Throwback Thursday's: Ethiopia // Part 1 (Context)
Hello Steemian friends,
It's another Throwback Thursday from @travelling-two.
Last week we concluded our recent trip to Hong Kong and so we're moving onto our next throwback trip, which was the trip prior to Hong Kong. We will be taking you to the heart (also known as the horn) of Africa - to Ethiopia.
Putting these next few Throwback Thursday's into context
This post has been a long time coming and we debated about getting one of our most recent memory out onto Steemit! We came back from Ethiopia on the 6th of January and joined Steemit on the 8th. However, it is best not to rush things and we wanted to build a following first before releasing our better content (not saying that the content we have released isn't good as it is...but you know what we mean).
Yet, this trip all started back in August when Becca decided she wanted to spend Christmas with her father in Ethiopia (where he is based for work) and she had asked Sam if he wanted to join her. Now, Sam has already been to Addis Ababa...airport and he considers that as 'visiting the country', so he said 'he didn't want to go back to a country he had already been to...'. This clearly annoyed Becca, but after a month or so of talking it out and waiting for her father's confirmation that he will be spending Christmas in Ethiopia, we booked our tickets to be there for roughly two weeks. Becca was super excited to see her dad again after a year or so as well as her siblings (sister, half brother and half sister).
What we had to prepare for was the long journey from Bangkok to the middle of the Bale Mountains National Park where her dad is based. This trip would take us 22 hours in total from door to door:
- Leave the house and it takes an hour to the airport
- 3 hours before the flight - check-in, duty free, late dinner and wait at Gate.
- 7.5 hour flight to Addis with Ethiopian Airlines - no entertainment as no ones screens were working!
- 1 hour in the airport getting on-arrival visas ($50 a month visa), baggage claim, baggage checks and met up with Becca's dad's long-term partner.
- 3 hours roaming around Addis - breakfast at the Hilton, three separate supermarket shopping trips as certain stores have certain items at certain prices and to finally get out of Addis busy streets.
- 2.5 hours into the drive - we stopped for lunch
- 4 hours later we find ourselves in the mist of a beautiful and diverse national park - Bale Mountains National Park
To make sure our calculations are right: 1 + 3 + 7.5 + 1 + 3 + 2.5 + 4 = 22
But let's back it up (rewind)
There is no or little forms of modern life out in the Bush of Africa, but there are absolutely stunning views and a re-connection with nature and life itself. The Bush will make or break you, there's no other way. Throw your phone out the window because there's hardly any cell reception, so you can forget asking about WiFi (let us pause to laugh). Although, it might not be Kenya, the phrase 'Hakuna Matata' can be used in these parts of Africa. The chilled and laid-back attitude to life means things take a while to happen and are much slower, but maybe that's our city/first-world minds thinking and we somehow got lost and out of touch with reality. We can tell you full heartily that our two weeks in Ethiopia brought life into perception again and we were very happy and excited to be there. We hope to show that through our next few Throwback Thursday's blog posts.
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Wow! Ethiopia looks so amazing! That picture of the two of you is incredible. I could just walk all the way to the horizon! Thank you for sharing this adventure!
Thank you very much Steve for your comment and upvote! We were incredibly happy in Ethiopia. Maybe because it was Christmas time or maybe because we did not have any distractions from modern life. We just did a detox and reset our systems.
It was amazing to see the surrounding areas and the sunsets every day. Breath-taking! We would come along on that walk to the horizon with you as we would go back for another adventure! :)
How often are you in Bangkok? I was just there for a couple weeks to visit my family. I was able to meet up with @mayasiam on this latest trip with my wife @loveself. It was so much fun to meet Steemit friends in person. I think for my next visit I would like to organize a larger meet up.
We live here and have been for the past year. Sam (half Thai/half English) started his masters last May and will finish by the end of this year. Becca worked in Cambodia last year, but has since taken up teaching English since last 2017.
We would be down for a meet-up with the larger Bangkok or even Thailand community. Mixture of Thais, Expats and passer-bys would be great to meet them all. Sam is actually going to attend a Steemit workshop (100Degrees) this weekend run by @maverickfoo. It's his first time doing such an event outside Malaysia and so, Sam is going to learn more about the platform and more importantly, meet some Steemians (new and old) in real life too. Unfortunately, Becca is teaching, but next time.
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Thank you @travelfeed for your comment, upvote and resteem! The triple slam dunk! We'll keep up the good work. You keep doing what you do best ;)
You guys send so many great vibes through your pictures and post! Really loving it! ❤
Thank you Gabriela! We're just writing what we see and how we feel and we're glad it resonates out! Spreading the love ❤️ We hope you're doing well and we have to pass by to read a few of your posts. Haven't been great this week with curating stuff from the travel Discord group. Need to change that.
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Wow, thank you so much!! ❤️🤗
O wow quite the journey
Just reading that makes me want to go and experience it for my self. It's got to be nice to just get away from modern life for a bit. Great Throwback guys !
Thanks @lalilands, yes that saying might sound dramatic, but some people are so use to the comforts of modern life that the Bush won't care for that. So, you would either change your mindset and go back to basics OR cry and tap out (if you can). It was great to write this post and put the next few Throwbacks into perspective. 😊
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Enjoy your amazing adventure!! Beautiful pictures
Thank you Phil! Hope you are doing well! Ethiopia was an amazing adventure and we will be showing more over the course of the next Throwback Thursday's :D