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On the CoverJapan’s famed Mount Fuji became a UNESCO World Heri-tage Site in mid-2013, receiving the honor for its role inspiring artists, poets and pilgrims throughout the centuries.
A Catalog of TreasuresHow UNESCO helps guard our
world heritage.
Finding Tranquility in JapanScenic spots surrounding Tokyo.
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5 FROM THE CEO
6 NEWSExciting new destinations, awards and accomplishments.
Panorama 12 AROUND ADDISA compilation of Ethiopian history books.
14 COMMERCE + CAPITALThe traveler’s guide to bike-sharing.
16 DIPLOMACY + DEVELOPMENTA boon for Ethiopian exports.
18 EVENTS + EXCURSIONSTo Belgium, for beer.
20 HOTELS + HOTSPOTSAtypical accommodations across the globe.
22 STYLE + SUBSTANCEAfripedia spotlights Africa’s creatives.
Spotlight59 DESTINATIONGlamorous camping at the Lalibela Hudad ecolodge.
62 BUSINESSSishu restaurant serves classic burgers, alongside a model for Ethiopian business. 64 CUISINEAfrican pop-up restaurants burst onto London’s food scene. 68 TAKE 5Arts-and-culture picks in Doha, Qatar.
Fly Ethiopian71 TRAVEL TIPSIn-flight exercises to keep you limber, helpful pointers for travel to Ethiopia, and a quick introduction to Amharic.
74 FLEET
76 ROUTE MAPS
80 SALES AND AGENTS OFFICES
Entertainment85 MOVIES, TV, AUDIO
94 PUZZLES
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Welcome AboardEsteemed Customers,
W e are working hard to provide the best
possible travel experience and to be your
airline of choice for international travel.
In recognition of our continuous efforts,
Air Transport World — the leading global travel publica-
tion — chose Ethiopian as the “2015 Regional Airline of
the Year.” This award is above all a testimony to your con-
fidence in us, and it encourages us to work even harder to
meet your high expectations.
In February, we phased in our 11th B-787 Dreamliner
— the aircraft used as our core fleet on mid- and long-
range routes. The Dreamliner is equipped with 180-degree
flat-bed seats in our Cloud 9 Business Class and the latest
in-flight entertainment system, in addition to features
like the highest ceiling, greatly reduced noise, higher
cabin humidity, adaptable lighting system and the biggest
windows in the sky. Similarly, we are retrofitting the Cloud
9 Business Class seats on all of our B-777s to make them
180-degree fully flat-bed, so that you can enjoy maximum
comfort on our ever-growing long-haul routes.
In April 2015, we will achieve yet another milestone
with the start of our flights to Tokyo, our 85th international
destination. By providing the only direct connection
between Africa and Japan, these flights will play an
important role in facilitating greater economic and tourism
ties between the continent — the second-fastest-growing
region in the world — and a highly industrialized Japan.
Back in August 2012, we became the first airline in
the world outside of Japan to own and operate the B-787
aircraft. Continuing with our technology leadership, in
March 2015 we became the first African airline to own and
operate the B-787 Dreamliner full flight simulator. The
simulator will be used to train pilots across the continent
who will determine the future of African aviation.
Lastly, I want to invite you to come and visit Ethiopia in
April for our unique Easter celebrations. In particular, the
colorful procession for Palm Sunday, known as Hosanna, in
the historical city of Aksum is a must-see. You will be truly
amazed at the historical, cultural and natural riches of our
country. As always, our in-house tour operation, Ethiopian
Holidays, is ready to cater to all of your leisure-
travel needs.
Thank you for choosing to fly with us.
We will continue to work hard to earn your
business.
የተከበራችሁ መንገደኞቻችን
የኢትዮዽያ አየር መንገድ ከምንጊዜውም በበለጠ የበረራ
አገልግሎት በማቅረብ በደንበኞቻችን የዓለም አቀፍ የበረራ ዕቅድ
ተመራጭ አየር መንገድ ሆኖ ለመገኘት በከፍተኛ ደረጃ እየሰራ
ይገኛል። ይህንን ሥራችንን በመገንዘብ Air Transport
World (ATW) የተባለው ታዋቂ የሚዲያ ተቋም የኢትዮዽያ አየር
መንገድን የ 2015 የቀጠናው ምርጥ አየር መንገድ አድርጎ መርጧል።
ይህ ሽልማት ከሁሉ በላይ የእናንተ የተከበራችሁ መንገደኞቻችን በእኛ ላይ
ያላችሁ መተማመን የሚያሣይ ውጤት በመሆኑ ይበልጥ የሚያኮራና የበለጠ
ፍላጎታችሁን ለሟሟላት ጠንክረን እንድንሰራ የሚያበረታታን ነው።
በጥር ወር 2007ዓ.ም. ለመካከለኛና ረጅም ርቀት የምንጠቀምበትን
አስራ አንደኛ ቦይንግ 787 ተረክበን በበረራ ስምሪታችን ውስጥ አስገብተናል።
ይህ አውሮፕላን ቀደም ሲል ከሚታወቅበት ልዩ የጣሪያ ከፍታ፣ የተመጠነ
ድምፅ፣ የተሻለ እርጥበት አዘል አየር፣ ለእይታ ተስማሚ ብርሃንና ሰፋፊ
መስኮቶች በተጨማሪ 180 ዲግሪ እንደ አልጋ የሚዘረጋ የቢዝነስ ክላስ
ወንበርና እጅግ ዘመናዊ የመንገደኞች መዝናኛ መሳሪያ የተገጠመለት ነው።
በተመሳሳይም ያሉንን የቦይንግ 777 አውሮፕላኖቻችንን የቢዝነስ ክላስ
መቀመጫዎች 180 ዲግሪ እንደአልጋ እንዲዘረጉ እያደረግን ሲሆን፣ይህም
የረጅም በረራዎቻችንን ምቾት በቅርቡ ወደ ላቀ ደረጃ ያሸጋግራል።
በሚያዝያ ወር 2007 ዓ.ም. ወደ ቶኪዮ ጃፓን የበረራ አገልግሎት
በቦይንግ 787 በመጀመር ወደ ላቀ የእድገት እርከን እንሸጋገራለን። ይህ
በረራ 85ኛ አለም አቀፍ መዳረሻችን ሲሆን፣ አፍሪካንና ጃፓንን በቀጥታ
የሚያገናኘው ብቸኛ በረራ ይሆናል። ይህ የበረራ አገልግሎት በአለም ሁለተኛ
ፈጣን እድገት ባለው የአፍሪካ ቀጠናና የዓለማችን ሶስተኛ ትልቁን ኢኮኖሚ
በያዘችው ጃፓን መካከል የኢኮኖሚና የቱሪዝም ፍሰትን በማሳደግ ረገድ
ጉልህ ሚና ይጫወታል።
ባለፈው ነሐሴ ወር 2004 ዓ.ም. ከጃፓን ውጪ በአለም አንደኛ
በመሆን ቦይንግ 787 ባለቤትና ተጠቃሚ አየር መንገድ የነበርን ሲሆን፣
በመቀጠልም በቴክኖሎጂው ዘርፍ መሪነታችንን በማስጠበቅ በመጋቢት
ወር 2007 ዓ.ም. የቦይንግ 787 ድሪም ላይነር ምስለ በረራ ማሽን
ባለቤትነታችንንና ተጠቃሚነታችንን እውን አድርገናል። ይህ የምስለ በረራ
ማሽን የአፍሪካ አብራሪዎችን ለማሰልጠን የምንጠቀምበት በመሆኑ ለአፍሪካ
አቪዬሽን የወደፊት ዕድገት ወሳኝ ሚና ይኖረዋል።
በመጨረሻም በሚያዝያ ወር በልዩ ሁኔታ በሀገራችን በሚከበረው የፋሲካ
በዓል ላይ ተሳታፊ ለመሆን የመላው አለም ጎብኚዎችን እንጋብዛለን።
በተለይ በደማቅ ሁኔታ በታሪካዊቷ በአክሱም ከተማ የሚከናወነው የሆሳዕና
ክብረ በዓል መታየት ያለበት ነው። በእርግጥ የአገራችን ልዩና ታሪካዊ፣
ባህላዊና ተፈጥሮአዊ እምቅ ሀብት ለእይታ አስደናቂ ነው። ለመዝናናት
ወይም ለጉብኝት የሚያደርጉትን የጉዞ እቅድ ለማሳካት በኢትዮዽያ
አየር መንገድ የአገር ውስጥ የጉዞና ማስጎብኘት ክፍል ሆኖ የሚሠራው
‘ኢትዮዽያን ሆሊዴይስ’ ተዘጋጅቶ ይጠብቃችኋል።
የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድን የመጀመሪያ ምርጫችሁ
በማድረግ ከእኛ ጋር ስለበረራችሁ በማክበር እናመሰግናለን።
የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ የዘውትር ምርጫችሁ ሆኖ
እንዲቀጥል ፍላጎታችሁን ምንጊዜም ለሟሟላት በበለጠ ጠንክረን
እንሰራለን።
መልካም በረራ!
From the CEO | selamta
Tewolde GebreMariamChief Executive Officer, Ethiopian AirlinesC
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Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, is pleased to announce the
finalization of preparations to start service to Tokyo Narita International
Airport, beginning in April. The thrice-weekly flight will operate in codeshare
partnership with fellow Star Alliance member All Nippon Airways — Japan’s
leading airline.
