ethiopia. Amhara Region has … more →
Giant Lobelia Hotel, Debark
wrote 6 months ago: Kate writes: I live in Dib Bahir, the village at the foot of the escarpment north of Debark, and run … more →
Guide recommendation for Simien Mountains
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wrote 6 months ago: Kristen Davis writes: Hi there, I’d like to recommend a guide and tour agency I used in Gonder who d … more →
