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Athens is a pretty awesome city to party in. There is an electric vibe goin' on every night in this city, and you won't want to miss it!
The clubbing scene is much larger than the bar scene (at least from my perspective). Greeks are all about dancing all night to their favorite electronic music tunes.
Many of the famous clubs are located right on the beach coast. It is known that several big name international DJ's stop by Athens to play a show and get the crowd going. Hopefully you stop by Athens in the summer months, because this is when the party really kicks off!
Keep in mind that the clubs don't open until 11PM(ish) and they go all night long. I wouldn't show up until at least 1, because peak hours are between 2-4AM and they won't close until 7.
But don't worry if clubbing isn't your thing, because there is a huge music scene from jazz to rock and local music that play everywhere in the city. You can easily find an outdoor bar with a live band, and lots of people causally drinking and hanging out.
Which leads me to my next point, that much of the nightlife is spilled out on the streets of the city. There are bars everywhere which gives Athens such a positive and vibrant atmosphere. The bars, too, don't close until 4 or 5AM, so you can still party all night if you don't want to go clubbing!
The majority of the nightlife in Athens takes place in the areas of Psiri, Plaka and Thissio. All 3 districts have tons of clubs, bars and good times!
Don't forget to learn the Top 10 Greek Words so you can hit on those sexy Greeks
Here is my list of the best places to party in Athens!
Disclaimer: The following list of clubs and bars was put together mostly from my own personal experiences, but also with the addition of my friends recommendations. Things may have changed over the years, so I am trying my best to keep this list updated. If I missed something, please comment so I can add it to the list! Enjoy
*Top Clubs*
#1. Venue
Club Venue is a great place to get a local taste of Athenian nightlife. It just reached #30 at DJ Mag's poll for the top 100 clubs in the world!
This club is enormous, and usually hosts big-name international DJ's on weekends. Previous DJ's that have played here include Tiesto, Armin Van Buuren, Steve Angello, Thomas Gold and tons more!
But what makes Venue soexceptional?
The geometrical shapes, candle fountains with lava stones, led roof screens, metallic dance podiums, crystalline walls with violet twilight lighting make this club exceptional. Venue also has THREE decently sized stages! Locals love to go to this club, which makes it that much better in my opinion. The place to be is the VIP section located behind the DJ booth if you can afford it. This clubs is only open in winter months and on Friday & Saturday nights. If you go to Venue, get ready to have one of the best nights of your life!
130 Pireos, Athens Greece 11854
#2. Villa Mercedes
During daytime, Villa Mercedes is an upper-class and delicious restaurant. By night, it turns into a club where big-name DJ's will begin to perform and the dance floor becomes becomes packed.
During summertime, this is one of the hottest clubs in Athens. The sound system is top notch, and there is a VIP area in the middle of the club. There are some fancy decorations around this club, like super nice chandeliers hanging from the ceilings and the walls are covered in fabric. If you want to experience authentic Greek nightlife, then Villa Mercedes is the place for you! The atmosphere is great and the people are very friendly. If you happen to be in Athens on a Sunday night, stop by Villa mercedes because Sunday's are always the most popular nights!
Andronikou & Tzaferi 11 (Pireos Street Annex), Athens
#3. Club Blend
Club Blend is all about live electronic dance music. Blend has been the frontrunner in the electronic scene in Athens for the last 2 decades. Over the years, Club Blend has hosted a number of international DJ's such as Tiesto, Fedde Le Grand, Mark Knight, Luciano and hundreds more!
You will find only pure, high quality music and sound at this club. The capacity is a whopping 700+ people, so the experience will be something to remember forever. Everyone will talk about this club if you are in Athens, so check it out for yourself and I promise you won't regret it!
Aristofanous 11, Psiri, 10554 Athens
Located in the Psiri district
*Top Bars*
#1. Brettos Bar
Brettos is the oldest distillery and one of the most well-known bars in Athens. Inside, you will find hundreds of lights and colorful bottles that are decorating the walls (shown in pic). Brettos is also home to a huge variety of Greek wine.
This historic bar is the best place to grab a drink with your friends at any time of the day, and also a great place to meet people. The atmosphere is very low key, with soft music usually playing in the background. You will fall in love with the authenticity of this place, and the friendly environment that makes up Brettos Bar.
Kydathinaion 42, Plaka, Athens, Greece
Located right below the Acropolis!
K44 used to be a two story warehouse, and has now turned into an awesome and popular bar. It attracts hipsters and the alternative arts scene in Athens. Even if you are not into alternative arts, it is still worth checking this bar out for the cultural experience.
The front bar has alternative DJ's every night and sometimes they host special events. Upstairs is an art studio. This all-night bar is known for launching new music talent form indie to electro, with events on most nights of the week. K44 also hosted the annual Young Designers International Trade Show, and is credited with a very creative crowd.
