Professor returns looted Ethiopian shield
This is interesting:
Reuters 31 May 04 A Scottish professor has returned to Ethiopia a silver-decorated shield stolen from Emperor Tewodros 136 years ago by British troops, who made off with it and other treasures on 15 elephants and 200 mules….
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Making (bike) tracks in the Kenyan countryside
Found this post:
Some early morning emailing, a quick trip to the mini-supermarket, and I was once again in the bike seat. My aim was to cover 360km over the next four days to land me in Kenya’s third largest city, Kisumu, on the shores of Lake Victoria.
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Keep on truckin’
Brian sent us a link to this:
By the end of the 2nd afternoon of our 2-day truck ride through the deserts of northern Kenya there had been several memorable moments.
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All aboard the Kenyan Express
Interesting:
Northern Kenya presents two major challenges to overland travelers: a vast harsh desert, and the known presence of violent bandits (both of which are even more intimidating to cyclists).
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Farewell Ethiopia
David sends us:
The past two days had been spent at the Don Bosco Catholic School in Dilla, southern Ethiopia, where I was able to rest my tired legs and learn about the many fantastic programs being run by teachers to improve the prospects for youth around the town.
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The cradle of coffee’s origin
Interesting:
My cycle journey through Ethiopia had begun in the country’s central hot and dry agricultural lands, but finished up in the lush green southern highlands where maize had given way to banana, sugarcane, mango, pineapple and coffee plantations.
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Sunrise over Lake Langano
Carl told us about:
By the end of the third day on the bike I had covered around 200 km, and was beginning to feel the aches that come with cycle-touring.
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Pedalling the pushie through Ethiopia
This is an interesting post:
Finally, the time to hit the African roads on my trusty mountain bike had come.
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People and history in Ethiopia
Thanks Harold, for pointing out:
Through the Good Shepherd Sisters I was able to visit some of the poorest areas of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, where the Sisters have been instrumental in the installation of pit toilets to improve sanitation and the health of the local people.
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Northward migration for the winter
Bob sent us a link to this:
After a couple of fantastic weeks in Western cape, South Africa, I boarded a plane for Ethiopia to begin the next leg of the project.
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