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04 January 2010

7. - 4 JAN: Mek'ele to Adigrat

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Another early start from the hotel, with a new structure being built just at its side. Cane scaffolding hides what is probably a new annex, ...
03 January 2010

6. - 3 JAN: Lalibela to Mek'ele

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Yet again up before dawn, this has become a habit in this trip. For one, early morning is the best light for photography and is this group w...
02 January 2010

5. - 2 JAN: Lalibela

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Get up very early to try and get to the monolithic Lalibela churches and find room to witness the orthodox Christian ceremonies. Our hotel ...
01 January 2010

4. - 1 January 2010: Dessie to Lalibela

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Early start up the mountain on our way to Beta Estifanos monastery. On the way we stop at a few stunning view points. Some wrecks of tanks...
31 December 2009

3. - 31 DEC: Addis Abeba to Dessie

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Early start from Addis and we hit the road with our van. The road out of the city is in pretty good shape, brand new asphalt just built by t...
30 December 2009

2. - 30 DEC: Arrival in Addis Ababa

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We land on time at the impressive airport of Addis Abeba (the New Flower) and our first worry is to buy a visa. There is a pretty discipline...
29 December 2009

1. - 29 DEC 2009: flight from Rome to Addis Ababa, start of trip to Ethiopia

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I meet my travel companions in Rome, at Fiumicino airport. People who come from different parts of the country, different backgrounds, diffe...
28 December 2009

Itinerary of trip to Ethiopia, 29 Dec 2009 - 11 January 2010

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click on the map to view it full size   View a Google map with my itinerary for this trip by clicking here View Ethiopia 2009-2010...
27 December 2009

Recensione: Seta, di Alessandro Baricco, ****

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Sinossi La Francia, i viaggi per mare, il profumo dei gelsi a Lavilledieu, i treni a vapore, la voce di Hélène. Hervé Joncour continuò a...
10 December 2009

Recensione: Etiopia, di Massimo Bocale e Piera Barchetti, ***

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Sinossi La guida, scritta con lo stile degli "appunti di viaggio", fornisce tutta una serie di itinerari e percorsi, anche in tr...
30 November 2009

Film Review: Leçon Siberienne (Siberian Lesson) by Wojciech Staron, ****

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Synopsis Malgorzata et Wojciech décident de quitter Varsovie pour aller vivre à 7000 kilomètres, en Sibérie, à côté du lac Baïkal. Magorza...
27 November 2009

Film review: Carnet d’un combattant kurde, by Stefano Savona, ****

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Synopsis Akif left Germany to join up with the PPK guerrilla fighters. His diary records the doubts, dreams and political discussions that ...
20 November 2009

Film review: Opium, Afghanistan's Other War (2008), by Florence Gavage and Hossein Sadre, *****

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Synopsis Due to prolonged war and internal strife, Afghanistan has been devastated. The justice, health, education, welfare, communications...
18 November 2009

Film Review: Kurdish Yezidis (2009) by Florence Gavage, *****

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Synopsis According to ancient legend, in the beginning God created a white pearl and a bird. He then created seven angels including M...
15 November 2009

Concert: Sacrificium, by Cecilia Bartoli, *****

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Today I went to listen to Cecilia Bartoli at the Brussels Bozar. One of the most powerful voices on the planet. This project is about XVIII ...