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የመረጃ ቲቪ አባል በመሆን የሳተላይት ቲቪውን ቀጥታ ስርጭት፣ ወቅታዊ ዜናዎችን እና ትንተናዎችን፣ የመዝናኛ ፕሮግራሞችን፣ ስፖርት እና ሌሎችንም ዝግጅቶቻችንን በፍጥነት እና ጥራት ስልክዎ፣ ኮምፒዩተርዎ ወይም ቲቪዎ ላይ ማየት ይችላሉ። እዚህ ሊንክ ላይ በመጫን አባል ይሁኑ።

In 1976 I backpacked through Ethiopia during the final stages of an 11-month overland journey from Cape Town to Cairo. I was arrested for discussing capitalism, bitten to distraction by fleas, walked for three days to reach the holy city of Lalibela, and was forbidden to travel at night because of shifta (bandits). Nevertheless, it was one of the highlights of my African travels because of its cultural distinctiveness and gorgeous landscape.

During the trip I wrote home to my parents regularly, describing the highs and lows of our travels. They kept my letters, and I rediscovered them last October, when I decided to return to Ethiopia and see for myself the changes that had taken place.
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