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22 October 2023 / 1 Comment

Aunt Anna among beehives and Rastafarians in Ethiopia

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

The jeep makes its way uphill through the cedar forest of Gugebergen, the temperature drops and it is almost chilly, foggy and damp.

19 October 2023 / 2 Comments

Auntie Anna with the Karo and Konso tribe in Ethiopia

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

The Karotribe is the smallest tribe in terms of numbers, around 1000-3000 individuals. They live near the banks of the eastern Omo and Mago rivers.

17 October 2023 / 4 Comments

The Omo Valley in Ethiopia - Aunt Anna at the "zoo"

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

Located in an isolated part of south-west Ethiopia, the Omo Valley is the place where several minority groups live their daily lives around the Omo, Mara and Mago rivers. The area is on the UNESCO list, the cradle of civilisation can be seen in the form of human remains dating back 2.5 million years.

12 October 2023 / 9 Comments

Southern Ethiopia - Aunt Anna keeps on damming

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

Another market day in another dusty hole, Turmi, in southern Ethiopia, a leg-stretcher and good for the bum after x number of hours on terrible roads.

10 October 2023 / 2 Comments

Aunt Anna among coffee and pancakes in Ethiopia

Guest writer: Anna Nilsson Spets

It's Thursday morning and the market in Key Afar is already in full swing. There is a tourist on my forehead and my guide pays the entrance fee and gets strict orders regarding photography. I think about paying for photos and I quickly realise the rule of no money - no photos. 3 bucks per portrait photo. On the other hand, who wants to have a lens shoved in their face. The pear quickly disappears from the wallet and the circus can begin.