Leoforos Konstantinoupoleos 33 Gazi, Athens
Metro Stop: Keramikos
#3. Booze Cooperative
Booze Cooperative is a laid-back hipster bar during the daytime. It is full of young Athenians hanging out, playing chess and backgammon with their friends, and working on their Macbook Pros on a long wooden table (6 meters long).
By nighttime is a different story. Booze Cooperative transforms into a lively atmosphere, packed with locals and good music. Upstairs, there is a theatre and in the basement there is an art exhibition. There is also a game room, a beer pong room, a quiet room and a loud room. Booze Cooperative is really a unique bar that will reel you in for hours!
Kolokotroni 57, Athens, Greece
Metro Stop: Monastiraki
I hope you enjoy partying in Athens!!

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Things that leak are
bad. If your hot water tank leaks, you might ruin your basement. If
your furnace leaks, you might get blown up. And if your device leaks, you
might not be able to sell your products in the EU.
Ok, maybe the later
isn't as bad as being blown up, but it will probably have more of an impact on
the business of design. There are some new standards proposed for major
devices. From an article on vnunet
Eco-design Regulatory Committee this week endorsed standby limits proposed by
the European Commission. These limits would be introduced through the 2005 Eco-design Directive, which provides a framework for rules
covering any class of electrical device used in households and offices, such as
TVs, computers and microwave ovens. The next stage in the EU legislative
process will see the proposals debated by the European Parliament.The
proposals aim to set a maximum power consumption for standby of either one or
two watts from 2010, depending on the type of product. In 2013, the admissible
power consumption levels would drop to 0.5W or 1W.
From the European Council for
an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee)
"This first measure under the Ecodesign
Directive[1]will drastically reduce standby
electricity consumption of household and office products. It is a concrete
contribution to reach the EU's energy efficiency and climate protection
targets, while saving citizens' money", remarked Energy Commissioner
Andris Piebalgs.
Just to see if the US
is behind the times, or with them, I went and looked up the Energy
Star 8.0 requirements:
B. Standby: To qualify as ENERGY STAR
under both Tier 1 and Tier 2 of this specification, TVs, TV Combination Units,
Television Monitors, and Component Television Units must not exceed power
consumption of 1 watt in Standby. Additionally, this lowest power consuming
Standby must be the default Standby for the TV as shipped to consumers.
Measurements are to be taken without a POD module, if present on the product,
So, with the
increasing demands for functionality, how are systems designers going to
accomplish these tight power requirements? Because this really is a
system level problem – the person designing the TV must consider the tube, the
electronics, the software – all the functions. And must consider them
early enough in the design cycle to be able to do something about it.
With these restrictions, it is no use to anyone to get to tapeout only to
discover that the device consumes 2W.
The other interesting
thing is that this really means that power is for everyone. I've been
going around the world now for a number of years discussing the Cadence Low
Power Solution. And, I've heard from a number of people that, "we're not
wireless, so we really don't care about power." Or if they did care about
power, it was a just a system cost since they'd need bigger power supplies and
bigger heat sinks, and the cost could be managed. Those days are
over. With the standards above, and with the increasing attention paid to
Green Initiatives, power is now a system requirement for pretty much
I'd like to
understand from the user community – what changes do you think this will have
on the design environment? Will we start to see pre-qualified pieces of
IP (hardware and software) with standby leakage modes measured and
certified? Will we see different software development methods so as to
minimize the average power? Are new performance metrics – flop per watt,
say – in our future? How are we going to set and track system level power
requirements throughout the design process, and throughout the design
chain? And what have I not even thought of? Let's get a dialog
Oh, and fix that
leak. My first car, a1974 Plymouth Duster, leaked oil like a sieve.
This certainly wasn't green, and certainly didn't help my car last too
long. Leaks are bad no matter the source.
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Native Americans submitted more than 2,500 pages of wills and probate records to the Bureau of Indian Affairs. These records span the period 1911 to 1921 and, with a few exceptions, pertain to Indian families living in the Plains and several western states. Author Jeff Bowen, who has been transcribing these wills for publication, has here added a fifth volume to his series Indian Wills, 1911-1921. Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. As a rule, the records included identify the names of the testator, residence, heirs, a description of any real estate transferred in the will, names of executors and witnesses, and other particulars commonly found in probate records. The majority of the wills are of western origin, and the following tribes predominate in them: Apache, Chippewa, Comanche, Kiowa, Klamath, Omaha, Osage, and Winnebago. In all, genealogists will discover references to about 1,200 individuals in these pages, every one of whom is referenced in the complete name index at the back of the volume.
