Comments on: Ethiopa: No Pain, No Gain http://tomsbiketrip.com/2009/04/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/ Adventure cycling since 2007 Thu, 17 May 2012 12:28:20 +0000 hourly 1 By: Tom /2009/04/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/#comment-13476 Tom Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:54:52 +0000 http://tom.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/04/27/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/#comment-13476 Thanks for the kind words, Shaun. And nice to see my older content getting fresh eyes. Those times were the strangest and most valuable of all. Thanks for the kind words, Shaun. And nice to see my older content getting fresh eyes. Those times were the strangest and most valuable of all.

]]> By: Shaun /2009/04/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/#comment-13372 Shaun Tue, 05 Jul 2011 20:03:16 +0000 http://tom.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/04/27/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/#comment-13372 This is great. I came here because I'm about to take an extended trip and wanted to figure out how to pay for it (your financing long trips article) and I just kept reading from there. From your writing I can tell that you actually really appreciate the cultures and the places you visit. There sometimes tends to be either an air of "Western-exceptionalism" to travel writing or on the other hand a total disregard for the bad, negative parts of "developing countries." I think your writing shows a great midpoint between the two, the way things should be. This is great. I came here because I’m about to take an extended trip and wanted to figure out how to pay for it (your financing long trips article) and I just kept reading from there.

From your writing I can tell that you actually really appreciate the cultures and the places you visit. There sometimes tends to be either an air of “Western-exceptionalism” to travel writing or on the other hand a total disregard for the bad, negative parts of “developing countries.” I think your writing shows a great midpoint between the two, the way things should be.

]]> By: Phlebas /2009/04/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/#comment-1013 Phlebas Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:27:50 +0000 http://tom.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/04/27/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/#comment-1013 Very interesting Tom. I am impressed, as ever. What's great is that you learn as much about the development of Tom as you do about the developing geography explored by Tom. However, to me, an 800 year old building hewn from one piece of rock sounds worth a minor town digression. Be careful not to offend a people by rejecting their cultural heritage. Particularly since they might not have had the money or resources to do much since then (eeek!). This is a value judgement though, and you know me well enough to know how little I care for churches (although the architecture can rock! - pun intended) and how much I care for natural landscapes, particularly when they're well preserved. If I were you, I'd try and catch a (binocular-enhanced) glimpse of those famous cliff apes deliciously shown on Planet Earth (<span class="removed_link">http://www.ethiolove.net/site/ethiopian-animals/e...</span> As ever, Tom: God Speed :D Very interesting Tom. I am impressed, as ever. What’s great is that you learn as much about the development of Tom as you do about the developing geography explored by Tom.
However, to me, an 800 year old building hewn from one piece of rock sounds worth a minor town digression. Be careful not to offend a people by rejecting their cultural heritage. Particularly since they might not have had the money or resources to do much since then (eeek!). This is a value judgement though, and you know me well enough to know how little I care for churches (although the architecture can rock! — pun intended) and how much I care for natural landscapes, particularly when they’re well preserved. If I were you, I’d try and catch a (binocular-enhanced) glimpse of those famous cliff apes deliciously shown on Planet Earth (http://www.ethiolove.net/site/ethiopian-animals/e…
As ever, Tom: God Speed :D

]]> By: liz allen /2009/04/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/#comment-1012 liz allen Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:52:26 +0000 http://tom.ride-earth.org.uk/blog/2009/04/27/ethiopa-no-pain-no-gain/#comment-1012 An amazing, insightful and fascinating read. Look forward to seeing the photos sometime. An amazing, insightful and fascinating read. Look forward to seeing the photos sometime.

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