Providing the only direct connection between Africa and Japan, the
flight will operate through Hong Kong using the ultramodern Boeing 787
Dreamliner aircraft.
“Our flights to Narita,” says Ethiopian Airlines CEO Tewolde GebreMariam,
will play a “critical role in enabling greater people-to-people, investment,
trade and tourism ties between a rising Africa, the second-fastest growing
region in the world, and a highly industrialized Japan, the third-largest
economy in the world.”
Ethiopian is a Pan-African global carrier operating the youngest fleet
in Africa. It currently serves 84 international destinations across five
continents with over 200 daily departures.
Ethiopian to provide the only service between Africa and Japan.
FLIGHTS TO TOKYO
enabling greater people-to-people,
investment, trade and tourism ties between
Africa and Japan”
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NOTEWORTHY
Ethiopian Airlines
first began sup-
porting Hannah
Godefa’s work in 2011, when the then-
14-year-old Ethiopian-Canadian student
started transporting school supplies to
Ethiopia. Over the few years since, the
Hannah Godefa Project has distributed
over half a million educational resourc-
es for students in the country, including
wheelchairs for students with disabilities
and university textbooks.
More recently, though, Hannah has
transformed her grassroots initiative into
a global platform to raise awareness about
important issues for girls around the world
— from lack of education to female genital
mutilation and child marriage.
Her many highlights in 2014 include:
being appointed Ethiopian Ambassador
to UNICEF; hosting an interactive discus-
sion about girl empowerment at the World
Economic Forum, with U.N. Secretary-
General Ban Ki-moon, Rwandan President
Paul Kagame and Norwegian Prime Minister
Erna Solberg; serving as an education for
Africa panelist at the Global Education and
Skills Forum in Dubai; working with the
U.N.’s human-rights committee on elimi-
nating all forms of violence against women;
and speaking at the Girl Summit in London
on eradicating female genital mutilation
and child marriage.
As for the Hannah Godefa Project,
Hannah has been fundraising for the
construction of a vocational training and
education youth center, with a focus on
equipping girls with valuable skills such
as sewing and midwifery. She has raised
US$11,000 to date for the project.
Ethiopian is proud to support Hannah’s
efforts, positioning her at the forefront of
a global movement to empower and edu-
cate young women and girls.
THE HANNAH GODEFA PROJECT
Empowering young women across the globe.
DOING GOOD
Ethiopian Airlines recently accepted the following awards with pride:
“Best Foreign Airline of the Year From Africa” at Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s 9th Annual Awards.
“Best Airline to Africa” by one of the most prominent travel magazines in the United States, Premier Traveler.
“Best Airline in Africa” by the Passenger Choice Awards, the most extensive survey of passengers in the industry.
“Best in Africa” by the African Airlines Association.
AWARDS
Recent accomplishments for Ethiopian Airlines:
Became the first African airline to own and operate the B-787 full flight simulator. Ethiopian was also the first airline in the world outside of Japan to operate the B-787 Dreamliner, and it remains the largest operator of the aircraft in Africa. With the installation of the flight simulator, Ethiopian will be the first in Africa to give full flight simulator training for pilots on the B-787 aircraft.
Expanded codeshare with Air India, offering unpar-alleled air connectivity options between India and Africa. The two Star Alliance member carri-ers, which already have a codeshare in place for the Mumbai and New Delhi routes, have expanded their agreement through Ethiopian’s main hub in Addis Ababa — such as Kigali, Entebbe, Dar es Salaam, Harare and Nairobi — and on Air India’s domestic routes, with the inclusion of Chennai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Bangalore.
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KEITH BAIN is a South African
writer whose first writing gig was
to co-author a guidebook to India;
he’s since worked on guides to South
Africa, Eastern Europe, East Africa,
Italy and Ireland. When not obsessing
over words, he’s either overdosing on
culture, lying on the beach or trail run-
ning. Read his profile on running man
Ryan Sandes on p. 44.
Rooted in: Cape TownFavorite UNESCO site: Australia’s Tasmanian Wilderness or the Italian city of Venice.
REBECCA FISSEHA (@rebsee) is a
writer and sometimes nomad cur-
rently based in Toronto. She actively
documents the Ethiopian diaspora
experience on rebeccafisseha.com. Her
short fiction appears in The Maple Tree
Literary Supplement and Room, and her
piece on Addis Ababa’s Sishu restau-
rant can be found on p. 62.
Rooted in: Toronto
Favorite UNESCO site: “The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, so naturally I dream of visiting the Grand Canyon National Park next.”
NANA OCRAN is a writer with a wide
interest in nuanced, contemporary
African stories. She is also a Pan-Afri-
can trends-watcher for Pernod-Ricard,
Paris, as well as a lecturer on trends
in and beyond contemporary African
culture. Read her piece about London’s
pop-up food scene on p. 64.
Rooted in: London
Favorite UNESCO site: Iran’s Persian Garden. “I’d stroll through each of the nine sections and absorb the aromas, sites and designs that date back to the sixth century B.C.”
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Diplomacy + Development
A BOON FOR ETHIOPIAN EXPORTSFrom producing wild forest cof-
fee to championing Ethiopian
products, the Japan International
Cooperation Agency is helping to
boost Ethiopia’s socioeconomic
development. To read about two of
its current projects, turn to p. 16.
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Around Addis
We know that no collection of books can fully portray the complex historical narratives of any country.
Yet for those interested in Ethiopian history, we’ve done our best to choose a sampling of titles that together present
some of the cultures, conflicts and characters that have shaped the country’s story.
Notes From the Hyena’s BellyAn Ethiopian boyhood
Nega Mezlekia
This biographical tale by an Ethiopian-Canadian author won the Gov-ernor General’s Award — Canada’s top literary prize — in 2000. Set dur-ing the dark Derg era, Ato Nega’s memoir describes what it was like to grow up during and after the infamous communist revolution. Punctuated by many funny and poignant scenes, Notes From the Hyena’s Belly makes a difficult period in Ethiopian history more understandable.
The Barefoot EmperorAn Ethiopian tragedy
Philip Marsden
Though based on
firsthand accounts of
the life of Emperor
Tewodros, this book
is written in the form
of a political thriller
novel. From his rise to
power to his confronta-
tion with the British
Empire, The Barefoot
Emperor chronicles the
leader’s complex and
controversial legacy,
with an engaging style.
Readers interested in
British history will
particularly enjoy the
book’s coverage of one
of the strangest mili-
tary expeditions in
British imperial history.
Pioneers of Change in EthiopiaReformist intellectuals of early twentieth century
Bahru Zewde
Focusing on the first and second generation of Ethiopians to be edu-cated abroad during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Pioneers of Change reveals a deter-mined group of young people who sought to modernize Ethiopia socially, culturally and economically. While opposition from the im-perial government, the brutality of the Italian occupation and other factors undid much of their efforts, the story is both fascinating and inspiring.
Greater EthiopiaThe evolution of a multi-ethnic society
Don Levine
Although first pub-
lished nearly four
decades ago, Greater
Ethiopia remains a
go-to book for many
scholars seeking a
comprehensive
overview of modern
Ethiopia’s social and
anthropological roots.
Written by a Univer-
sity of Chicago
professor who first
visited Ethiopia in the
1950s, the book weaves
a compelling narrative
of how the country has
evolved as a complex,
multiethnic society.
Beyond the ThroneThe enduring legacy of Emperor Haile Selassie I
Indrias Getachew
Any collection of Ethio-pian history would be incomplete without a book focusing on the life of the country’s most famous emperor, Haile Selassie. Though much has been written about the last man to rule im-perial Ethiopia, Beyond the Throne stands apart for its large selection of previously unpublished photographs of the late emperor and the royal family.
HISTORY IN HARDBACK
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*Travelers pay a flat access fee to rent the wheels, plus usage fees depending on how long they borrow the bike.
VELIBParis, France
20,000 bikes across 1,800 stations
*For access: 1.70 Euro (roughly US$2.35) for one day. For usage: The first 30 minutes is free; additional 30-minute segments start at 1 Euro.
Stations are densely located (apparently found every 300 meters); bikes include front baskets and built-in cable locks.
The bike theft rate is high, especially in outlying areas (around 9,000 bikes were stolen in 2012); bikes are reportedly heavy and not so handsome.
The network is the largest outside China (yet it’s still dwarfed by Hangzhou’s 50,000-bike system).
en.velib.paris.fr
TEL-O-FUNTel Aviv, Israel
2,200 bikes across 170 stations
*For access: 17 ILS (about US$5) for one day, or 23 ILS on Saturdays and public holidays. For usage: The first 30 minutes is free; additional 30-minute segments start at 5 ILS.
Station screens offer prompts in French, Russian, Hebrew, English and Arabic.
In order to register and rent a bike, you must be at least 18 years old and have a credit card.
Word on the street is that hardly anyone wears a helmet and local bicyclists roam freely — on sidewalks, in the street — so ride at your own risk.
tel-o-fun.co.il/en
CAPITAL BIKESHARE
Washington, D.C.
2,500 bikes across 300 stations
*For access: US$7 for one day. For usage: The first 30 minutes is free; additional 30-minute segments start at $2.
You can check out a bike as many times as you like within a single day; stations are solar-powered.
