{"id":474,"date":"2010-11-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/?p=474"},"modified":"2020-06-13T14:07:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-13T18:07:54","slug":"photo-friday-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/photo-friday-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Friday: Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite what you may have heard, Ethiopia is not starving. It is green, lush, and full of life and culture. It is diverse and amazing. From the highlands in the north to the tribal lands of the south, to the religious and historical sites to the stunning landscapes, Ethiopia offers something for everyone. We spent a month in the country. You should, too.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/estimate\/Ethiopia\">Travel costs for Ethiopia<\/a><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-474 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_0994-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ethiopian Woman\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-487\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-487'>\n\t\t\t\tA woman carrying wood down to her village\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/4105046763_ec2d954569_b-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Mursi Woman\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-488\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-488'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Mursi tribe of southern Ethiopia\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_0496-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Ethiopian Boy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-481\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-481'>\n\t\t\t\tThis Ethiopian boy lives in a small village by Lake Tana, the source of the Nile River\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_0784-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Old Man\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-484\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-484'>\n\t\t\t\tThis old man came for a celbration in one of the rock churches of Lalibela\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_0913-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Lalibela\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-486\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-486'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the rock chuches of Lalibela\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_0813-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Celebration\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-485\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-485'>\n\t\t\t\tA religious celbration in one of the rock churches of Lalibela\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_0743-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Lalibela\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-483\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-483'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of the rock churches of Lalibela\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.budgetyourtrip.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMG_0613-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Axum Market\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-482\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-482'>\n\t\t\t\tThe market in Axum\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Got some travel photos you want to share? 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