So I took a flight from Lailabela to Addis and the plan then was to go to Somaliland. Yes that is in Somalia.I needed to get a visa from Addis which I'd been told was pretty easy to get. To Somaliland is actually its own country, after the collapse of Somalia, Somaliland secured its own borders. It has its own Parliament and laws. Education is on the increase and this has been done by virtually no foreign investment.This is pretty unheard in Africa. Unfortunately...

So caught the flight to Lailabela, the whole reason I wanted to come to Ethiopia in the first place. Id first seen pictures of the rock-hewn churches when I was first planning my round the world trip. At the time Ethiopia seemed like a far, distance scary land. However now know it to be a warm, friendly and very welcoming place, full of weird and wonderful sites that really test your preconceptions. The Lonely Planet says that 'you don't go to Ethiopia for a holi...