Lalibela and my soul to keep May15

Lalibela and my soul...

Having read the excellent sci-fi novel “My Soul To Keep” by Tananarive Due, I was familiar with the town of Lalibela which featured as “the city of priests and rock-hewn churches” in the story. As much as I had trouble to stop reading this great novel, I found it...

De-Birring tourists at the rock-hewn churches of Tigray May13

De-Birring tourists ...

A visit to the Tigray region, in the northern part of Ethiopia is a must for any visitor on the historic circuit through this country. This region is bordering Eritrea and Sudan. Although the travel advisory of the Swiss government did warn about visits to this area, Evgeny and I found it to...