My lack of blogging over the last few weeks is because of the two adventures above: 10 days exploring Ethiopia followed by 10 days traveling in Jordan and Palestine. My friend Bryce and I went to Ethiopia in late November. We decided to navigate the northern historical loop, traveling clockwise starting in Addis Ababa, then Bahir Dar, Gondar, Axum, Lalibela, and back to Addis. Highlights from that trip included exploring the lake monasteries of Bahir Dar (one of which gave me the first exclusive privilege of taking photographs), climbing a 40 meter sheer cliff to access the mountain monastery of Debre Damo, and taking a motorcycle ride into the beautiful backcountry of Lalibela.
The second trip was with my girlfriend Julie, who flew out here from Portland for Christmas. Highlights of that trip included swimming in Aqaba, drinking wine under the stars at Feynan Eco-Lodge, walking through the old city in Jerusalem on Christmas Eve, and our wonderful cottage overlooking the Sea of Galilee. More pictures and stories from that trip to follow.
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