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U.S. PATIENCE GROWING THIN IN HAGGLING OVER BASES IN THE PHILIPPINESThe last scheduled review of the Military Bases A greement (M]3A)! giving the United States access to Philippine bases at Clark Air Field and Subic Bay is reaching a critical phase. Though the current MBA runs through September 199 1, Manila is using this review of the last two years of the MBA to press W ashington to pay more in military and economic assistance; Manila refuses even to talk about a new MBA or bases treaty until this review is concluded. Philippine Foreign Secretary Raul Manglapus has been in the U.S. since September 11 taking a hard line o n the bases and raising the ante. As a result of his demands, American policy makers are contemplating the once unthinkable: abandoning Clark and Subic and building new bases in the region. The U.S., of course, wants to continue a mutually beneficial-relat i6nship with the- Philippines, but American patience is running thin. Manglapus's occasionally nasty and even spiteful rhetoric of the past several months may be stretching this patience to the breaking point. If the U.S. has to move, it will, even though a withdrawal would be costly for the U.S. and damaging to Philippine security. Long-Time Foe. Manglapus flatly opposed U.S. use of Philippine bases before he was appointed Foreign Secretary last October by President Corazon Aquino. Though he has not used his current position to oppose the bases explicitly, Manglapus has been asserting that the bases do not help defend the Philippines, are not relevant in the Philippines' battle against communist insurgents, and, save for Si ngapore, are not publicly supported by other non-communist Southeast Asian countries. For Manglapus, the bases are still'pait of some sort of U.S. imperial "manifest destiny." Manglapus, however, seems to represent only a tiny portion of his countrymen's v iews. A recent poll reveals that about 70 percent of Filipinos support the U.S. presence. So does the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Philippine Defense Secretary Fidel Ramos states that U.S. forces in the Philippines contribute to its external def e nse. In addition, says Ramos, the AFP needs the U.S. military aid provided as part of the compensation for the bases to battle the insurgency led by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).'The CPP is now '! contesting control of about 20 percent of the countryside. The U.S. is the only country giving the AFP substantial military assistance to fight the CPP.
Gorbachev's Diversion. More dangerous than the insurgency may be the growing external threat to the Philippines from the Soviet Union's burgeon ing naval and air base in Vietnam's Cam Ranh Bay. At risk now are the shipping lanes through Southeast Asia, and, conceivably, the Philippines itself. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev recently offered to pull Soviet forces out of Cam Ranh Bay if U.S. force s departed Philippine bases. In Washington, Manglapus welcomed the offer. Yet, these Soviet promises have little credibility. The late Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, after all, promised Jimmy Carter that Moscow would not establish a base in Cam Ranh Bay. G o rbachev's offer, meanwhile, diverts attention from Moscow's deepening relationship with the CPP. Gorbachev probably is deterred from helping the CPP overtly probably only by the U.S. commitment to defend the Philippines as part of the 1951 Mutual Defense T reaty, which access to Philippine bases makes possible. The Reagan Administration and the Congress recognize that Corazon Aquino's efforts in the Philippines require extra U.S. help. For this reason they have increased economic and military assistance to t he Aquino government to $403 million for this,year- and $303'milliomfor fiscal 1989. This is considerably more than the $180 million a year pledged in the last bases agreement review in 1983. The aggregate pledge then was $900 million over five years. The actual total will be about $1.7 billion. In addition, the bases contribute enormously to the Philippine economy; they employ some 45,000 Filipinos. Alienating U.S. Lawmakers. Manglapus apparently is willing to jeopardize this and more. He has asked for up to $1.2 billion per year; the U.S. offers $481 million. But there is a new wrinkle: Manglapus now demands that the U.S. give Manila about $100 million in U.S. Treasury Bonds, which Manila will put towards its $30 billion foreign debt. The bond proposal ma y be too complicated to work. A failure of the bases review on this issue understandably would make U.S. lawmakers unwilling next year to support, even-more- U.S. aid for the- Philippines as part of a $5 billion to $ 10 billion multi-national assistance pl a n. Philippine intransigence on the current MBA review already has reduced U.S. congressional enthusiasm significantly. If Manglapus honestly is representing Philippine views, then there is little chance for a long-term military agreement with the Philippi n es. As such, the U.S. probably should start looking now for alternative base sites. Some in the Pentagon are convinced that the U.S. could move its bases to Pacific islands such as Guam and Tinian for much less than previous estimates of up to $12 billion . They realize, however, such a move would be a decisive victory for the Philippine communists and Soviet strategic goals in Southeast Asia. In addition, the Philippine military might lose confidence in Aquino, prompting more -coup. attempts.2. The U.S.'of fer is to the Philippines is very generous. It obviously does not satisfy Foreign Secretary Manglapus. It is now up to President Aquino to declare whether her Foreign Secretary speaks for her government or just for himself.
Richard D. Fisher, Jr. Policy AnalystFor further information: Richard D. Fisher, Jr., "A Strategy for Keeping the U.S. Bases in the Philippines,",Heritage Foundation Asian Studies Center BacA;grounder No. 78, May 20, 1987. Jeane Kirkpatrick, "The High Cost of Protecting Others," 7he W ashington Post, September 19, 1988.


