Journal · ማስታወሻ
Field
notes
Short pieces on the calendar, coffee and the seasons, written to be useful before you travel.
Calendar · 4 min
Two o'clock, or eight? It depends whose clock
Ethiopian time, the thirteenth month, and how to read a date in Addis without missing your lunch.
Coffee · 5 min
The third cup is the blessing
A coffee ceremony in an Addis living room, round by round, and why you shouldn't leave after the first.
Planning · 6 min
When to go: the south and east, month by month
Dry season, harvest, the small rains and the long ones, read against the thirteen months.
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