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Ethiopia Engraved New Edition/short review

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on November 21, 2014 by UthiopiaFebruary 17, 2019

Ethiopia, from the 6th century Greek traveller Cosmas to the 19th century London Illustrated News depictions of the noble Abyssinian king Theodoros reclining amidst his tame lions, has long incited the imagination of artists – and from Theseus delivering Andromeda … Continue reading →

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Gudu the Highland Horse Market

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on October 20, 2014 by UthiopiaApril 23, 2020

When I first went to Gudu just a few years ago, there were a few mud houses, and no electricity. Today, Ethiopian pop blasts out of three or four coffee houses – and they even have espresso machines. A hotel … Continue reading →

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Le Syllabaire Abyssin

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on September 11, 2014 by UthiopiaFebruary 17, 2019

    Contes d’Abyssinie à la manière de Schwob et sous la forme sibylline d’un fidélaire abyssin – (33 chapitres correspondant aux 33 symboles majeurs de l’alphasyllabaire g’eez). Un homage à Jean-Michel Cornu de Lenclos (Saigon, Indochine, 13 juin 1956 … Continue reading →

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The Zara Yacob Trail March 2003/ some pictures

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on April 4, 2013 by UthiopiaJuly 9, 2023

The Zara Yacob Trail has rode out and back again! We rode over the Entoto hills, across the rivers of northern Shoa and through the forest of Menagesha Suba – and even sometimes into the night! – all the way … Continue reading →

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My kingdom for a mule! Travels in Menz

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on November 12, 2012 by UthiopiaFebruary 17, 2019

  “The best place in the world is on the back of a horse, and the best thing to do in time is to read a book” Tells us the, allegedly, Arabic proverb – and who am I to disagree, … Continue reading →

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The Zara Yacob Trail : Arrival in Suba

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on July 18, 2012 by UthiopiaJuly 9, 2023

                                 

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The Zara Yacob Trail : 4th leg (Sirti to Solulta)

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on July 18, 2012 by UthiopiaJuly 9, 2023

                                 

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The Zara Yacob Trail : 3rd leg (Mendida to Sirti)

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on July 5, 2012 by UthiopiaJuly 9, 2023

               

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The Zara Yacob Trail : 1rst leg (Ankober to Debre Berhan)

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on June 16, 2012 by UthiopiaJuly 9, 2023

  Equus Ethiopia trail blazed the first edition of the 300Km  Zara Jacob Trail last week. It runs from the forest of Wof Washa (near Debre Birhan, on the Eastern Escarpment) and the Ankober Palace Lodge  to Menagesha Suba (a … Continue reading →

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The Chinaman, the Bad and the Ugly

|ዩ| UTHIOPIA: Ethiopia in Utopia Posted on May 19, 2012 by UthiopiaFebruary 17, 2019

Equus just finished another trek to the forest of Menagesha Suba, and the guest and horses pulled in safely – and just about dry! – this Friday. Our guest, Eric Sorensen, whom if I am to believe the guide who … Continue reading →

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