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camel migration

a bible in ge'ez (the ancient language used in the ethiopian orthodox church) on display in a little...

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Uploaded on Jul 4, 2009

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in djibouti, camels move east in late winter, so as to enjoy the fresh sea-side air. it's often very...

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Uploaded on Jan 26, 2009

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dusk

psychadelic

i think sometimes people outside ethiopia think that i live in a tent or something. so here's a nice...

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Uploaded on Jan 4, 2009

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the gheralta in tigray is beautiful - and you almost expect that a cowboy is going to come riding by...

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Uploaded on Oct 29, 2008

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glassworks

fruit paraphanalia

Mekele in Tigray is a really nice, laid-back town

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Uploaded on Oct 26, 2008

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while wandering around mekele a few weeks ago, we wandered in to this place. run down, only...

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Uploaded on Oct 26, 2008

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stripes and umbrella

reminder

a photo from a trip i took down to southern nations region last november - the crowd had gathered to...

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Uploaded on Sep 22, 2008

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There are a few rusty old tanks on the road from Mekele to Adigrat in northern Ethiopia. A reminder...

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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2008

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horse makeover

calm

I was at the opening of a centre in Adigrat last week, and the whole town was out in full regalia -...

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Uploaded on Sep 7, 2008

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i've been looking through my photos from iceland over the last few days - and have found some gems...

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Uploaded on Aug 24, 2008

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countryside

contemplation

one thing i really miss when i'm in ethiopia is open countryside. there are so many people...

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Uploaded on Aug 24, 2008

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wherever i went in iceland, the benches were always in spectacular locations for sitting and...

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Uploaded on Aug 24, 2008

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murderous intrigue

deck chair

i'm involved in a theatre group here in addis - unfortunately i wasn't in the country for the last...

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Uploaded on Aug 21, 2008

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I spent the weekend at Lake Langano - so nice to get away from rainy addis. it's so strange there...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2008

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slide into a lake of tea

flickooperation

brown brown water. the lodge we stayed in is on the opposite side of the lake to the place where i...

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Uploaded on Aug 17, 2008

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At the St. Patrick's Day Charity Ball this year I asked lots of flickr photographers to allow me to...

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Uploaded on Aug 6, 2008

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Comeragh Mountains

party time

Some of the photographers asked me to take photos of their tables. I'm really sorry, but I forgot...

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Uploaded on Aug 6, 2008

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Cuisle came over from Ireland to play at the ball for the second year, and they were fantastic. My...

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Uploaded on Aug 6, 2008

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