Wild Coffee
Five days travel through the rainforest areas west of Addis Ababa: Jimma, Bonga, Gibe Sheleko park, during the coffee harvest. Western of Addis Abeba the great rainforests begin, where wild coffee was [...]
African vernacular architecture
African vernacular architecture is an inestimable cultural heritage that deserves to be aknowledged! A majority of Africans reside in rural areas and build and live in structures constructed with materials that [...]
Ethiopia: land of origins
The range of terrain and climate make Ethiopia the fourth largest biodiversity zone on earth – with more unique species of flora than any other country in Africa – and a wildlife [...]
A Comprehensive Guide to Harar and Surroundings
A comprehensive guide to Harar and surroundings has been published by Arada Books. Visiting the historic city of Harar – Unesco World Heritage Site – allows one to experience an entire civilization [...]
Five reasons to visit Ethiopia
Discover the top five reasons to visit Ethiopia flying with the new Ethiopian Airlines airbus. Read more on the Telegraph article.
The jazz revival in Addis Ababa
A fusion of the eerie rhythms of ancient Ethiopian tribal music with the soulful undertones of jazz and the funky bounce of Afrobeat, Ethio-jazz had its heyday in the 1950s and 60s [...]
Christmas in Ethiopia comes twice a year
"Before dawn, our guide Sefiwe was waiting for our little group to gather. In the darkness, we joined the flocks of white-robed pilgrims and made our way towards the rock-hewn church of [...]
Harar unchanged
The ancient walled city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia is a hard place to forget: the silent maze-like alleys, the scents of the markets, the handsome women carrying intricately woven baskets atop [...]