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A Big Bad Buffalo in Wakkerstroom

Monday 20 August 2018 Sylvia and I parted in Addis Ababa last night, she heading for Singapore and back to work. I arrived in Johannesburg at 4am, checking into the Intercontinental for a few hours sleep. Around noon Linda and Leon picked me up and we drove southeast to Wakkerstroom. I had come here for a day last […]

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Roger James in Ethiopia and East Africa: July/August 2018 | 4 Comments

Out of Africa: Kenyan Safari

Wednesday 15 August: Roger After a leisurely breakfast Innocent picked us up at 9am Ugandan time and we headed off down the rather bumpy road to Kisoro. Along the way there were piles of stones harvested from the cultivation and ready for sale; we saw people popping these on their heads and carting them to […]

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Roger James in Ethiopia and East Africa: July/August 2018 | 7 Comments

The Primates of Uganda and Rwanda

Wednesday 8 August: Sylvia We had an early start this morning with a 6am pick up for our transfer to Kigali airport. The security is impressive. At one point we had to exit the car and go through screening while Bridge drove the car through some bomb-proof area that must somehow scan the vehicle. After […]

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Roger James in Ethiopia and East Africa: July/August 2018 | 8 Comments

Rwanda: Genocide and an Amazing Recovery

Monday 6 August: Sylvia Today was pretty much a travel day. We spent a leisurely morning at the Sheraton in Addis, finishing the blog to date, catching up on some much needed rest and enjoying having hot water for the shower. Our original itinerary showed a direct flight from Addis to Kigali in Rwanda but […]

Posted on August 10, 2018 by Roger James in Ethiopia and East Africa: July/August 2018 | 5 Comments

Ethiopia’s Southern Tribes: A step back in time

Friday 3 August 2018: Roger Up at 5.45am for a cold shower and breakfast, with Christmas music playing in the background, we were ready for our flight south. The Kuriftu Resort is probably the flashest place we have stayed at so far but hot water for a shower was not working today. The breakfast was great […]

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Roger James in Ethiopia and East Africa: July/August 2018 | 4 Comments

Map of our Ethiopia/East Africa Itinerary

For any of you interested here is a map showing the places we have been and where we are going..

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Roger James in Ethiopia and East Africa: July/August 2018 | 2 Comments

Ethiopia: The historic churches of the north

Monday 30 July 2018: Roger After breakfast at the Sabean Hotel we took a stroll down the Main Street. The blue tuktuks swarmed the street like ants in search of crumbs. There are apparently over a thousand of these in this town of 50,000. Most of the shops are still closed as ladies set up […]

Posted on August 5, 2018 by Roger James in Ethiopia and East Africa: July/August 2018 | 5 Comments

Ethiopia: An intriguing history

Saturday 28 July 2018: Roger Departing Singapore at 2am on Ethiopian Airlines, with their bright green blankets and bright yellow eyeshades, we had no doubt we were on the right airline. Landing in Addis Ababa at 6am local time we were bussed to the terminal and really appreciated being first in line as the immigration […]

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Roger James in Ethiopia and East Africa: July/August 2018 | 11 Comments

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