Entries from September 2007

September 13, 2007

Ethiopia Rings in New Millennium

Celebrations have been taking place in the streets of Addis Ababa as Ethiopia ushers in the new Millennium.
The country uses the calendar of the Coptic Orthodox Church – which means the year 2000 began at midnight on Wednesday (2100GMT on Tuesday).
Fireworks lit up the sky above the city, as revellers gathered in the streets [...]

September 3, 2007

A Quest for Romance…

We’ve just been informed that as of November, travelers can enjoy a Kenyan safari in the style of Denys Finch Hatton, Karen Blixen and Beryl Markham… in a Waco biplane.

These popular biplanes were originally manufactured in the 1920’s and 1930’s by Weaver Aircraft Company hence the rather off name, Waco. They were considered to be [...]