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23 Sep 2019 2 minute read 0 comments casperBGD
Repost from my steemit account - @casperbgd Introduction of blockchain and crypto currencies made a lot of noise in the press, especially with BTC reaching all time high at the end of 2017, and altcoin season that was following uprise of BTC in tha...
23 Sep 2019 2 minute read 2 comments joshman
In case you missed my previous posts about Fasil Ghebbi, be sure to take a look at Part 1 and 2. In this post we will continue to explore the grounds and look at the castles we explored previously from a more creative perspective. We will also exami...
20 Sep 2019 1 minute read 4 comments joshman
In case you missed my previous post about Fasil Ghebbi, be sure to take a look at Part 1. Continuing on from Fasilides' castle we'll take a look at some other features of the compound, including buildings commissioned by his son Yohannes I, and grand...
20 Sep 2019 2 minute read 4 comments joshman
Fasil Ghebbi is a large royal compound located in the heart of Gondar City in Northern Ethiopia. Gondar is a short domestic flight from the modern capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa. It contains several buildings built over the course of the 16th-17th...
19 Sep 2019 2 minute read 5 comments joshman
This will be my closing blog entry from my trip to Lalibela. I had some more photos from about town I wanted to share, but they didn't really have a central theme besides that. Despite the rainy weather, this was one of those trips where everything j...
18 Sep 2019 2 minute read 2 comments joshman
If you missed my previous post, Hiking To Hudad Plateau, Ethiopia (Part 1), please give that a visit before proceeding. Once we reached the Hudad plateau, we had the opportunity for some well-deserved rest. This included some fasting-friendly lunch...
18 Sep 2019 2 minute read 2 comments joshman
After the short hike to Ashetan Maryam (Saint Mary) Monastery, we continued on towards Hudad Plateau, a 3200m high mountaintop at the edge of the Simien Mountains. The day was still very overcast and at times a thick fog would roll in. The hike itsel...
18 Sep 2019 2 minute read 1 comment joshman
In this post, we take to the sea, specifically the Gulf of Tadjoura. The gulf is one of the few reasons tourists actually visit Djibouti, and you will see why. To find the most pristine beaches and crystal clear water, you must make your way several...
6 Sep 2019 3 minute read 1 comment newshub
What is Bitsika? The Bit Sika app is simple to use remittance platform which aims to provide quick money transfer services to users across the globe. Created mainly for Africa to help curb the high-cost monetary transactions, the app also provides re...
5 Sep 2019 1 minute read 7 comments joshman
Note: This is a repost of content from a previous blog article on my website titled So So Salty Lake Assal, Djibouti in Ten Photos from 10/26/2018, with some additional information. In this post we will travel outside of the city to Lake Assal. Lake...
