by john7 | Oct 3, 2013 | African Tales
Each of these four maps of Africa has a story to tell about Africa.For my stories about Africa, please scroll down to the index on the right called “Other Schrapnel” where you'll see “Africa Tales” and “Congo Stories.”This first...
by john7 | May 4, 2013 | African Tales
In January I had the great pleasure to travel with my brother Tim and with two new friends from Italy, Ester and Giulio. We hired a vehicle to travel from Gonder to Axum through the Simien Mountains. The 350 kilometer journey took the better part of a day. Or, I...
by Admin | Feb 24, 2013 | African Tales
This story is a collaboration between me and my brother. All these photos were shot by my brother Tim (pelling.com) while we travelled together in December into January 2013. He sent me this batch and those under the title “Some People in Ethiopia”.The...
by Admin | Feb 24, 2013 | African Tales
These first five images are from the raucous and fun livestock market in Lalibela. Now we're in the capital Addis Ababa, which is a place of hustle and bustle. And all kinds of different people. When you're in a country of 88 million or so people, you're...
by john7 | Jan 15, 2013 | African Tales
We'll have to leave the wonderful folks of Gonder for just a bit to have a quick tour of the castle and it's several outbuildings. Or, as the self-appointed archeologists call it “the royal enclosure.” This castle was built as the home of King...
by john7 | Jan 14, 2013 | African Tales
Gonder is in the northwestern part of Ethiopia and best know for it's medieval-like castle. But I found the people in the streets most fascinating. Okay, we'll start with a couple of images of the famous castle (built in the 1600s, but looking very much like...