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text: The wait for the final chapter in the Mass Effect trilogy is almost over. As we are approaching the release date of the game, more details about the game will gradually get revealed to excite fans of the series and newcomers to get the game day one. http://www.youtube.c...d&v=SqxCaMSJHhQ Bioware is fixing some of the issues of the previous games while also adding some new gameplay elements. These new details comes from the latest issue of Gamestar (german game magazine): - If you enter Reaper-controlled territory, there's a chance the Reapers will try to hunt you down and you must do something to avoid them. That's referred to as a mini-game. - Reaper controlled territory will change as the story progresses, but only main plot decisions trigger these changes. You'll have all the time you need for sidequests. - All missions may influence your reputation with NPCs (unclear whether this only refers to team members). That in turn may influence your interaction with them in future. NPCs differ in what they prefer, some may be more impressed by Renegade decisions, some more by Paragon decisions, but all will be influenced by decisions affecting their species. - If old team members are dead, different things may happen depending on the character. Sometimes a story arc will be completely lost, sometimes there will be a replacement character, sometimes the story will develop in a totally different way. - How the war progresses will also affect the Normandy somehow. - The Citadel will be bigger than ever before and you'll meet many characters you know from the first two games. Many loose ends from the first games will be tied up, including the mystery of the Keepers. Source


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We are visiting Italy this September and in order to maximize our time we planned different arrival/departure cities. We are thinking of doing the following cities.
Milan->Venice->Florence->Rome. But we are torn on the number of days to spend in each of them. I've been reading quite a few blogs and everyone says that for a 9 day trip, doing 4 cities would be foolish. But we are unlikely to come back to Italy anytime in the future and so we definitely want to see most of the popular destination before we leave. Is that such a bad thing?? We are a couple in their mid-twenties. We love to explore but also love to eat and drink...
How many days should we spend in each of them? I read somewhere that 1 day in Milan, for first timers should be good. Venice is beautiful but extremely expensive..so 2 days should be ok there...Should we knock off/add any other places to our list? We are also thinking of doing a day trip from Florence to some of the smaller towns around it...
Any help/advice would be much appreciated.
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Need help with 9 day itinerary. Landing in Milan and departing Rome...
We are visiting Italy this September and in order to maximize our time we planned different arrival/departure cities. We are thinking of doing the following cities.
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My wife and I are in our 30's. We just returned from a trip to Italy last week. We had the same mentality...we may never go again. I would suggest that you go into your trip with the assumption that you will return someday. Remember that even if you stayed in one location for the entire nine days, you would not see everything there is to see there. The most impressive thing to us was the culture and if you are running around trying to see the sites, you will miss the most amazing aspect of your visit. That said, you're going to do what you're going to do. Rather than staying in Milan, we drove to Bellagio on Lake Como (about an hour) Beautiful city...very relaxing. We stayed two days there, three in Venice(drove there as well...3-4hrs)train to Florence (2-3)hours with two days there. We also stayed 4 nights in Rome after visiting Tuscany. Not sure what your budget is, but we found Venice wasn't much more expensive than anywhere else in Italy. Our average hotel cost was a little over $100 U.S. and all were above average accomodations. I would consider skipping Venice and sticking with Western Italy, i.e. Florence, Tuscan hillside, Rome, to cut down on travel time, especially if you want to spend any time at all in Rome.
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Do your 9 days include flying days, such as landing on Day 1 and leaving on Day 9. While many might say that Day 1 is a loss, I will disagree with this, it is more like a 1/2 day loss if you have never been to the city before.
Doing the open-jaw flights is a great way to do this, but you are still limited in time. Remember that a good rule of thumb on changing locations is a loss of 1/2 day for each location change. Reason is that you pack, check out, get to transport hub, wait for transport, transit, get from new hub to new location, check in. That takes time. So, going with your itinerary and assuming that all 9 days are on the ground days, you now have about 7-7.5 days. That is less than 2 days per location. Yes, you can get a feel for a place in that amount of time and that might be what you want. Then again, you might be missing a lot.
Florence - The 4 main churches, 2 museums, Ponte Vecchio, Piazzale Michelangelo could be squeezed into 2 days, but that is pushing it.
Rome - There is so much to see and do, to cut it down to 2 days would be a shame if it wasn't necessary. Vatican alone is 1/2 day minimum.
Venice and Milan we haven't touched yet.
Think about what you really want to see and do. Fly through touring might be right and on the other hand you might really regret it, if this will be your last trip for a while.
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I meant to add, if it were me, I'd drop Milan.
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You'll get conflicting advice on timing but I think you can do what you want if you are organized, have your itinerary planned & want to see the main attractions only. You can allocate 1 day to Milan (to minimize time waste book hotel near Milano Centrale train station); there are direct buses & trains from airport (MXP). See Duomo & Castello ( http://www.milanocastello.it/ing/home.html) - both easily reachable by metro. If interesting in designer boutiques visit Via Montenapoleone http://www.viamontenapoleone.org/eng/home.php
Next day walk to Milano Centrale & take train to Venice (2.5 hrs). You can spend at least 2 days (1 overnight) there or 2 overnights. Then Florence (2-3 days) and Rome.