Bikes disappear quickly during morning hours at popular stations such as Columbia Heights.
The operation began in 2010 with one van moving 300 bikes per day between 100 stations; within three years, the number of stations doubled — and continues to grow.
capitalbikeshare.com
SHARING
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How three networks stack up.
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Elilly International Hotel is a five-star property that offers hospitality with a touch of warmth and service of an international standard to meet and exceeds customers’ expectations. The hotel is strategically located just a few steps away from the UNECA’s main entrance, with perfect access to historical landmarks, major government and international organizations, traditional shopping centers and is only 3.8 km from Bole International Airport.
• 154 luxury rooms with complimentary high-speed internet service and free shuttle service to and from the airport.
• Seven well-equipped contemporary meeting rooms, five bars and 4 restaurants, among which one is dedicated to serve its guests 24/7.
• Modern spa facility with high-tech gym equipment.• And much more ...
For reservation and any enquiry contact us through:Tel: +251 115 58 77 77/70/73 // Mobile: 0922728318/19/20/21Fax: +251 115 58 52 00 // Email:[email protected]
Elilly International HotelKirkos Sub city, Kebele 17/18P.O. Box 29228 Kazanchis Business District, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Your first choice in Hospitality!
Elilly International Hotel is a five-star property that offers hospitality with a touch of warmth and service of an international standard to meet and exceeds customers’ expectations. The hotel is strategically located just a few steps away from the UNECA’s main entrance, with perfect access to historical landmarks, major government and international organizations, traditional shopping centers and is only 3.8 km from Bole International Airport.
• 154 luxury rooms with complimentary high-speed internet service and free shuttle service to and from the airport.
• Seven well-equipped contemporary meeting rooms, five bars and 4 restaurants, among which one is dedicated to serve its guests 24/7.
• Modern spa facility with high-tech gym equipment.• And much more ...
For reservation and any enquiry contact us through:Tel: +251 115 58 77 77/70/73 // Mobile: 0922728318/19/20/21Fax: +251 115 58 52 00 // Email:[email protected]
Elilly International HotelKirkos Sub city, Kebele 17/18P.O. Box 29228 Kazanchis Business District, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Your first choice in Hospitality!
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Ethiopia and Japan have enjoyed
nearly a century of positive diplomatic
relations. During the early 20th centu-
ry, Ethiopian leaders looked to Japan as
a model for balancing modernization
and economic growth with indepen-
dence from the West and preservation
of traditional culture. More recently,
Japan has become an important tech-
nical partner, assisting in some areas
critical to Ethiopia’s socioeconomic
development.
The Japan International Coopera-
tion Agency, in particular, is involved
in numerous projects across Ethiopia.
Its activities cross multiple sectors,
from agriculture to manufacturing
to tourism, but two of JICA’s projects
currently underway focus on helping
Ethiopian producers increase the qual-
ity of exports. Given Japan’s ability to
become a major destination for such
goods, these projects carry weighty
potential for Ethiopia’s economy in the
years to come.
WILD FOREST COFFEE
The Certified Forest Coffee Production and Promotion Project promotes sustainable rural development and incentivizes forest conservation in Ethiopia’s Oromia Region. Before the project’s inception, coffee was considered only a secondary source of income for forest inhabitants, whose liveli-hoods depended on the sale of lumber. Thanks in part to its partnership with the Oromia Forest and Wildlife Enterprise, JICA has since organized farmers into “coopera-tives” trained to preserve the forest and process coffee beans efficiently, increas-ing quality and yield. The wild forest coffee produced is already being exported, and big companies — including Japanese coffee giant UCC — have started taking notice.
The Japan International
Cooperation Agency seeks to help
set Ethiopia's products apart.
SHEEP LEATHER
Though JICA’s Champion Product Ap-proach first focused on mentoring and training select Ethiopian industry leaders, the project's second phase has shifted to solely promoting Ethiopian sheep leather. The CPA team has partnered with Japanese creative firm Dentsu to brand Ethiopia’s product, communicating its airy, soft feel to the masses. In the future, this brand will be used to certify high-quality Ethiopian sheep leather and set it apart from products made elsewhere.
Diplomacy + Developmentpanorama
A BOON FOR ETHIOPIAN EXPORTS
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Development requires reliability
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Events + Excursionspanorama
Brussels
CANTILLONClaiming over a
century in busi-
ness, Cantillon
sticks to tradition
when it comes to
brewing and bottling. To-
day’s fourth-generation
brewer upholds his fami-
ly’s spontaneous-fermen-
tation process to produce
lambic beers — with a
critical open-air exposure
phase before transferring
to closed vessels. Tour the
brewery to see how it’s all
done, and to sample the
signature tart beers.
Dinant
LEFFE Encounter
traditional
monastic beer
culture at Mai-
son Leffe, lo-
cated a little more than
an hour outside Brus-
sels. Offering nine ab-
bey beer varieties, Leffe
invites you to step into
eight centuries of beer-
making history and to
taste a beer recipe that
has stayed the same
since 1240.
From tours to tastes, our short list for sipping around the country famous for its brews.
Leuven
STELLA ARTOISEnjoy world-
famous
lagers in the
self-declared
beer capital
of Belgium. Set just
outside Brussels, Leuven
houses the headquarters
of the largest brewery
group in the world:
Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Participate in a classic
tour of the brewery,
complete with a house-
made beverage, or sign
up for a more extensive
city tour (seasonal).
St. Sixtus Abbey
WESTVLETERENRumored to
be the the
best beer in
the world, a
rare bottle of
Westvleteren XII leaves
its mark with twice
the alcohol content of
most beers and a strong
finish. Taste the exclu-
sive brew at St. Sixtus
Abbey’s Westvleteren
Brewery — founded in
1838 and run by Trap-
pist monks — or across
the street at the In De
Vrede Café.
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Hotels + Hotspotspanorama
There might be no place like home.
But when you’re away and looking
for lodging, there’s no place that
compares to these unusual finds.ACCOMMODATIONSATYPICAL
Breakwater Lodge
Cape Town, South Africa
Originally built in 1859 as a prison for British convicts, Breakwater Lodge now pampers guests in its turreted towers. The 191-room hotel boasts affordable accommodations, modern decor, and panoramas of the V&A Waterfront and Table Mountain — all far from punishing. breakwaterlodge.co.za C
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Nakagin Capsule Tower
Tokyo, Japan
Architecture aficionados will relish the chance to stay in this private apartment, offering a small (2.3 m × 3.8 m × 2.1 m) but historically sig-nificant experience inside Tokyo’s Nakagin Capsule Tower. Built in 1972, the building became the world’s first example of capsule architecture built for actual use. Today, only about 30 of the original 140 capsules remain in service as apartments. airbnb.com/rooms/1305889
Jumbo Stay
Stockholm, Sweden
Touch down for the night at Jumbo Stay, a decommissioned-jet-turned-hotel planted outside Stockholm’s Arlanda Airport. The converted Boeing 747-200 was first built in 1976 and served many different airlines (the legendary Pan Am among them), but it now welcomes guests to 27 bedrooms — including a luxury suite in the plane’s cockpit. jumbostay.com C
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For a Swedish film collective called Stocktown, inspira-tion lately has come from a seemingly unlikely source: the young, hip artist gen-eration spanning the African continent.
It all started in 2008, when Stocktown founder Teddy Goitom began to note a lack of information surrounding
Africa’s inde-pendent creative scene. Seeking to convey the idea that creativity knows no borders, he and his col-leagues launched
a short documentary featur-ing South African creatives — from those involved in the heavy metal scene to the street fashion of Soweto.
The show’s success then sparked the creation of Afripedia, a five-part docu-mentary series spotlighting the life and work of artists in not only South Africa but also Angola, Ghana, Kenya and Senegal. While the individuals featured in the series differ greatly in their crafts, they each exemplify their home culture in a unique way. Take, for example, Ghanaian perfor-mance artist Serge Attukwei Clottey, whose “Afrogal-lonism” project raises aware-ness about the water crises in Ghana.
Goitom and his colleagues hope that the the series reflects how individuals are challenging and changing the perceptions of Africa. The team is currently in the process of producing a spin-off feature film, as well as an online plat-form — a visual guide to art, film, music, fashion and con-temporary culture from African creatives worldwide. For more details, visit afripedia.com.
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B Y H A N N A H J O R D A N
Behind the golden peaks of Giza’s pyramids and along the
sinuous stretch of China’s Great Wall stands an agency
devoted to protecting these giants of history. A subgroup
of the United Nations known as UNESCO — short for the
U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
— drives the preservation of more than 1,000 such sites
throughout the world.
A Catalogue of TreasuresHow UNESCO
helps guard our
world heritage.
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Created in 1945, UNESCO grew
out of the rather bold hope that
global peace might be fostered
through moral and intellec-
tual means. By 1972, UNESCO
had created its World Heritage
Program to move toward such
peace through significant nation-
al landmarks. UNESCO hoped to
promote dialogue between dif-
ferent countries as they shared
a common goal: to care for their
own country’s historic legacies.
The World Heritage List,
referred to as a catalogue of
world treasures, boasts 1,007 sites
around the world — including
natural sites such as the Great
Barrier Reef (Australia) and The
Wadden Sea (Germany), and
cultural sites such as Paphos
(Cyprus) and the Maya Site of
Copan (Honduras). Once on the
list, these sites serve as land-
marks to capture the imagina-
tion and attention of travelers
throughout the globe.
