by Mike Wood | Dec 3, 2025
Besides the Abuna Yemata Guh church that I previosly posted about, we visited a dozen more monolistic and semi-monolistic (rock hewn) churched in Lalibela. Some of these were cut into the sides of rock faces, but most were dug straight down into rock. These dated from...
by Mike Wood | Dec 3, 2025
There was a volcanic eruption in the Danakil Depression. But it happened five days after we left and it was at a different volcano than the one we went to. I received a US State Department alert not to go to southern Ethiopia due to an outbreak of the Marburg virus....
by Mike Wood | Dec 2, 2025
Four events that happened to us in Ethiopia: In Africa, you go through two or three security screenings before departure and one security screening after arrival. When we arrived in Addis Ababa, the screening picked up Kate’s binoculars. These aren’t...
by Mike Wood | Dec 2, 2025
We’ve gone to several churches and monasteries in Ethiopia ranging from 300 to 10,000 years old. These were all good to amazing sites. But, if you dare, go to the Abuna Yemata Guh monolithic church. It is completely carved out of sandstone and is at the summit of a...
by Mike Wood | Dec 2, 2025
Duolingo has been great for learning languages. I just wish that it started with words and phrases that you actually need to know. For instance, In Duolingo, Swahili, “He is wiping the window.” Is not a sentence that I would probably need to use. Here is what would...
by Mike Wood | Nov 30, 2025
Dollal in the Danakil Depression, Ethiopia. Way off the beaten path and you’re not getting here without being on a tour. Crappy food for three days, no bathrooms for three days (if you can squat without anything to rest your butt on and poop while being half obscured...