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Thank you for your responses. These 9 days do not include flying. We actually have 9.5 days (half a day in Milan after flying in). We would likely be spending an average of $100 for hotel rooms too..
I meant Venice being expensive in a way that doing regular stuff like moving about, eating, drinking and even tourist hotspots are pricier than other cities. Also, I hope I don't hurt anyone but I've heard from my friend who visiting Venice, that the locals are very rude towards tourist mainly because there are just so many of us out there! My friend whom I spoke too clearly did not have a good experience.
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$100 hotels in Venice are rare (may be 120-150 ballpark is more realistic). Same true for other tourist centers. Historical part Venice is very small but very crowded and it takes somewhat longer to navigate the streets. Yes prices are higher there but cheaper choices are there for example Brek self service restaurant near the train station http://www.brek.com/english/en.php
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What are your preferences? Below is my general guide but only you know what "calls out" from your reading.
Milan-> If you have time to see the Duomo, it's truly incredible. If you wish to see "Last Supper", you need to make reservations. 1 night here or go straight to Venice by train.
Venice->2 nights will give you the very basic touristy look. Try to take the Vaporetto around the entirety
Florence->3 nights (or more if you want to really visit Uffizi)
Rome->Rest in Rome. IMHO, Rome has the most to see. St. Peters, Cistine, Parthenon, Piazza Navona. 3 or 4.5. As others have said, it will barely cover things but you will return!
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I didn't feel anyone was ever really rude...they may have been annoyed by our presence. That was the case in many of the "touristy" areas. Honestly, I was annoyed by them as well. Many individuals travel to foreign countries to see the sights and are completely unwilling to explore the culture. They expect everyone to be just like they are and that is just not the case. I agree with HKTO regarding hotels in Venice. We found a decent one for 110Euro. We enjoyed Venice and it was not any more expensive to get around in than anywhere else we stayed, you just have to be picky about what you do (and eat) More popular parts of town are "easier", tourist menus...waiters who speak good english, but much more expensive and, in my opinion, of poorer quality. Same goes anywhere else you go. Learn a few words in the local language and get off the beaten path and you will find your experiences much more memorable...and less expensive. I don't recommend against going to Venice, but I would save it for another trip due to logistics. HKTO is absolutely right about the trip being possible. It is very doable...but you will miss much more than you see. That's just my opinion.
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This comprehensive 13-night itinerary focuses on Ethiopia's most celebrated wildlife areas. Whether it's the breathtaking escarpments of the Simien mountains or the high alpine scenery of the Sanetti plateau in the Bale mountains, the remote highlands of Ethiopia are home to some of the country's most iconic landscapes and elusive wildlife. They can be combined with the lower altitude, bird-rich habitats around Lake Langano and Awassa. En route, visit some of the country's historical highlights, including the Unesco-protected rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, the castle compound of the Gondarian kings, and the sights of the capital, Addis Ababa.
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Arrive into the third highest capital in the world, located 2,500 metres above sea level. On arrival you will be met and transferred to the Golden Tulip Hotel for 1 night. Afternoon city tour, including the Ethnographic Museum, Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Mercato. (L, D)
Fly to Gondar, Ethiopia's first capital, located at the foot of the Simien mountains. Drive to the Simien Mountain National Park via the village of Debark, which serves as the administrative centre for the area. The Simiens rise to 3,000 metres above sea level, with the highest peak, Ras Dejen,at 4,533 metres. There will be the opportunity to explore part of the high escarpment before continuing to your accommodation. Stay for 3 nights at the Simien Mountain Lodge. (B, L, D)
Full days spent in the national park exploring the escarpment. (B, L, D)
After breakfast drive to Gondar. Take an afternoon tour to visit the castle compound, including the bath of King Fasiladas that is used during the festival of Timkat. Also visit the church of Debre Berhan Selassie which survived the Mahdist invasion of 1880. Legend states the church was saved from destruction by a swarm of bees that routed the invaders. Overnight at Mayleko Lodge. (B, L, D)
Fly to the world heritage site of Lalibela, via Gondar. Founded as the 'new Jerusalem' by King Lalibela in the 12th century, the site features 11 rock-hewn churches, most of which are still used for worship today. Afternoon visit to the north-west cluster of churches. Stay 2 nights at the Mountain View Hotel. (B, L, D)
Morning walk up to Asheton Maryam (weather permitting). Alternatively, visit Nakutelab cave church, which is accessible by car. Afternoon visit to the south-east cluster of churches including the Church of St George followed by the chance to experience a traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony. (B, L, D)
Fly to Addis Ababa and drive via Lake Ziway, the largest of the northern group of Rift Valley lakes, best known for its birdlife, to Lake Langano. The picturesque lake is backed by the Arsi mountain range with peaks rising to a height of 4,000 metres. Stay overnight at the Sabana Beach Resort. (B, L, D)
Drive to Goba in the Bale mountains, the largest area of alpine habitat in the whole of the African continent, known for its stunning landscape and wildlife. Stay 4 nights at the Bale Mountain Lodge. (B, L, D)
Day at leisure or join an optional activity organised by your accommodation. (B, L, D)
Today, enjoy a full-day guided wildlife excursion with lunch on the Sanetti plateau. The area is one of the best places in Ethiopia to see Simien wolves, while endemic giant mole rats support a variety of raptors. Other wildlife you may encounter includes olive baboons, gureza monkeys, bush buck, bush pigs, leopards, lions and wild dogs. (B, L, D)
Visit to the Sof Omar caves, one of the most spectacular and extensive underground cave systems in the world. The caves themselves have been dissected by the Web river, which has created wonderfully carved cavities for a distance of 1.5km. (B, L, D)
Today drive to Lake Awassa, a beautiful freshwater lake set among hills with luxuriant vegetation, home to a variety of water fowl and white Colobus monkeys. Stay overnight at the Haile Resort. (B, L, D)
This morning drive to Addis Ababa, where day rooms will be available on arrival at the Golden Tulip Hotel. This evening depart for dinner at a cultural restaurant before transferring to the airport for your flight home. (B, D) (N)
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This type of tour is best suited to the hardier traveller as it will include some quite basic accommodation, longer and rougher road journeys and more strenuous activities, such as trekking.