Among the list’s first 12 sites
(all added in 1978) are Ecuador’s
Galápagos Islands, Germany’s
Aachen Cathedral, Ethiopia’s
Simien National Park and Poland’s
Wieliczka Salt Mine. The Galapagos
Islands were chosen for their foun-
dational role in Darwin’s theory
of natural selection, as well as for
their unique ecosystem and endan-
gered species. On average, 25 to 30
sites are added to the list annu-
ally, each newcomer contributing a
unique dimension of history.
The process to become a
World Heritage site, though,
doesn’t begin with the historical
spot itself but with its homeland.
Only a country that has signed
the World Heritage Convention
— pledging to protect its natural
and cultural heritage — can sub-
mit proposals to nominate prop-
erties within its territory.
To move a site through the
lengthy nomination process
requires diligence and patience.
The last step is to pass the Criteria
for Selection test. UNESCO’s 10
criteria champion accomplish-
ments that range from significant
habitats of biodiversity to a dis-
play of man’s creativity (i.e., a
masterpiece, such as the Italian
church that houses Leonardo da
Vinci’s “The Last Supper”).
Unfortunately, 46 sites cur-
rently land on an in-danger list.
While threats vary from civil wars
to nature’s whims, UNESCO is
committed to finding solutions for
each site’s restoration and protec-
tion. In fact, Egypt’s Giza Pyramids
stand out as one of the organiza-
tion’s greatest success stories: The
World Heritage Committee’s 1995
negotiations with the Egyptian
government rerouted a threatening
highway project near Cairo, keeping
the limestone giants well intact.
But no matter where they find
their place on the organization’s
long list, sites as majestic as India’s
Taj Mahal, as dramatic as Italy’s
Amalfi Coast or as intricate as
Jordan’s Petra vie for our atten-
tion as travelers — demanding our
commitment to keep them alive
and waiting to fold us into the
stories of their past.
P A G E P A G E P A G E P A G E P A G E P A G E P A G E P A G E
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28Brazil
Iguaçu National
Park
30China
Huanglong
32Egypt
The Pyramid
Fields
36Japan
Nikko
38Mali Cliff of
Bandiagara
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Wedged between the Eastern Alps and the Hallstätter See lake, this town offers a glimpse into the past, maintain-ing its 18th-century baroque architec-ture. Today, Hallstatt is celebrated for its famed underground salt mines and idyllic natural landscape — high grazing pas-tures and mountains that slope to the shore of the lake.
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BrazilIguaçu National Park
The lush vegetation surrounding the 2.7-kilometer-wide waterfall is home to several endangered and rare species, including the giant otter and the harpy eagle. The falls themselves form a semicircle, their wa-ter cascading from a dramatic height of 72 meters.
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ChinaHuanglong
Limestone terraces scale the sides of snowcapped mountains, lining the region’s hot springs. China’s easternmost gla-cier also resides in the Huanglong val-ley, and the area’s diverse ecosystem is the life source for scarce giant pan-das and Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkeys.
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EgyptThe Pyramid Fields
One of the ancient world’s Seven Won-ders, the Pyramids of Giza stand as a colossal icon of hu-man achievement — housing sev-eral ornate tombs along with one of the world’s oldest boats, dating back to 2500 B.C.
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Ethiopia’s World Heritage SitesCelebrating the country’s historic giants.
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Simien National Park
Date of Inscription: 1978
Region: Amhara
Coordinates: N13°10’ E38°40’
With its dramatic cliffs and rugged gorges, this 136-square-kilometer park in northern Ethiopia boasts the highest peak in the country as well as many endangered species, including the walia ibex (Ethiopian mountain goat).
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Date of Inscription: 1978
Region: Amhara
Coordinates: N12°45’ E39°25’
This 13th-century “New Jerusalem” is the homeland of Ethiopian Christianity. Eleven churches chiseled out of natural rock face, said to have been built with the help of angels, remain a site of pilgrimage and devotion for Ethiopian Christians today.
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar
Date of Inscription: 1979
Region: Amhara
Coordinates: N12°24’ E37°58’
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Emperor Fasiledes and his successors built several castles in a fortified city. Resembling the medieval castles of Europe, these structures add unexpected flair to the northern Tana plateau region.
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Date of Inscription: 1980
Region: Tigrai
Coordinates: N14°48’ E38°6’
Once the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia, Aksum saw a score of Ethiopian emperors crowned between the first and 13th cen-turies. According to Ethiopian tradition, this is where the Ark of the Covenant remains.
Tiya
Date of Inscription: 1980
Region: Southern Nations,
Nationalities and Peoples
Coordinates: N8°5’ E38°43’
Thirty-six rock art monuments from an unknown ancient civilization scatter the landscape at this central Ethiopian site. Believed to have played a funerary role as gravestones, the stones offer a mysterious but beautiful window into a past culture.
Lower Valley of the Awash
Date of Inscription: 1980
Region: Afar
Coordinates: N11°0’ E40°45’
The famous 3.2-million-year-old hominid nicknamed “Lucy” was excavated in this ancient paleo-anthropological site. The val-ley remains significant for its contributions to the history of human development and scientific theories of evolution.
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
Date of Inscription: 2006
Region: Harari
Coordinates: N9°32’ E42°16’
Considered the fourth most-sacred Muslim city, Harar Jugol contains 82 mosques and 102 shrines. The maze-like town was built between the 13th and 16th centuries and functioned as the capital of the Harari King-dom between 1520 and 1568.
Lower Valley of the Omo
Date of Inscription: 1980
Region: Southern Nations,
Nationalities and Peoples
Coordinates: N4°60’ E35°0’
As a birthplace of humanity, Ethiopia’s southwestern valley provides 3.5 million years of history with its ancient hominid fossils, which are among the oldest ever discovered. The region also hosts rich wildlife and three major national parks.
Konso Cultural Landscape
Date of Inscription: 2011
Region: Southern Nations,
Nationalities and Peoples
Coordinates: N5°60’ E37°60’
The walled settlements that make up the Konso Cultural Landscape provide an example of adaptive living in a harsh, dry climate. With their agricultural ingenuity, Konso’s inhabitants have preserved their way of life for nearly 400 years.
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Its name means “sunlight.” Filled with temples and shrines, the oldest dating to the 8th century, Nikko illustrates an architectural style that fluidly integrates buildings with nature.
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MaliCliff of Bandiagara
The sandstone cliff, dubbed the “Land of the Dogons” for the people who inhabit it, stretches about 150 kilometers and includes 289 vil-lages. For centuries, the Dogon have utilized their natural environment to support their life-style, carving shel-ters out of rock and supposedly escap-ing from enemies through natural tunnels and caves.
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SeychellesVallée de Mai
The palm forest in this valley is home to the tree that bears the fa-mous coco de mer (sea coconut), the largest nut in the world. This unique palm can grow over 30 meters tall and up to 4.5 meters wide. The island also hosts exotic wildlife, including the Seychelles black parrot and tiger cha-meleon.
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ZimbabweMana Pools National Park
A wildlife haven, the Mana Pools are formed by the Zambezi River’s ebb and flow. The area attracts many of Africa’s large mammal species during the dry winter months, and Nile crocodiles and hippopotamuses abound in the wetland.
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world by foot.
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His feet at times tread so lightly that he
seems to not even touch the ground. On
steeper cliff faces, where metal chains and
footholds are built into the rock in lieu of
dirt paths, Ryan Sandes handles the sud-
den inclines with Spiderman-like agility.
His running style involves a preci-
sion and confidence that comes from
thousands of hours of training; yet
when he smoothly gives chase across
the earth’s uneven surfaces, it’s cer-
tain he was designed for this.
“Running is about the purest
Watching him at full stride is like witnessing a video game avatar— dashing through unspoiled wilderness, hopping over boulders, dodging wild animals, ducking under trees.
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thing a human can do,” he says, “and trail
running is how I explore the world.”
So far he’s explored all seven conti-
nents by foot, tackling ultramarathons by
the dozen — including a six-day travail in
Madagascar in September 2014. Divided
into various stages of varying distanc-
es, including several marathon-length
sections, the 250-kilometer race took
him across tropical beaches, lush paddy
fields, vast savannahs and ancient baobab
forests. Such seemingly untenable ter-
rains bring with them snakes, crocodiles,
vicious insects, blistering heat and drip-
ping humidity.
“Pretty crazy conditions,” says Sandes,
who won the endurance race in 22 hours,
46 minutes and 25 seconds. Slower com-
petitors would take over 70 hours, many
not finishing at all.
It’s easily assumed that Sandes’
fleet-footedness is the result of a lifelong
endeavor. Yet his determination to run
epic distances — and his capacity for
endurance — were discovered only in his
mid-20s.
A latent talent emerges
In 2006, he entered his first marathon on
a whim, part of a mid-winter festival in
the South African holiday town of Knysna.
Friends had egged him on to enter the
half-marathon for fun, but it was sold
out, so he gave the full-distance race a
bash instead. He’d played team sports at
school but had never been a runner, so
he surprised himself by finishing very
comfortably — revealing innate talent
and igniting in him a desire to explore the
world by running.
