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Tomb raiding in Axum

Unleash your inner Indiana Jones among these ancient wonders.

Africa, Aksum, Aksumite Empire, Axum, Axumite Empire, backpacker, backpacking, Ethiopia, solo travel, stelae, tombs, travel, travel blog, UNESCO

Trekking the Simien Mountains

These stunning mountains are so much more than just a scenic hike.

Africa, backpacker, backpacking, camping, Ethiopia, hiking, mountains, Simien Mountains, travel, travel blog, trekking, UNESCO

Timkat in Gondar, a.k.a. the world’s biggest party

Singing, dancing and prayer fill the streets for days as Timkat is celebrated in Gondar.

Africa, backpacker, backpacking, churches, Ethiopia, Gondar, Gonder, solo travel, Timkat, travel, travel blog, UNESCO

Bahir Dar is a seafood paradise in a landlocked country

Lake Tana provides the churches, the waterfalls and the food!

Africa, backpacker, backpacking, Bahir Dar, churches, Ethiopia, Lake Tana, solo travel, travel, travel blog

Awra Amba: the anarcho-feminist utopia that actually works

How one man’s vision created a model for the rights of women, children and the elderly.

Awra Amba, backpacker, backpacking, cult, Ethiopia, solo travel, travel, travel blog, utopia

Lalibela, bees and the best honey in the world

Where else would you expect to find the world’s best honey but in a town named after bees?

backpacker, backpacking, churches, Ethiopia, Lalibela, solo travel, travel, travel blog, UNESCO

Hyenas in Harar

…and how they celebrate Ethiopian Christmas in the fourth holiest city of Islam.

backpacker, backpacking, Ethiopia, Harar, solo travel, travel, travel blog, UNESCO

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