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Advantages: Travel on the cheap! Disadvantages: Sometimes things just don't work.
Ethiopia is one of Africa's most fascinating countries to visit. The tourist posters for Ethiopia often use the slogan, "Ethiopia: Thirteen Months of Sunshine". How does Ethiopia get that extra month of sunshine each year? It's easy! They still use an ancient calendar in Ethiopia which requires an extra "short month" each year to synchronize with the actual solar cycle. So, the western (foreigner's) calendar is ahead of the Ethiopian calendar by 8 years. (If you want to avoid any residual Y2K problems go to Ethiopia. According to the Ethiopian calendar we are just beginning the year 1997). Ethiopia has more than just an interesting calendar; in the north of Ethiopia-between the towns of Axum and Mekele are 20 very ancient Christian churches (about 120 in the entire region) carved out of solid mountains of granite. Axum is said to the be ...
Advantages: Not touristy, inexpensive, interesting history, safe Disadvantages: Poverty
If you are interested in a totally different experience, why not Ethiopia? We went to Ethiopia because it is an unusual destination, not many tourists, and has some unique history. When we arrived in Addis Ababa I got the shakes from the altitude (over 2,000 metres) but soon acclimatised. The altitude gives the capital city a very mild climate.
The hotel we stayed in was called the Gedera and was surprisingly comfortable for the $15US a night we paid. The room was tidy with hot water and cable tv, and breakfast was included. Staff were friendly and helpful. There are a number of other hotels in the same price range, but if you want to spend more then you could stay at the lushous Sheraton Hotel. But the hotel looks like an oasis of luxury surrounded by the poverty of shanty towns.
Its easy to get around Addis Abeba. We had a taxi ...
Advantages: Tracks 1,4 & 8 are great. Disadvantages: The rest soon get boring.
Ok, my second Sizzla review, but each album is so different, it might as well be the first. Released in 1999 this album ?Royal Son Of Ethiopia? sits between ?Freedom Cry? released the previous year and ?Be I Strong? released a couple months after.
If you are not familiar with Sizzla, he is one of the most prolific reggae artists and been caught up in his fair share of controversy. He?s released over 30 albums now and has both a good and bad track record. He?s released some of my favourite albums of all time, yet he?s also come out with a couple that don?t deserve a second listen. The reason why he produces the odd poor attempt at an album is probably down to it being rushed or simply experimenting with other genres and sounds.
There is a general rule you can always follow though with Sizzla ? his early albums in his career are ...
