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February 28, 2005Never Trust a Pyramid SchemeEgypt is a land of amazing historical monuments and for this it is best known. We arrived in Cairo unprepared for these monuments or for the transition from sub-Saharan Africa to Arab North Africa. Our plane went from Ethiopia to...Read this update February 27, 2005My WifeShe's asleep upstairs which gives me some time to write this. I wanted to put down some thoughts about Louise that i have had since the wedding. As most of you reading this will know Louise had a tough time...Read this update February 26, 2005Tyson's World of Facts and FiguresAs at 26 February 2005 Countries visted: 8 - Malaysia, South Africa, Tanzania (pronounced Tan-zany-a), Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Sudan (I did a short dance on the tarmac much to the amusement of a Sudanese airport policeman), Egypt. Times across the...Read this update February 22, 2005A visit with the pastThe travellers have returned to Addis which means warm showers, busy streets and importantly internet access! We have just had the most amazing week in the north of the country. Tourism is a pretty new concept here (as our destinations...Read this update February 13, 2005Coffee and a ChatAnd so the travels continue... There's been so much to do and see in Addis. Museums, cathedrals and palaces are dotted right around the city and they tell the story not only of Ethiopia as a country, but of human...Read this update Observations about EthiopiaEthiopia is so unlike the rest of Africa that we've seen that we thought we'd paint a fuller picture of the country for you. Below are justr some of the things that have struck us: 1. Ethiopia was never colonised,...Read this update February 09, 2005Tyson's World of Facts and FiguresAs at 9 February 2005 Countries visted: 6 - Malaysia, South Africa, Tanzania (pronounced Tan-zany-a), Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia Times across the Equator: 7 Methods Travelled: 11 - Plane, ferry, dhow, car, London Taxi, bongo van, raft, boda boda, river boat,...Read this update Hey Ferengi!Here we are in Addis Ababa. Imagine dusty streets filled with crazy Russian taxis, buses, donkeys and flocks of sheep. Imagine shouts of "You! You!" or "Hey ferengi!" wherever you go accompanied by wide smiles and handshakes (this morning we...Read this update February 06, 2005Water, water everywhere and i end up in the drink!Here in the beautiful, modern and thoroughly exciting Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi (again!) we have time to update you on our second week in Uganda. The over riding theme is water. Rafting it, watching it, buying it and...Read this update February 01, 2005Pictures and stuff (well actually just pictures)Here are our photos so far. You can watch us both get progressively more crusty (and watch Tyson's facial hair grow). View image "The Happy Couple" View image "Squatters Camp -Soweto" View image "Tyson in our suite at Emerson and...Read this update |
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