Category: Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa Ethiopian Coffee Shop Tour | Maji, Kaldi, Fanta Coffee + Raizel Cafe
Coffee lovers unite! Today, I’m hopping around Addis Ababa’s most popular coffee shops and cafes, mostly encountering Western style coffees, but also checking out some traditional Ethiopian coffee. My list includes Maji Coffee, Fanta Coffee, Raizel Cafe, and Kaldi Coffee. This is just the tip of the coffee iceberg though – subscribe and stay tuned…
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Where To Stay In Lalibela | Blue Nile Guest House
I arrive in Lalibela at the last minute without booking a place to stay. Upon arrival at the airport, I choose one guest house at random, and it turns out to be a pretty decent place!
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I Found A Tomb While Rock Climbing. (Abuna Yemata Guh, Ethiopia)
Today’s episode is really wild. I went out to the Tigray region to do a little bit of rock climbing. While climbing around an area near (but not at) the famous cave church of Abuna Yemata Guh, I found some tombs. My guess is that many people want to be buried as close to the…
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Ethiopia Travel Tips – USEFUL Amharic For Travellers!
Learning a language or a part of a language is something I’ve always believed helped my journey. In this episode, I’m breaking down all the useful Amharic words I’ve learned and am sharing them with you to help you on your journey! I found that the apps I was using didn’t seem to use the…
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REAL LIFE WEDDING + PARTY CRASHING In Ethiopia
In this episode, I’m crashing a few weddings in Ethiopia. Weddings seem to be a huge deal in Ethiopia. If a wedding is happening, you’ll know, because there’s deafeningly loud music, dancing on the streets, and once in a while, videographers filming couples in moving vehicles like a music video. I don’t know if it’s…
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Walking In A Poor Man’s Shoes, LITERALLY | Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
This episode’s a bit more thoughtful – I befriend the security guard hired to accompany us in the Simien Mountains, and in the end I exchange my shoes with his. The Simien mountains was a beautiful trek, with beautiful vistas, Gelada monkeys, and sweeping panoramas, but one of the my biggest takeaway experiences was meeting…
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THE MOST USEFUL ETHIOPIA TRAVEL TIPS Part 2: Vaccinations, Toilets, And More
In this second part of my useful travel advice for Ethiopia, I’m delving into toilets, showers, laundry, vaccinations, language, and some useful gear I recommend bringing to Ethiopia. If you missed the first part, I talked about phone, internet, electricity, customs, cheap flights. Toilets – You’ll find Western seated toilets in many hotels, but if…
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THE MOST USEFUL ETHIOPIA TRAVEL TIPS Part 1: Phone, Internet, Cheap Flights, Customs
My video on getting around in Ethiopia was really useful for many of you, so today I’m breaking down all the important things you need to know when you land into Addis Ababa. This is the first part of two, and I’ll talk about phone, internet, electricity, customs, cheap flights, and an incident with Ethiopia…
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VEGETARIAN NIGHTMARE – RAW MEAT PARTY In Ethiopia!
The school I’ve been helping out at has invited me to a teachers’ party, and they’re serving raw meat for the special occasion. So, here’s a quickie about me. When I’m not on the road, I’m a closet vegetarian. I do this for because I’m heavily into rock climbing and dancing, it keeps my weight…
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Best Of Ethiopia – Adventure Highlights (4K)
I really wanted to do a compilation video of all the adventures putting myself out there the past year, but because I’m caught up in the middle of writing a book I funded on Kickstarter, I thought it’d be better to break it up into segments to get something out there. So, for this first…