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80 Senses: #62 - The Monks of Lalibela

Rock hewn churches and yellow robed monks. We may be becoming an ever more secular bunch, but whatever your religious (dis)inclinations there's no denying

The Timkat Festival in Ethiopia

Perhaps one of the most joyous occasions in the Ethiopian calendar is Timkat, and for me it embodies so much that is wonderful about this country: an unadulterated joy and religious fervour,

Sacred Landscapes of Ethiopia

Simoon Travel's Amelia Stewart has been getting to the heart of Ethiopia by seeing the country from the ground. In her first blog of the series, Amelia explores Ethiopia's sacred landscapes,

One Day in Lalibela

Lalibela, a holy city hidden within the mountains on the Ethiopian highlands. Its 11 churches chiselled into the rock have made this destination an important pilgrimage site,

One Day in Addis Ababa

The city of Addis Ababa, the 'new flower'  in Amharic, was founded in the late nineteenth century and has been developing rapidly since the 1990s. It now

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