Growing up in Cape Town, Sandes had
dabbled in surfing, but now his attention
turned to the trail-strewn mountains in his
backyard. Fueled by an adventurer’s spir-
it, he entered and trained seriously for a
250-km, multiday race across China’s Gobi
Desert in 2008, part of the same global
series that took him to Madagascar last year.
Undaunted by any extreme, Ryan
Sandes thrives on the adventure of
ultradistance trail running; the obstacles
and distances, he says, serve his needs
for self-reliance and solitude.
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At first, the race was a kind of chal-
lenge; he was keen for a life-altering
adventure and relished the need for
self-reliance, and he says the distance
served his fondness for solitude. Because
it was a self-supported race, only water is
available along the way; Gobi’s competi-
tors must be otherwise self-sufficient and
prepared for sudden extreme changes in
temperature and terrain. All of this is
on top of the reality of running a mara-
thon-or-so each day for almost a week.
Part of what kept him going, he says,
was the experience of encountering a
new part of the world. He recalls run-
ning through ancient villages where local
people don’t see many outsiders. “Those
interactions were quite special,” he says.
His goal had been to simply survive
and make it across the finish line, but
fate and fortitude took him further.
He nabbed first place and kickstarted a
professional trail-running career, his
easygoing charm and broad smile making
him an instant hit with fans and sponsors
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Though experts credit Sandes’ success to
both physical and mental fortitude, his
easygoing charm and humility make his
self-determined spirit approachable.
such as Red Bull and Salomon alike.
Within three years of winning the
Gobi March, he’d won similarly brutal
races in a string of extreme locations —
including the Sahara, Chile’s Atacama
Desert (“one of the most beautiful places
I’ve seen”), and the frozen Antarctic wil-
derness. For the latter, he trained on a
treadmill in a sub-zero ice-chamber.
Of all the challenging conditions, he
says he’d be hard-pressed to return to
Brazil’s Jungle Marathon. “Nothing is
your friend in the Amazon,” he says, “and
I was very happy to make it out of there
alive.” Yet he not only survived the jun-
gle’s bugs and anaconda-, caiman- and
piranha-infested rivers, but he also won
the 235-km multiday race in record time.
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In 2010 he began also mixing sin-
gle-stage races into his schedule, starting
with a succession of South African vic-
tories. For the Puffer — which traverses
80 km of tar and trail — he arrived over
an hour ahead of the second finisher.
Distance-wise, though, the Puffer paled
alongside his first 100-miler: Leadville’s
notoriously tough “Race Across the Sky”
through the Colorado Rockies. Known for
its knee-shattering ascents at high alti-
tude, the race was Sandes’ first attempt to
run more than 100 km in a single stretch
— and he won that, too, in 2011.
More to running than winning
His victory at Leadville then signaled
a shift in focus toward single-stage
ultramarathons. He racked 100-miler vic-
tories in Hong Kong and Australia, and he
placed second in his first attempt at the
Western States Endurance Run, heralded
as the “world’s oldest and most prestig-
ious 100-mile trail race.”
These were the kinds of races that
hammer both mind and body — to the
extent that competitors undergo man-
datory medical checks and weigh-ins,
to ensure they’re sufficiently hydrated
along the way. Runners often lapse into
hallucination, and along with the lost
toenails, chaffing and blistering, there’s
the kind of muscle fatigue, aching knees,
cramps and sore feet that would cause
the undoing of many.
Sandes says his training schedule
varies according to what he’s preparing
for, but he typically spends between 12
and 22 hours each week running on the
mountain trails he considers his “office.”
He uses the gym for core and balance,
strength and mobility work, and he tries
to mix mountain biking and surfing into
his schedule — especially during post-
race recovery. Plus there are massages,
chiropractic sessions and physiotherapy
to help his body deal with the extreme
lengths he runs.
And yet for Sandes, these grueling
distances are charged with philosophical
significance. “There’s no hiding when it
comes to 100 miles,” he says, explaining
that the physical pain and what it takes
mentally to endure keep him grounded.
“Winning doesn’t make you feel
invincible,” he says, “because the scale
of distance makes you realize that you’re
pretty insignificant on this planet — that
you’re only a small aspect in the grand
scheme of things.”
His humility disguises incredible men-
tal fortitude. Although Professor Tim
Noakes, co-founder of the South African
Sports Science Institute, and other experts
explain his endurance capacity in terms
of his stronger-than-average will and an
extremely positive mind space, Sandes
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loves. “I suppose it’s a form of meditation,”
he says, “an escape from reality.”
Of course, being able to escape profes-
sionally requires regularly scoring more
victories and meeting new challenges.
When Sandes won the North Face Trans-
GranCanaria Advanced in Spain in early
2013, for example, he not only gained his
first European victory, but he also became
the first person to win an ultramarathon
on all seven continents.
It was a significant accolade, but
Sandes maintains there’s more to running
than winning races. With this mentality,
he teamed up with fellow runner Ryno
Griesel for the March 2014 Drakensberg
Grand Traverse — a self-navigating
adventure across six of the highest peaks
south of Kilimanjaro.
With few paths and no set route, its
terrain includes sharp ascents, climbing
ridges, steep ravines and ledges carved
into soaring basalt peaks — requiring
much scrambling in places where the
slightest misstep could prove deadly. The
participants also contended with fiercely
unpredictable weather and thin high-alti-
tude air that plays havoc with the lungs.
Setting off at midnight, Sandes and
Griesel covered 207 km in 41 hours and 49
minutes, clocking a mere hour’s sleep while
slicing nearly 19 hours off existing records.
For Sandes, the race wasn’t about times; it
was a personal test, arriving at the finish
not to a podium but to the knowledge that
he’d endured against significant odds.
“When you’re running high up in
the Colorado mountains or the remote
Drakensberg, it’s just you,” he says, “and
maybe one or two herdsmen and their
cattle.
“You are truly in the middle of nowhere,
properly out in a wilderness,” he adds. “I
enjoy those wide-open spaces. It’s not just
you versus other people — it’s you versus
nature. It’s a kind of exploration, a kind of
adventure that comes out of me.” Ultimately, says Sandes, trail running
is for him a form of discovery — both of
himself and of the planet. When all is said
and done, it’s a way of seeing the world.
“It’s not only about running,” he says. “It’s
a kind of travel — a way of getting from
point A to point B.”
Africa’s most exciting ultradistance races.
Marathon des SablesMorocco | April 3, 2015Although it’s not the only race across the Sahara, this one is hailed by many as the world’s toughest ultramarathon — a grueling, 250-km desert-survival travail in one of earth’s harshest climates. Runners need to be self-sufficient, carrying everything except water. Tents are provided for well-deserved nights following days spent trudging across an expansive sandy wilderness. marathondessables.com
HIT THE TRAIL
Though a young sport, ultradistance
racing has already taken Sandes around
the world. In 2013, he became the first
person to win an ultramarathon on all
seven continents.
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Wildcoast WildrunSouth Africa | Sept. 6 or 12, 2015Spanning a raw wilderness of undulating hills, craggy cliffs and unspoiled beaches, this race of-fers a 112-km adventure with heart-stopping scenery. There is no specific route; competitors follow the shoreline, occasionally jumping in rivers and wading in the sea. The organizers of this classic event arrange similarly scintillating races in Lesotho and South Africa’s Richtersveld. wildrun.com
Fish River Canyon Ultra Namibia | July 4, 2015Ryan Sandes shaved four hours off the existing record for this race when he ran it in August 2012, cov-ering 96 km in under seven hours. It’s a non-stop, single-stage, self-supporting race that starts at the top of Africa’s largest canyon, descends into it, follows the river, and finishes at Ai-Ais hot springs. There’s a 24-hour cut-off and the option of a 65-km “Lite” race, too. africanextremepromotions.com
Dodo RunMauritius | July 12, 2015Delivering paradise at its untamed best, this 50-km trail cuts up and over the rugged mountains of southwest Mauritius, including the island’s highest: Black River Peak (828 meters above sea level). Runners take in the tropical forest of Black River Gorge National Park and finish on the beach. There’s also a 25-km version and a mini 10-km run. dodo-trail.com
EthiotrailEthiopia | Aug. 9, 2015Launched last year, the Ethiotrail event takes place in the Great Rift Valley, 200 km south of Addis Ababa within the Abijatta-Shalla Lakes National Park. There are various races to choose from, in-cluding a marathon, half-marathon and two 12-km races — all of which wind through beautiful scenery and offer the chance to rub shoul-ders with some of the world’s fastest humans. ethiotrail.com (
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Finding Tranquility in Japan
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From majestic mountains and languid lakes to glorious gardens and transfixing temples, discover the peaceful side of Japan: a nation where the great outdoors is always just a bullet-train ride away.
Although Japan is world-famous for its massive
metropolises, competitive high-tech industries and
high-speed railway lines, there is another side to this
island nation that welcomes visitors seeking rest,
rejuvenation and aesthetic delight. The tranquil
destinations listed on the following pages are either
located within Tokyo — the newest Asian destination
for Ethiopian Airlines — or just a short jaunt from the
capital city.
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MEIJI SHRINE
Located at the heart of Tokyo’s bustling
Shibuya district, the Meiji Shrine and
its surrounding 175-acre park offer an
incredible change of pace from the rest
of the city. The serene shrine buildings
are ringed by over 100,000 trees, creating
a true urban jungle and the perfect host
site for major Shinto religious festivals, as
well as traditional Shinto weddings. The
grounds also contain sports facilities and
numerous cultural attractions, including
the Meiji Jingu Treasure House museum
and the Meiji Memorial Picture Gallery.
