Horn of Africa Archive
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65 – Moyale, the Kenyan/Ethiopian border town (Addis to Nairobi – part 2)
Posted on on 03/02/2010Sat 30th Jan, Tawakal Hotel, Moyale, Kenya This is me catching up on a backlog of entries, finally reaching Nairobi on 2nd Feb. With no power supply, or proper sleeping... -
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Interlude: A mini essay on Qat.
Posted on on 03/02/2010Qat is famous for 2 things. One is that it is powerful in Scrabble (yo SOWPOD people!) and the other is that it is infamous in the Horn of Africa.... -
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64 – A strange day at Dila (Addis to Nairobi – part 1)
Posted on on 03/02/2010Fri 29th Jan, Etalemahu Pension, Dila, Ethiopia In the morning, took a cab (30 birr, split with a Japanese guy who was also going to the bus station). The Addis-Moyale... -
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63 –Reuniting with the New Flower
Posted on on 28/01/2010Thu 28th Jan, Taitu Hotel, Addis AbabaThe flower mentioned here is Addis Ababa, or “new flower” in Amharic. Just like back in Khartoum, returning to Addis is like meeting an... -
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62 – The walled city of Harar
Posted on on 28/01/2010Wed 27th Jan, In a van en route to AddisWoke up before the sunrise so that i can catch a sunrise photo at Harar Gate. The walled city of Harar... -
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61 – How much dust does a duststorm dust if a duststorm does storm dust?
Posted on on 28/01/2010Tue 26th Jan, Some local dump, HararToday we make the long journey from Hargeisa, Somaliland to Harar, Ethiopia. After the complimentary breakfast, we take the minibus from just behind the... -
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60 – Time out in S.land
Posted on on 25/01/2010Mon 25th Jan, Oriental Hotel, HargeisaThere is nothing much to be said of today. In the morning, i had a full lunch of rice and mutton before lazing in the... -
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59 – Las Geel, at the ancient cave paintings
Posted on on 25/01/2010Sun 24th Jan, Oriental Hotel, HargeisaCutting to the chase, today we made our way to Las Geel, 50 km out of Hargeisa. The Las Geel site is where a series... -
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58 – Introducing Hargeisa, Somaliland
Posted on on 23/01/2010Sat 23rd Jan, Oriental Hotel, HargeisaWoke up and had some tea. Somaliland tea is lovely, shah they call it. It is not like those tea-0 without milk in tiny little... -
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57 – Ribcages go *Thok!* when they slam onto the floor of 4WDs
Posted on on 23/01/2010Fri 22st Jan, In the back seat of a 4×4, Djibouti – Somaliland Border Nothing is open this morning in the city. First we went south to the street where...
