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Ethiopia
by Philip Briggs
Description
Of all the African nations, Ethiopia is most prone to misconceptions. The 1985 famine and the cracked barren earth of the Danakil Depression are not images quickly forgotten. This fully updated guide refocuses the lens to reveal an ancient country that continues to surpass all expectations: from the ancient Judaic cultures of the fertile highlands to the colourful animist people of the South Omo Valley, from the Afro-pine moorland of the Bale Mountains National Park to the thundering Blue Nile Falls. Taking you far off the beaten track, the author presents more of this expansive beautiful land, believed to be the cradle of humankind._x000D_
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Bradt's Ethiopia provides the most comprehensive coverage of any English-language guidebook on the market. Not only does it include towns and villages well off the beaten track, but it goes into greater depth than its competitors, with more detail on the history, culture and sights, and more opinionated and entertaining reviews of hotels and restaurants. In addition, it features detailed information on wildlife, national parks and trekking routes found in no other book._x000D_
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Endorsements
'Essential reading for anyone with the remotest interest in Ethiopia...a complete reference book to Ethiopia as well as an excellent travel guide.' Travel Africa_x000D_ _x000D_ 'An indispensable handbook for anyone wishing to visit Ethiopia.' _x000D_ The Guardian_x000D_ _x000D_ 'Thorough and reassuring, it provides all the practical and background information to make readers leap from their armchairs and visit this vast, magical country.' _x000D_ The Daily Telegraph_x000D_ _x000D_ "The Bradt Guide has almost everything you need to read about the country's history, tourist attractions and hotels, and proves itself to be an invaluable companion while in the country." _x000D_ SX News_x000D_ _x000D_ "Highly personal and informative guidebook ... his enthusiasm is reflected in every chapter." _x000D_ Business in Africa_x000D_ _x000D_ 'Readable, practical and authoritative'_x000D_ Bird Watching_x000D_ _x000D_ 'Offers an excellent and thorough overview of the country'_x000D_ The Times_x000D_ _x000D_ 'This guide gives detailed information on wildlife, national parks and trekking routes.'_x000D_ Trek & Mountain_x000D_ _x000D_ Recommended reading by National Geographic Traveller_x000D_ _x000D_ 'The best guidebook is one of the two editions by Philip Briggs; other options contain lots of mistakes.' The Sunday Telegraph_x000D_ _x000D_ 'Worth its weight in birr.' Mail on Sunday
Author Biography
Philip Briggs has been exploring Africa since 1986, when he spent several months backpacking on a shoestring from Nairobi to Cape Town. He has visited more than two dozen African countries in total and written about most of them for specialist travel and wildlife magazines including Africa Birds & Birding, Africa Geographic, BBC Wildlife, Travel Africa and Wanderlust. He first visited Ethiopia in 1994, on a four month trip to research the first edition of the Bradt guide, and has travelled there extensively since to research subsequent editions, accompanied by his wife, the travel photographer Ariadne Van Zandbergen. _x000D_ _x000D_ Kim Wildman has spent the better part of the last ten years crossing the African continent from end to end as a guidebook author, travel writer and wildlife photographer. During this time she has authored and updated more than 15 guidebooks including Bradt's Ghana and Tanzania. Kim has a degree in African Studies, attained from the University of Cape Town, and her feature articles have appeared in Travel Africa, abouTime, Planet Africa, The Sydney Morning Herald, and Voyageur.
Bradt Travel Guides Ltd
Bradt Travel Guides have a reputation as the pioneering publisher for tackling ‘unusual’ destinations, and producing colourful guidebooks which are entertaining as well as useful.
View all titlesBibliographic Information
- Publisher Bradt Travel Guides
- Publication Date September 2012
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9781841624143 / 1841624144
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 17.99 GBP
- Pages640
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Responsibilityby Kim Wildman, Philip Briggs.
- Edition6
- Dimensions216mm x 135mm mm
- Illustration16pp colour photos & 71 maps
- SeriesBradt Travel Guides
- Reference CodeBDZ0016923131
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