Podcast
Ethiopia Travel Podcast with Dawit Bekele
Episodes
Gonder: First Day, Castles, and the Long Road UpDawit arrives in Gonder after a short, tense road hop from Gorgora, settles into a guesthouse, and walks the wet streets past Fasil Ghebbi. He reflects on the security situation, t…
- The Last Birr in Gorgora, Lake at Full
On his final full day in Gorgora, Dawit takes one last boat trip, settles his bill at the guesthouse, and reflects on the cost of slow living by Lake Tana before heading east to La…
- Gorgora's Last Day and the Lake at Full
Dawit spends his final day in Gorgora before heading east, taking one last tankwa crossing to a monastery, checking in on the new eco resort, and reflecting on the town's quiet tra…
- Gorgora's Last Rain and the New Year's Promise
In the final days of the kiremt season, Dawit walks the high-water shoreline of Lake Tana, checks in on the new Gorgora Eco Resort's arrival, and reflects on the town's quiet rhyth…
- The Lake at Full, Ospreys and Ruins
On day four in Gorgora, Dawit explores the rocky shoreline at Lake Tana's seasonal high, watches ospreys hunt, visits Susenyos' palace ruins, and reflects on the slow rhythms of th…
- Ashenda Drums and the New Gorgora
On day three in Gorgora, Dawit experiences the tail end of the Ashenda festival, checks out the new eco lodge's impact on the waterfront, and considers the town's future against it…
- Monastery Hops and the Weight of History
Dawit spends a full day on Lake Tana, taking a tankwa boat to Mandaba Medhane Alem and walking through the forest to Birgida Maryam. He reflects on the legacy of Emperor Susenyos,…
- Gorgora: Rain, Ruins, and the Lake at Full
Dawit arrives in Gorgora after a wet road trip from Bahir Dar, settles into a lakeshore guesthouse, explores the old Portuguese cathedral ruins and Susenyos' palace, and watches a…
- The Airport, The Stadium, and a Last Coffee
On his final full day in Bahir Dar, Dawid checks in on the city's new airport terminal and the stadium buzzing ahead of the Senegal match, then walks the lakefront as thunderstorms…
- The Last Rain and the Blue Nile's Roar
On his final full day in Bahir Dar, Dawit walks to the Blue Nile Falls at full flood, crosses the river by local boat, and reflects on the power of the water, the city's rapid chan…
- The Call of the Water Hyacinth
Dawit spends his eleventh day in Bahir Dar observing the annual battle against water hyacinth on Lake Tana, talking with locals about the lake's health, and reflecting on the city'…
- Ferry Lines and the Lake's Morning Light
Dawit takes the public ferry across Lake Tana, walks the waterfront as the city wakes, and shares what daily life in Bahir Dar actually costs — from a roadside ful breakfast to the…
- Falls at Full Roar, Bargains at the Marina
Dawit spends a full day in Bahir Dar learning the local cost of living, from breakfast to an evening meal, embracing the rainy season and body-level effects of the Blue Nile. He en…
- The Monastery Without a Island
On his eighth day in Bahir Dar, Dawit takes the public ferry to Kibran Gebriel, the male-only island monastery, shares buna with a priest, and grapples with the rules, the politics…
- The Stadium Rising, the Lake Holding
On day seven in Bahir Dar, Dawit visits the new international stadium construction, shares a buna with workers, and reflects on the city's push for modernity against the ancient rh…
- The Stadium and the Lake's Rhythms
Dawit explores Bahir Dar's new stadium construction, savors the city's coffee culture at a local cafe, and reflects on the daily life, costs, and politics of living by Lake Tana du…
- Papyrus Boats and the Blue Nile's Pulse
Dawit spends his fifth day in Bahir Dar watching tankwa boats on Lake Tana, visiting the fish market and a craft workshop, and reflecting on the river's power and the region's tens…
- Rain, Renewal, and the Rhythm of Bahir Dar
Dawit spends a rainy day in Bahir Dar, exploring the new airport terminal, the lakeshore fish market, and the city's evolving urban landscape, all while reflecting on the Blue Nile…
- The Thunder Below: Living Beside the Blue Nile
Dawit spends a rainy day in Bahir Dar exploring the thundering Blue Nile Falls at full flood, crossing the historic Portuguese bridge, and reflecting on the river's immense power a…
- Lake Tana, Boat Trips, and the Blue Nile
Day two in Bahir Dar: Dawit explores the lakeshore, takes a boat to the Zege Peninsula monasteries, visits Ura Kidane Mihret at full flood, and reflects on the Blue Nile's power an…