INOKASHIRA PARK
Established nearly 100 years ago, Tokyo’s
Inokashira Park was originally given as
a gift from the Emperor of Japan to the
public. The sprawling, 95-acre park is home
to a large pond, which was the first water
source for the city of Tokyo. Inokashira
Pond is surrounded by 250 cherry trees
that blossom brightly in the springtime.
The park also contains walking paths, a
plum grove, a petting zoo, an aquarium
and the Ghibli Museum — dedicated to the
popular Japanese animated films produced
by Studio Ghibli.
MOUNT FUJI
With its long, symmetrical sloping sides
and snowcapped peak, Japan’s tallest
and most famous mountain is a sight
to behold. The mount can be seen from
Tokyo on a clear day, and visitors to the
capital city can reach it in less than two
hours by train. Travelers who wish to
climb the mountain can join thousands
of other summer expeditioners in the
months of July and August, with the most
popular way being to complete the trek
overnight and catch a glimpse of the
sunrise from the peak.
HAKONE
For a more leisurely experience of Mount
Fuji, the nearby resort town of Hakone
offers excellent mountain views and
abundant natural hot springs — making
it the most popular getaway for Tokyo
residents. In the middle of Hakone lies
Travelers often climb overnight in order to catch the sunrise from the peak of Mount Fuji.
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Lake Ashi, a tranquil crater lake that reflects
the grand mountain like a perfect mirror.
Visitors to Hakone can not only soak in the
breathtaking scenery but also experience
the relaxing Japanese tradition of soaking
in steaming onsen (hot springs) baths.
NIKKO
Famous for its many shrines and temples,
the town of Nikko lies at the mouth of
the lush Nikko National Park — just an
easy day trip from Tokyo. The town’s
visitors can explore both the elaborate
wonders of nature — including waterfalls,
lakes and mountains — as well as
elaborately decorated Shinto and Buddhist
architecture. (For another glimpse of
Nikko, turn to p. 36.)
KAMAKURA
This seaside city was a highly important
seat of government from the 12th to 14th
centuries, and it remains the home of
numerous Buddhist temples and historic
buildings. In addition to its interesting
history, Kamakura is also blessed with a
sandy coastline on its southern side that
fills with summertime visitors. The forested
hills surrounding the rest of the city offer
numerous hiking trails, with public parks
and historic sites along the way.
NIIJIMA
Few travelers associate Japan with sun, surf
and sand, but the island of Niijima presents
all of the above — complete with waves
fierce enough to attract international
surfing competitions. Niijima is one of
the Seven Izu Islands that lie in the ocean
south of Tokyo, but as it is administered
by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government,
it is technically considered part of the
city. In additon to is pristine beaches and
the ever-present onsen baths, Niijima also
boasts several man-made attractions: The
Niijima Glass Art Museum, featuring a
unique type of locally-made glass, and a
number of minshuku — traditional owner-
occupied boarding houses, where visitors
can experience true Japanese hospitality
and home-cooked meals.
The city of Tokyo contains numerous wooded parks that offer a respite from the busy urban surroundings.
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A TRAVELER’S TREAT
Glamorous camping at the Lalibela Hudad ecolodge.
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T he well-trodden path from
the holy city of Lalibela to
the mountain plateau of
the Hudad is a traveler’s
treat. Serving as both the
course for children on their daily trek
to school and a busy highway of don-
keys, goats and people on their way to
market, this route provides a beautiful
beginning to a truly authentic experi-
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I’m joined on this path by two other
adults and six children between ages 10
and 15, including my two children who
were adopted from Ethiopia eight years
ago. Though my family and I live in
Australia, we take a biannual pilgrimage
to Ethiopia so that my son and daughter
may reconnect with their culture and
their extended family.
I made this same trek with my
children on our last visit, after scouring
the Internet for places to spend our
Christmas. The Lalibela Hudad — a
10-hectare ecolodge built in 2011 —
provided the perfect place to celebrate
the special time of year for our family.
Making this journey again, I am keenly
aware of the danger of trying to recreate
an experience (especially one I have talked
so much about). But as we begin the
arduous two- to three-hour walk up the
mountain path, my anxiety quickly gives
way; the kids run ahead to chatter and play
with the local children while we adults
meander behind, admiring the flora and
fauna, the freshly harvested fields, and the
local farming practices and customs.
The Hudad is set on a tabletop plateau
3,300 meters above sea level, offering
360-degree views of the magnificent hills
and lush valleys below. Legend has it that
the Hudad (“The Big Farm”) was named by
King Lalibela, who built the area’s famed
rock-hewn churches in the 13th century.
Though the king lived in the town named
after him below, the locals say he used this
land around the Hudad to farm.
Visitors to the lodge stay in cone-
shaped huts called tukuls, built by local
artisans from stones hand-mined from
the plateau itself. The local community
has a significant role in the set-up,
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Set in the foothills of Ethiopia’s Simien Mountains, the Lalibela Hudad ecolodge provides an authentic local experience in a relaxing natural setting.
from constructing new huts and cooking
all of the meals to performing evening
dancing-and-singing acts.
Upon arriving at our own tukuls, we find
extra sweaters, hats, gloves and traditional
clothing laid out on the beds — signaling
the cold nights ahead. No running water
or electricity exists here, but solar torches
are provided and hot water is available
by request. Warm water in beautiful
earthenware pots awaits us outside our
huts every morning, and hot water bottles
warm our beds at night. Some have called
this experience “glamping” (glamorous
camping), but I just call it heaven. I haven’t
slept so well in years.
We spend our days enjoying the beauty
of our surroundings: the gelada baboons
roaming freely through low shrubs, the
rock hyrax scuttling away as they hear
our approach, the massive wings of a
lammergeyer casting shadows on the
ground. It is enough to sit and just be here.
But the warm hospitality of our hosts
and the local community imprints the
most lasting impression. Every night, we
gather around the campfire with Ethiopian
men and women to eat together and
sing. As per the local custom, the locals
wash and massage the feet of their weary
guests — making us laugh and the kids
squeal with delight. Together, we feast on
Ethiopian-style pepper steak and aromatic
rice while the stars shine above us.
Here, life is pared back to the essentials:
the majesty of the natural world, the
aesthetic beauty of simple man-made
structures, the joy of relationships and
community. It is all here in abundance.
We drink it up, our hearts and souls filling
with life’s uncomplicated pleasures —
more than enough to carry us down the
mountain path that brought us to this
magical place, and enough to last us till
we can return once again.
—Jenny Ouliaris is a general practitioner and family therapist. She is the mother of two Ethiopian children, whose boundless energy and joy for living make adventures like trips to the Lalibela Hudad so enjoyable.
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Businessspotlight
A Visionary BurgerAddis Ababa’s Sishu restaurant serves up a model for Ethiopian business. | BY R E B E CC A F ISSE H A
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as well as with expats living in the capital city. In the warehouse-turned-restaurant locat-
ed in the Kera neighborhood, a welcoming aroma of fresh bread emerges from an open
kitchen. Although sandwiches coexist on the menu, Sishu is best-known for its burgers.
Slightly sweet buns and moist, seasoned ground meat join a creamy, tangy homemade
sauce to tease palates; crisp French fries served with made-from-scratch ketchup round out the meal.
The comforting decor combines elements of a diner, picnic, cafeteria and library all in one.
Lingering is expected and encouraged here. While an eclectic playlist wafts in the background,
urbanites from all walks of modern Addis life — drawn mostly by word-of-mouth — relax over meals
and coffee: young foreigners abroad for study or research trips; their older counterparts on business;
visiting Ethiopian diasporas; or permanent returnees, such as restaurant co-founder Matthews Teshome.
Years ago, when Matthews relocated to Addis from the United States, he noticed the lack of
places to hang out that didn’t require drinking alcohol or listening to loud music. Inspired by the
need for a low-key, foreigner-friendly spot to relax, he created Sishu with his business partner (and
restaurant namesake), Selamawit “Sishu” Deneke. Burgers and sandwiches, being simple to prepare,
were an obvious choice for the menu. Customers quickly judged them to be better than most in
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America, and definitely the best in Addis.
Sishu strives to source as many ingre-
dients locally as possible. Entire cows
are purchased from a farm in Debre Zeit
(southeast of the capital), supplemented
as needed by an Addis supplier. For the
bread, each silky soft portion of home-
made dough is weighed in full view of
customers. Due to the inconsistent sup-
ply and quality of local cheese, Sishu
buys imported Gouda; potatoes come via
Debre Zeit farms as well. Good fries are
hard to come by in the city, Matthews
claims, so it is a goal to keep Sishu’s as
close to the gold standard as possible.
The demand for authentic burgers
and sandwiches in Addis is so high that
customers would likely forgive a little
slip in quality. But Sishu’s two business
partners are focused on maintaining and
improving their products and service. To
keep service standards high, they hire
more staff than the required minimum
but are holding off on opening burger-
only branches until the company culture
and finances can sustain them.
Recruitment and training is slow; new
employees come by referral, and it can take
up to two months for them to reach a full
productivity level. Language and cultural
difficulties make server positions harder to
fill; of the current staff of 45, most work at
the back end of the restaurant.