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Bale Mountain Lodge is a 15-bedroom eco-safari lodge located inside the Bale Mountain National Park. Four rooms are luxury tree houses and the remaining rooms are stone and wooden construction. The lodge is 100% eco friendly with power generated from its own micro-hydro power plant. The living and dining room is open plan with a thatched roof, lined with bamboo. It has a large fireplace and comfortable sofas and armchairs to relax in. Outside, there is a wide wood deck for outside dining, including afternoon tea.
There are numerous activities on offer including safari drives and walks arranged by the lodge. Birdwatching is excellent and the area is one of the top five birdwatching sites in Africa. The lodge is also located in a good game viewing area where it is possible to see giant forest hogs, leopards, black maned lions, Bale and vervet monkeys, olive baboons and Menelik's...
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The Golden Tulip Addis Ababa is conveniently located just 1km away from the international airport and within easy reach of Addis' main attractions. All of the property's 90 rooms are spacious and offer a modern design. The hotel's restaurant serves a variety of international dishes and there is also a coffee shop and a bar for evening drinks.
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Located on the Lake Awasa shoreline, Haile Resort, set in three hectares of grounds, offers en suite facilities with air conditioning, wireless internet and LCD televisions. The resort also has an outdoor swimming pool, gym and...
Situated just a couple of minutes drive from Theodros airport, and only 15km from the ancient castle of Fasiledes, Mayleko Lodge is surrounded by nature. The lodge has 20 bungalows that are situated against the backdrop of the Dilha Mountain. They are spacious, comfortable and tastefully decorated with traditional furniture. The restaurant has a beautiful terrace overlooking the mountains and there is a cosy bar. The property has a swimming pool and a driving...
Mountain View Hotel is situated at an altitude of 2,680 metres at the edge of the Lasta Mountain chain. It has wonderful panoramic views of the mountain range and is an excellent place from which to view the sunset. The hotel rooms are clean and...
Sabana Beach Resort is 200 km south of Addis Ababa on the shores of Lake Langano. The bungalows are situated on a cliff top each with an expansive view of Lake Langano and the Arsi Mountains from a private balcony. The bungalows are built with local materials and their ventilated thatched roof design ensures an ideal room temperature at all times. There is a restaurant which serves both national and international cuisine, as well as a lounge bar. The resort has a beach and day trips can be taken to Lake Shalla and Abjiata National...
The Simien Mountain Lodge is the highest hotel in Africa at 3260 m. This is an eco-friendly lodge built at Buyit Ras with wonderful views across the mountain range. The accommodation has traditional tukul-style exteriors and the interiors are very comfortable with tasteful decor. The main lodge building has a friendly bar with an open fire that is a great place to gather in the evening before dinner. The food is well above the usual standard found in Ethiopian hotels and the staff are friendly and hospitable. The lodge supports a local school and is able to organise visits, subject to...
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Cocoa Brownies
- 10 tablespoons (1 1/4 sticks) unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cold large eggs
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup walnut or pecan pieces, chopped (optional)
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line the bottom and sides of an 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil, leaving an overhang on both sides.
Combine the butter, sugar, cocoa, and salt in double boiler. Stir from time to time until the butter is melted and the mixture is smooth and hot. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
Stir in the vanilla, and then add the eggs one at a time, stirring vigorously after each one. When the batter looks thick and well blended, stir in the flour, then beat vigorously for one minute with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula. Stir in the nuts, if using. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake until a toothpick stuck into the center emerges only slightly moist with batter, 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool completely, then lift out the foil and peel it away. Cut the brownies into 16 or 25 squares.
