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  • Written by SirRichard on Aug 25, 2006
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    • Not a tourist trap really but you should be warned.
    While walking by the streets in touristic places, many young men and kids will approach to you offering themselves as guides. There are some "official" guides here and there (Gonder, This abay...) but most of them are just kids that wanna earn some extra money.
    If you don't need much info (dates, history...) is a good option to take one, as they will guide you around in the city and talk with the priests etc. Besides, they will take other guides away. The one I took in Gonder even invited me home and prepared a coffee ceremony with his family.
    Expect to pay them 3-5 USD per whole day.

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     An absoutely beautiful collection of works. Simply inspiring. Thank you.    		northeast80 Sat Oct 27, 2007 07:21 UTC
     What fantastic pages, informative and very interesting to look at, you get a real sense of the place through your paintings.
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     Your watercolor diaries are absolutely charming! I need to work on my Spanish though!    		Ekahau Thu Jun 21, 2007 22:08 UTC
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