Sishu keeps its staff members happy by
paying them double what they would make
elsewhere, although Matthews would like
to pay them even more. Until that’s possi-
ble, Sishu maximizes its limited resources
by a form of revenue sharing: Ten percent
of revenue is reserved for salaries and
pensions, and the remaining money is
divided equally among employees. While
small, those bonuses are affordable for
the company and significant enough to
engender employee loyalty. It’s the hope
of Sishu’s co-founders that, one day, all
staff members will share the middle-class
standard of living enjoyed by many of the
restaurant’s customers.
This revenue-sharing model and the
strategy of methodical growth represent
Sishu’s real objective: to help transform
Ethiopian business practices. “Our mission
is to be a model for other businesses in
Ethiopia,” Matthews says. “And the success
of that mission depends on our monetary
success, because if we’re not successful,
then no one will want to copy us.”
Sishu aims to be one of the biggest
companies in Ethiopia within 10 years by
launching a two-part expansion plan: A
second kitchen (already 75-percent func-
tional) will produce and supply burger com-
ponents to high-end hotels, and later the
larger market; and take-out-only branches
will sell burgers at more affordable prices
to a wider segment of the population.
Until enough additional capital from
investors can accelerate these plans, the
company will continue to finesse the res-
taurant’s ambience and menu, assessing
how new items and ingredients play out
with its loyal, always-game customers.
“Something I love about Sishu is
that the food is always consistent,” says
Nathan, the Ethiopian diaspora director of
the documentary Sincerely Ethiopia, which
profiles the restaurant among the best of
what the country has to offer. “I love their
business model, and that they experiment
with other types of food.” He’s personally
all about the cheesesteak sandwich.
Word of Sishu’s bacon (the “best in
Ethiopia”) has gotten around, though, so
the bacon cheeseburger remains a favorite
among both the transient and permanent
crowds of customers. No matter their
origin or destination, all recognize the
universal burger, sandwich and fries —
and a place like Sishu that serves them
with a side of friendly atmosphere — as
something globally familiar, and therefore
always a taste of home.
Selamawit “Sishu” Deneke (above), the res-taurant’s co-founder and namesake, is committed to maintaining the high-est quality standards for both her sandwiches and her business.
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Cuisinespotlight
Supper Clubs in the Big SmokeAfrican pop-up restaurants burst onto London’s food scene. | BY N A N A O C R A N
Dinner at the Groundnut is served family-style, engendering a strong sense of community throughout each meal.
O ver the last half-decade or so, London has seen hundreds of “pop-up” restaurants
blossom across its landscape — temporary dining establishments that might also
frequently change locations. Offering everything from gluten-free supper clubs and
theatrical banquets in art galleries to secret literary dinners in private homes, these
quirky culinary experiences are spicing up London’s dining scene and gathering
devoted followers.
Whatever the theme, the menus at such events are produced by chefs (whether amateur,
professional or Michelin-starred) whose palates range from Italian to Modern British to Malaysian.
But until 2011, African pop-ups have been rare here.
The reason probably lies somewhere in the fact that communal dining is nothing new in African
social life, with food usually being the focal point of any event that brings extended families
together. But adding an enterprising element might just be the trick to draw African cuisine into
some of the culinary conversations between restaurant diners and critics alike.
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African food firmly on the London map.
What these particular pop-ups are doing
is twofold: They’re highlighting some of the
flavors of a diverse continent, and they’re
also illustrating the fact that African cui-
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and regions from which it springs.
The Groundnut launched in late 2011
as a creative project founded by three
20-something chefs. Today, Folayemi
Brown, Duval Timothy and Jacob Fodio
Todd host their monthly pop-up at
Enclave Projects, an artist-run space in
south London. Their goal is that the
atmosphere would be as much about a
lifestyle as it is a dining experience.
The trio’s mixed heritage strongly
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Afro-European fusion, with Nigerian,
Southern African, Ghanaian and Ethiopian
flavors running through. The events are
very much a Facebook and word-of-mouth
phenomenon, with bookings taken on the
pop-up’s website at a reasonable rate of
roughly US$20 per person.
On each Groundnut night, three
sets of hour-long seatings are well
choreographed. Multiple hands reach out
for platters spread atop communal tables,
which might include generously sliced
chunks of sea bream, each cooked with
a crisp skin and a moist but firm center.
Dexterously rolled portions of homemade
injera (an Ethiopian sourdough pancake)
are used to mop up the predominantly
hand-eaten food, which can be optionally
spiced with shito, a Ghanaian fish sauce
with a chili-oil base.
There’s an experimental edge to the
menu, with a convivial crowd of up to
30 diners eager to try each dish. Despite
the African flair to the main options,
the desserts are fairly globally focused
and ultimately aimed at cleansing the
palate. Large bowls of dates and shot
glasses of fresh melon-and-ginger juice,
for example, provide a perfect end to
the meal. As the night winds down, the
event becomes more of a private lock-in,
with the chef-owners kicking back and
sharing bottles of wine with old and new
friends alike.
A similar atmosphere of sociability
exists over in East London, where Zoe
Adjonyoh is the industrious chef and
founder of Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen. Hers is
a thoroughly modern Ghanaian affair —
from the dishes served and the event’s
rapidly growing audience, to the puns
used to market her pop-up sessions on
Facebook, Twitter and the ZGK site (“It’s
Ghana be huge,” “It’s Ghana be tasty” and
“Ghana stand up”).
What essentially started out as a
one-off stall at an outdoor arts festival
has since turned into monthly four-
hour dining experiences with a party
atmosphere. It’s this celebratory vibe and
a sense of getting to know Ghana that has,
like The Groundnut, created a broad word-
of-mouth following from event to event.
Since kicking off her venture in 2011,
Zoe has established lucrative London
partnerships, including one as part of
Diesel clothing’s Studio Africa campaign,
highlighting the continent’s creative
talent. More recently, Zoe has added a
second monthly event, in Berlin.
Zoe hosts her U.K. meal at the
40-person-capacity Studio Gi, with prices
Zoe’s menu combines contemporary and traditional dishes, including “red red” — a popular Ghanaian dish of black-eyed peas in a delicately spiced sauce, served with fried plantains.
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These pop-ups are highlighting some
of the flavors of a diverse continent,
and they’re illustrating that African
cuisine is just as varied as the countries
and regions from which it springs.
At the Groundnut’s pop-up supper clubs — hosted at an artist-run space in south London — the atmosphere is as much about a lifestyle as it is a dining experience.
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ranging from roughly $15 to $40 a head depending on the size of the
menu. Events often feature mass Ghanaian Azonto dancing and sociable
table-hopping, with conviviality being a huge part of the ethos.
Zoe’s ever-changing menu serves up a mixture of contemporary
and traditional homemade dishes based on meals from her childhood,
such as nkatenkwan — peanut-butter stew with slow-cooked lamb. A
comforting delight, it’s infused with fiery scotch bonnet peppers, which
offset the creamy nuttiness of the melting meat. Her “bites,” or finger
foods, are pretty special too: mashed yam balls (a compact combination
of deep fried yam and potato), as well as hot platters of sweet fried
plantains and barbecued suya kebabs (a Nigerian influence).
The Groundnut and ZGK share a mutual respect for each other, as
well as a philosophy to promote a fun, heartfelt entrée into African
culture for a broad audience. “London is a gold mine for great food,”
Zoe says, admitting that the competition keeps her on her toes. “I
embrace any new pop-ups bringing forward new food ideas and
concepts, especially anything from the African continent.”
It’s this type of thinking that is ultimately helping these two pop-ups
to successfully usher African food into London’s culinary fold. It may
be nothing to sample French, Asian and other successfully marketed
international cuisines throughout the capital, but now — as palates are
introduced to everything from wats (spicy Ethiopian stews) to waakye
(Ghanaian rice and beans) — an African food movement has begun.
The fresh ingredients and convivial spirit involved in each pop-up meal have drawn a far-reaching following from event to event.
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Once considered simply a place to change planes, Qatar has emerged,
seemingly out of nowhere, onto the global arts scene. At the heart of the
action shines Doha — the country’s capital, quickly becoming one of
the leading cultural capitals of the Middle East. Here, our top picks of the
city’s arts-and-culture offerings.
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Qatar’s Culture Capital
THE MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ARTWhen the doors of architect I.M. Pei’s masterpiece opened in 2008, the museum’s unparalleled
selection of Islamic art instantly attracted global attention. Built as a stand-alone island amid
water and surrounded by a park, the museum is the first of its kind in the area. But the artwork
and architecture aren’t the only attractions — the museum’s restaurant IDAM boasts haute French
cuisine with a distinctive Arab twist, and its views of the Doha harbor keep visitors dazzled.
JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER DOHA
Jazz at Lincoln Center — New York City’s iconic jazz venue — has a permanent sister location in Doha. With seating for 120 people, the club features a rotating lineup of musicians and bands selected by the legendary Wynton Marsalis, Jazz at Lincoln Center’s longtime ar-tistic director. With full dinner service and performances six nights a week, the venue gives visitors an authentic New York–style jazz experi-ence in the heart of Qatar.
