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The
Milllennium Cometh 'Yves
Stranger was born in England, raised in France,and
has lived in Ethiopia for five years. He regularly
writes about the country and is currently
developping the Addis Ababa Horse Farm, the place
to ride when in Ethiopia.' Ethiopia
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The Historic route
in the North as well as the marvelous parks of the
Rift Valley Lakes and wild game of the South and
the Southwest continue to attract tourists. Some of
the most important Holy Shrines of Islam in the
eastern, southern and northern parts of Ethiopia
are drawing in a large number of tourists. The
Walled City of Harar, which is celebrating its
First Millennium, has been recognized as a world
heritage site by UNESCO. "Dinkinesth," also
known as LUCY, continues a journey that began some
3.2 million years ago when she started to walk
upright. She will be touring America soon. We have
also taken note of the increasing number of
Ethiopian Diaspora who visit not only their home
and family members and friends, but also all the
tourist sports of the country. As part of the
mission to promote Ethiopia's image abroad.
Ethiopian and other stakeholders in the industry
have always been supportive of the endeavors, as
they have in making ATA's 32nd Congress possible. I
wish to take this opportunity to thank all these
institutions and individuals personally. The
convening of the 32nd Congress of the African
Travel Association (ATA) in Ethiopia at this
particular time is something that is highly valued
because we recognize ATA's rich experience and
knowledge Ethiopian cuisine is
unique by way of ceremony, flavor, color and
presentation. Wot, the national
dish, comes in many varieties - meat, fish, poultry
or vegetable - of hot pepper and spice stews which
are almost always accompanied by a fermented form
of unleavened bread called injera. Layers of the
bread are geometrically positioned in baskets
tables and spoonfuls of the different types of wot
are then attractively portioned out on top of them.
Then it's finger time, tearing off a piece of
injera and wrapping it around a chosen piece of
meat with savory sauce. The Ethiopians love
ornament, design and art and this is reflected not
only in the dress of the people but also in their
personal adornment. What about
architectural and engineering works? Axum chairs,
the konso people for their interiors designs, their
terracing works, the dry stonewalls, the totems and
the shield from the skins of wild animals. The
konso are on the verge of being registered by
UNESCO as world heritage. We should not forget the
historical encircling Harar wall and their
chairs Coffee to
Ethiopians is like tea to the British, the Japanese
or Moroccan who have an elaborate tradition known
as the tea ceremony. The main utensils used for
preparing coffee are mostly traditional or handmade
like the clay kettle (the jebena) the coffee
pounding apparatus (or the mukecha) It is
unimaginable to boil coffee in an aluminum
kettle." For information
e-mail: info@tourismethiopia.org,
or
tour-com@telecom.net.et
. Web site:http://www.tourismethiopia.org/pages/ethiopia.asp Editor's
Comments Continued:
There
were many bright spots at the ATA 33rd Annual
Congress, where
tourism industry experts from over 20 African
countries, North America, Europe, and Asia convened
in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia.
One was the presentation by Ethiopian Airlines CEO,
Mr. Girma Wake (below left). We have many friends
at Ethiopian Airlines and visited them often during
our month long stay. Mr. Wake's comments and video
clips will be presented on this web site
Stay
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Editor's
Comments:
En
route to Ethiopia last May our luggage was weighed
down with over 800 copies of Africa Travel Magazine
for delegates to Africa Travel Association's 32nd
Annual Congress. Would you believe the same
suitcases were just as full coming back? The
reason? They were stuffed with books, photos, DVDs
and journals on every aspect of life in Ethiopia -
culture, fashions, transportation, food, travel,
tourism, investment and business opportunities. In
12 years, our magazine and web Current searches of
Message
from H.E. Ambassador Dirir
With
a population of 67 million growing at a rate of 3%
per year, Ethiopia is the second most populous
country in Sub-Saharan Africa. Located in the
northeastern part of Africa, bordering Eritrea to
the north, Djibouti to the north east, Somalia to
the south east, Kenya to the South and Sudan to the
West, Ethiopia is the gateway to one of Africa's
most rapidly growing markets. Host of the African
Unity and the United Nations Economic Commission
for Africa (UNECA), Ethiopia has become Africa's
premiere hub for diplomacy and dynamic center for
commerce, investment and tourism. As one of the
oldest nations in the world, Ethiopia and its
people have an ancient culture and deep-rooted
values. Ethiopia has one of the lowest crime rates
in Africa.
Traditional
Ethiopian meals are normally washed down with tej,
a type of wine made from honey, or tella which is a
light, home-brewed beer manufactured from barley.
Ethiopia also produces a range of very palatable
yet inexpensive red and white wines.
The
Sidama, the Dorze and the Guraghe people are well
known for their beautiful bamboo woven houses. The
Dorze people are famous for their weaving skills to
the extend that the Dorze name has become
synonymous with the best woven cotton cloths in
Ethiopia.