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Bentley talks taxes, UA Science Olympiad and weather sales tax holiday By Alex AuBuchon • Feb 20, 2015 Governor Robert Bentley will ask lawmakers to approve a $700 million tax and revenue package in the upcoming legislative session. Bentley said Thursday he wasn't going to sugarcoat the state's budget situation. He said Alabama needs additional revenue to maintain services. Bentley also joked that it must be true if a Deep South Republican says raising taxes is the only option. Bentley is expected to discuss the specifics of those new tax proposals in his State of the State address on the opening day of the legislative session, March 3. Interview: Jerry Michalski on the Relationship Economy By Alex AuBuchon • Feb 17, 2015 The University of Alabama's College of Communication and Information is hosting a series of speakers to start a strategic planning process for the future of the University. The first of those speakers, Jerry Michalski, joined us for an interview. He's a technology expert and the founder of REX, the Relationship Economy Expedition. He's advised several large companies, tech startups and nonprofits about how to take advantage of the rapidly increasing connectivity in today's world. Granade same-sex hearing, one Alabama execution blocked, another cleared By Alex AuBuchon • Feb 13, 2015 A federal judge in Alabama has ruled on three gay couples' request that she force a probate judge to issue marriage licenses in Mobile County. U.S. District Judge Callie Granade has ordered Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis to begin issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses. Granade held the hearing amid confusion across the state, as many probate judges refused to issue the licenses after state Chief Justice Roy Moore said they didn't have to. University of Alabama to build center for Cuba relations By Alex AuBuchon • Feb 7, 2015 The University of Alabama is looking to expand its relations with Cuba. University trustees recently approved establishing a Center for Cuba Collaboration and Scholarship at the Tuscaloosa campus. The Center will build on work by the Alabama-Cuba Initiative, a program that has built educational ties between the University of Alabama and Cuba for the past 13 years. More than 80 articles and other scholarly works have been published by faculty involved in that initiative. Adapted Athletics in Alabama Part 1: The Rolling Tide By Stan Ingold • Dec 14, 2014 Pat Duggins The University of Alabama is known for its championship athletic teams. Football, gymnastics, softball and so on; but there is another group of athletes on campus who are also champions, although they do not draw crowds like Coach Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide football team. They are the Rolling Tide and they are part of the University of Alabama's Adapted Athletics program. University of Alabama Review use of "Dixieland Delight" at Athletic Events By Associated Press • Dec 4, 2014 www.thealabamaband.com The University of Alabama says it's reviewing the use of a popular song at athletic events after students turned it into an obscene chant during the Auburn game. Athletics director Bill Battle issued a statement Wednesday saying school officials will discuss whether to continue playing "Dixieland Delight." The song was first released by the band Alabama more than 30 years ago, and the university often plays it over the public address system at football games. Fans sing along and students add chants. Some of the words are usually vulgar. Ala. Mayor Discusses UA Football's Economic Impact By The Associated Press • Nov 6, 2014 apr Tuscaloosa city officials say the economic benefit of the University of Alabama's home football games far outweigh the cost the city spends on staff overtime during game weekends. 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LJUBLJANA, March 20 (Reuters) - Consultancy firm KPMG called on Thursday for expressions of interest in buying 75.5 percent of Slovenia's main airport Aerodrom Ljubljana.
Aerodrom, with market capitalisation of 75.6 million euros, is one of 15 firms the government earmarked for sale last May to boost budget income and improve corporate governance, as it struggles with a prolonged recession.
The government and its companies hold some 70 percent of Aerodrom and have chosen KPMG as a financial adviser in the sale, which is expected to be completed by September.
"The airport is profitable and is not indebted. Considering its geographic position and modern infrastructure with a possibility of expansion..., it represents a unique investment opportunity," KPMG said in an announcement published in daily paper Finance.
It gave no deadline for the bids and declined to give further comment.
So far two of the 15 firms have been sold - industrial coatings producer Helios and Fotona, a developer of medical and military laser gear.
Economy Minister Metod Dragonja said on Tuesday the largest company on the list, telecom operator Telekom, is also expected to be sold by the end of this year.
Slovenia injected some 3.3 billion euros in local banks in December, narrowly avoiding an international bailout after local banks, mostly state-owned, accumulated large amounts of bad loans through years of reckless lending. (Reporting By Marja Novak; editing by Zoran Radosavljevic and Mark Heinrich)


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The debate currently going on regarding whether the federal government should bail out Detroit has a very simple answer: No.
While we all feel very sorry and have a lot of compassion for the people of Detroit and the people who might lose their pensions, those same people are the ones who were members of the unions, and also voted for the politicians who supported these unsustainable pension plans. Perhaps this is a lesson to all people who make decisions in their life.
Maybe we all should try to be more informed and know the consequences of our actions when we walk in to a ballot box and vote for a politician, or vote to be a part of a union that ultimately will make bad decisions and bankrupt a company, city, state or country.
The lack of being informed and being able to think long-term is an epidemic in our country, and is way bigger than Detroit and way bigger than pension plans. Why should the rest of the people, who are trying to make the right decisions and have been making sacrifices in their life, now be forced to bail out those who have not? That should be the real debate.
