August 2009
27 posts
Ghion Hotel →
In Bahir Dar, we camped at the really nice Ghion Hotel. If you aren’t about resting your head under the stars, then I promise that the rooms are clean and nice. And, more importantly, they have hot water!
I shared a couple cool evenings on the shore of Lake Tana with both locals and fellow travelers.
Park Hotel, Addis Ababa
We made a new companion on the way back to Moyale. A young Kenyan woman named Noreen also traveling Addis Ababa.
She had been escorted, as far as the border, by a nice South Sudanese fellow. But, all of us got along so well, that it naturally happened for Faulker and I to escort her the remainder of the way!
Upon arrival to Addis Ababa, we followed to the hotel where she was to wait for her...
Why We Went South
Chris and I woke up late in morning on the day after we arrived in Moyale. After a light breakfast, we sauntered over to the border with Ethiopia. Our entire continence was lazy from confidence.
The Kenyan border officials were the first to break the bad news.
“You don’t have an Ethiopian visa.”
“We’re going to buy one.”
“You can’t buy one. Their...
American Express Travelers Checks
Are useless in:
South Africa
Botswana
Zambia
Tanzania
Kenya
Word on the street is they’re exchangeable in Ethiopia. If so, you’ll need slow-motion instant-replay to catch how fast I inject $150 USD into their economy.
Next world tour, I’m bringing two ATM cards from two different banks. And cash.
