by admin | Jan 5, 2019 | Africa, Ethiopia, Featured, People
I can hear the Ethiopian sirens echoing in the distance. Tunes of Ethio-Jazz are getting more and more insistent. The second part of my Love story with Africa is about to start again… “Africa is difficult because nothing is never certain. But yet the beauty is...
by admin | Jan 15, 2018 | Africa, Ambiance, City, Ethiopia, Featured, Landscape, Night, People, Places
It has sort of become my own tradition to close a chapter of a trip… And to do so, I short-list roughly 30-35 pictures of my favorite ones. It might sound like a lot, but considering that I had 5’000+ at the beginning, I think it is after all pretty...
by admin | Jan 12, 2018 | Africa, Ambiance, Ethiopia, Landscape, Night, People, Places, Sunset & Sunrise
Last but not least on the program, a group of 5 Swiss coffee aficionados and interested customers came all the way to Ethiopia to meet up with the coffee farmers. The underlying idea was for them to get a deeper understanding of the coffee value chain, from the cherry...
by admin | Jan 11, 2018 | Africa, Ambiance, Ethiopia, People, Places
After a successful day at the Qottaa School, we are heading to Bufeta Gibe, a village close to Limmu, to implement the 2nd social project (i.e. the Energy Break for kids). So now that you know everything about Direct Coffee and the mission in Ethiopia (if not,...
by admin | Jan 9, 2018 | Africa, Ethiopia, People
Heading to Jimma to meet up with my friend Michael, co-founder of the social venture Direct Coffee. Attention note to the readers: this article will be a bit longer, as it sets the backbone/purpose of the whole trip. So feel free to read it carefully, to thumb it...
by admin | Jan 5, 2018 | Africa, Ambiance, City, Ethiopia, People, Places
Sometimes you have to seize unexpected opportunities when they appear. Touching ground in sub-Saharan Africa for the first time. Well I can say straight away that I was fantasizing about the African continent for quite some time, albeit it wasn’t on the top...