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A couple of weeks ago I went to see a spinal therapist about my leg after being referred to her by my GP to find out why it was still sore nearly a year after my injury.I'm sharing my medical diagnosis this week because I wanted to highlight the importance of getting a second opinion where your health is concerned... I've just had a bit of a shock!
A quick recap: In November last year I went to Paris for 24 hours for a blogger event. After catching a train to London and carrying my overnight bag around on trains and the tube and the Eurostar I went to the doctor the following week with what I thought was a torn hamstring. She told me I'd slipped a disc and had sciatica, a condition which causes the sciatic nerve (the one that runs from your bum all the way down your leg to your foot) to be nothing short of, well, f*****g painful and debilitating.
And so I was unable to walk unaided (without help or a stick) for about six weeks, which made Christmas not much fun at all (and neither was I much fun at Christmas). I wrote about the experience explaining why you should never take being able-bodied for granted if you wanted to read more about it.
Fast forward to Spring 2016: I was pretty much healed, back to running and exercising and my usual jumping about (yes, I'd still run around like a 6 year old if I had the energy of a 6 year old... I try, but forgot I'm more than seven times that old and get tired incredibly quickly). I had acupuncture, I had physiotherapy, my leg felt better by a tiny bit every day so it was very, very gradual - but it did get better.
However, one of the effects of my injury was a numbness around the back of my leg, specifically the knee area. The doctor told me it would be the last thing to get better, so I accepted that and waited for it to just go away.
And I waited. And waited. And waited... Until it got to late summer, when I realised that although the numb area had definitely decreased in size, it was still totally numb just behind the knee. You could scratch nails up the back of my knee and I'd only know it was happening because I was sensing some sort of pressure. And if anyone poked or pressed me behind the knee it was incredibly painful.
I realised was that if I was being honest with myself, my leg really wasn't better at all. Although I'd apparently slipped a disc, there was zero pain in my back, only my leg. (The doctor said that was quite common with sciatica.) But I could no longer do squats because bending my right leg and exerting any kind pressure on the bent leg was seriously painful. I couldn't squat and reach down to get things that were low to the ground (like getting something out of a bottom kitchen cupboard, for example) without having to stretch my right leg out straight. I used to be able to squat with my feet flat, knees together and buttocks resting on the backs of my calves no problem at all, but no longer - it was too painful.
So in the autumn I saw my GP again and was referred to a spinal specialist - I had to wait several weeks for an appointment but I didn't mind the wait. I just wasn't sure what to expect - I have heard some people with sciatica put up with it for years, or have to have surgery... I had no idea what she would say about it.
I definitely didn't expect what she did say, however - talk about knocking me sideways.
She got me to do lots of walking on tiptoes tests, stretching my legs out in turn, squatting, all those sorts of things. Lots of prodding of the back of my knee which was pretty horrible.
I was lying on my tummy while she examined the back of my knee and mentioned something about the sciatica, and she simply said,
"It's not sciatica."
What the WHAT?!! Not sciatica? Then what the bloody hell was wrong with my leg?
To cut this very long (sorry!) story short - she said she'd only ever seen one other person with what she thought it was, and that was a growth in the back of my leg. That person had a benign growth, and she said it sounded worse than it actually was in the end. It could also be a tear, but she said the only way to be sure was to have an MRI scan (god bless the NHS for being free).
And apparently doctors often diagnose sciatica when it's not sciatica at all (FFS).
Something in my leg, rather than sciatica, would explain why I had swelling in my right calf that I'd basically been ignoring all year. The outfit in the lead image is what I was wearing when I went to Paris that fateful day - I haven't worn those OTK boots since because I can't do the zip up on the right boot. The left is fine, but it proves that my right leg is swollen. So there was that, the numbness, the pain in my leg when squatting... I ignored all those things thinking that's just the way I was "going to be".
The moral of the storyThis bit's easy: Don't ignore symptoms when you think something's wrong. Get things checked, and don't leave it for ages thinking they'll just get better like I did. Because I just accepted my "sciatica" I didn't really think about the fact that I wasn't totally healed.
I've now had the MRI scan and am awaiting the results. I'm having blood tests next week at the doctor (I've forgotten why I needed that doing, I was so taken aback when I was told it wasn't sciatica that I forgot most of what the specialist said), so I shall just have to wait and see.
So whether it's a pain in your leg, a lump in your breast or anything else health-wise that's just not right, please please PLEASE go and get it checked out. Fingers crossed my leg will be okay (I'm definitely not the sort of person who thinks "it won't happen to me" about things, but I am a glass half full person), but basically I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.
And as for second opinions... If you think you've been misdiagnosed - don't hesitate to get someone else to take a look at you. If I had I might have saved some money seeing a physiotherapist privately for several weeks and got an MRI scan on my leg a lot sooner.
When I have any sort of news I'll let you know...!
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