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...
by admin | May 25, 2017 | Americas, City, People, Places, USA
Back on the road again, this time in the Southern State of Louisiana… Dear All, I left you a few months ago after one of the greatest trip of my life in Iceland. Back then, it was all about getting lost in mother nature, chasing auroras and mostly discover some...
by admin | Dec 18, 2016 | Ambiance, City, Europe, Italy, Landscape, Night, People, Places, Sunset & Sunrise
In May 2016, a close friend of mine, Miko, got married in Italy, in the Tuscany region. Hence, I took a few days off before and after the wedding to drive through those beautiful landscapes. On the agenda, besides one of the greatest wedding I attended, good food and...