KATARA CULTURAL VILLAGE
Boasting theaters, concert halls, galleries and more, Katara Cultural Village stands as a beacon for multiculturalism and artistic exchange in the Middle East. From literature and music to visual art and film, Katara’s offerings seek to challenge the cultural norms and boundaries of the region.
MATHAF: ARAB MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Celebrating modern and contemporary art, MATHAF provides a uniquely Arabic perspective toward the international art scene. Loaded with permanent and temporary exhibits, as well as proj-ect space and programs for students, the museum fosters both learning and creation within its walls.
AL MARKHIYA GALLERY
Located alongside several galleries in the Souq Waqif — Doha’s restored open-air mar-ket — Al Markhiya stands out as the region’s art ambassador, spotlighting the works of local painters, photographers and sculptors. Its “40 Minus” event, in particular, keeps its pulse on emerging contemporary art, scouting out and promoting undiscovered Arab talents aged 40 and under. (C
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SEATED EXERCISES These gentle exercises, which you can carry out easily during your flight, will help blood circulation and
reduce any tiredness or stiffness that may result from sitting in one place for several hours. Check with
your doctor first if you have any health conditions that might be adversely affected by exercise.
ARM CURL
Start with arms held at a 90-degree angle:
elbows down, hands out in front. Raise hands
up to chest and back down, alternating hands.
Do this exercise in 30-second intervals.
FORWARD FLEX
With both feet on the floor and stomach held
in, slowly bend forward and walk your hands
down the front of your legs toward your
ankles. Hold the stretch for 15 seconds and
slowly sit back up.
OVERHEAD STRETCH
Raise both hands straight up over your head.
With one hand, grasp the elbow of the opposite
hand and gently pull to one side. Hold stretch
for 15 seconds. Repeat on the other side.
SHOULDER STRETCH
Reach right hand over left shoulder. Place left
hand behind right elbow and gently press
elbow toward shoulder. Hold stretch for 15
seconds. Repeat on the other side.
NECK ROLL
With shoulders relaxed, drop ear to shoulder
and gently roll neck forward and to the other
side, holding each position for about five
seconds. Repeat five times.
SHOULDER ROLL
Hunch shoulders forward, then upward, then
backward, then downward, using a gentle,
circular motion.
OTHER TIPS FOR A COMFORTABLE FLIGHT
ANKLE CIRCLES
Lift feet off the floor and draw a circle with
the toes, simultaneously moving one foot
clockwise and the other foot counterclockwise.
Reverse circles. Do each direction for 15
seconds. Repeat if desired.
FOOT PUMPS
Start with both heels on the floor and point
feet upward as high as you can. Then put both
feet flat on the floor. Then lift heels high,
keeping the balls of your feet on the floor.
Continue cycle in 30-second intervals.
KNEE LIFTS
Lift leg with knees bent while contracting
your thigh muscles. Alternate legs. Repeat 20
to 30 times for each leg.
KNEE TO CHEST
Bend forward slightly. Clasp hands around
the right knee and hug it to your chest. Hold
stretch for 15 seconds. Keeping hands around
knee, slowly let it down. Alternate legs. Repeat
10 times.
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LAND » Ethiopia covers an area of
1,104,300 million square kilometers (approx.
426,372.61 square miles).
CLIMATE » There are two seasons: The
dry season, October–May, and the wet season,
June–September.
TOPOGRAPHY » Ethiopia has an elevated
central plateau varying in height between 2,000
and 3,000 meters. In the north and center
of the country, there are some 25 mountains
whose peaks rise above 4,000 meters. The most
famous Ethiopian river is the Blue Nile (or
Abbay), which flows north a distance of 1,450
kilometers from its source in Lake Tana to join
the White Nile at Khartoum, Sudan.
PEOPLE » The population is estimated at
96,633,458 million.
ECONOMY » About 90 percent of the
population earns a living from the land, main-
ly as subsistence farmers. Agriculture is the
backbone of the national economy, and the
principal exports from this sector are coffee,
oil seeds, pulses, flowers, vegetables, sugar and
foodstuffs for animals. There is also a thriv-
ing livestock sector, exporting cattle, hides
and skins.
LANGUAGE » Ethiopia is a multiethnic
state with 83 languages and 200 dialects.
Amharic is the working language of the Fed-
eral Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, while
Oromiffa, Tigrigna and Guragina are widely
spoken.
ELECTRIC SUPPLY » Ethiopia uses 220
volts 50 cycles AC. Plugs are European two-pin.
TIME » Ethiopia is in the GMT +3 time zone.
It follows the Julian calendar, which consists
of 12 months of 30 days each and a 13th month
of five or six days (on a leap year).
CURRENCY » The units of currency are
the birr and cents. Notes are 100, 50, 10, 5 and
1 birr. The 1 birr coin is also in circulation. ATMs
(Automatic Teller Machines) are found in
major Addis Ababa hotels, shopping malls and
at the Bole International Airport. It is impor-
tant to retain currency exchange receipts.
BANKING HOURS » Banking hours
are usually 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday to Friday
and 8 a.m.–4 p.m. Saturdays. Most banks
work through lunchtime; however, foreign
exchange services are closed during lunch
hours (noon–1 p.m.).
COURIER & MONEY TRANSFERS » Money transfers can be made through West-
ern Union and MoneyGram. Both have repre-
sentative branches in Addis Ababa and also
make their services available from private
and national banks. For courier services, DHL,
Fedex, UPS, TNT and EMS have offices in
Addis Ababa.
COMMUNICATIONS » Telephones, fax
machines and Internet access are available
in Addis Ababa in most hotels and at private
Internet service centers around the city.
WORKING HOURS » Government office
hours are 8:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. and 1:30–5:30
p.m. Monday through Thursday. Working
hours on Friday are 8:30–11:30 a.m. and 1:30–
5:30 p.m. Private and public businesses are
often open on Saturdays.
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS » Public holidays are
celebrated according to the Ethiopian (Julian)
Calendar (see “Time”). The calendar is seven
years behind the Western or Gregorian Calen-
dar, with the New Year falling in the month
of September.
January 3: Birth of Prophet Mohammed PBUH
(Mauwlid)*
January 7: Ethiopian Christmas (Genna)
January 20: Ethiopian Epiphany (Timket)
March 2: Victory of Adwa (1896)
April 10: Ethiopian Orthodox Good Friday
April 12: Ethiopian Orthodox Easter Sunday
May 1: International Labor Day
May 5: Ethiopian Patriots (1941) Victory Day
May 28: Fall of the Dergue (1991) Day
September 12: Ethiopian New Year
September 24: Id ul Ahda (Sacrifice)*
September 28: The Finding of the True Cross
(Meskel)
*These holidays are subject to moon sighting.
HEALTH REQUIREMENTS » A yellow
fever certificate is required for some African
destinations. Vaccination against cholera is
also required for any person who has visited
or transited a cholera-infected area within six
days prior to arrival in Ethiopia.
CUSTOMS » Duty-free imports are permit-
ted for up to:
a) 200 cigarettes, 100 cigars or 250 grams of tobacco
b) 2 liters of alcoholic beverages
c) half a liter of perfume
d) souvenirs (by visitors) with a value not exceeding
500 birr
When it comes to currency:
a) It is illegal to carry more than 200 birr when
entering or departing Ethiopia.
b) You must declare to customs officials at point
of entry any cash in excess of US$3,000 (or the
equivalent). If you have more than US$3,000 on
departing, you must present a receipt from the
purchasing bank.
IMMIGRATION REQUIREMENTS » Visas are required for all foreign visitors to
Ethiopia, with the exception of nationals of
Kenya. Visa applications may be obtained
at Ethiopia’s diplomatic missions overseas.
Nationals of 37 countries are now allowed to
receive their tourist visas on arrival in Ethiopia.
The list includes: Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India,
Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Kuwait,
Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand,
North Korea, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian
Federation, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom and United
States.
BOLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT » The airport is about 5 kilometers from
Meskel Square and Addis Ababa’s central
business district. Self-service kiosks are
available for guests checking in, and free Wi-Fi
is offered throughout the airport. Free luggage
carts and paid porters are also available in the
baggage hall. All bags must go through X-ray
check before you exit.
When flying out of Bole International Airport,
please note: Terminal 1 — all domestic flights
and flights to Burundi, Djibouti, Rwanda,
Somaliland, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania
and Uganda. Terminal 2 — all other
international flights.
Taxis are readily available and may be or-
dered inside the terminal. Privately owned taxis
are not metered, nor do they have fixed rates.
Agree upon the fare in advance.
SECURITY » Security at the airport is
tight, and travelers need to produce their air
ticket and passport to enter the terminal.
All other visitors are required to pay a fee of
5 birr in the car park and may be required to
show identification.
TRAVELING IN ETHIOPIA
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LEARN AMHARIC
ENGLISH-AMHARIC (PHONETIC)
Learn some basic Amharic so that you can
interact with the locals and enjoy your stay in
Ethiopia by experiencing the rich culture of the
Ethiopian people.
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AndHuletSostAratAmistSidistSebatSemmint ZetegnAsserAsra-and Asra-hulet Asra-sost, etc. Haya Haya-and, etc. Selasa Selasa-and, etc. ArbaAmsa And meto And shi
Ihud Segno Maksegno Erob Hamus Arb Kedame
Today Tomorrow Yesterday Now Quickly SlowlyMrMrsMissIYouHe, SheWeTheyWhat?Who? When? How?Why? Which?Yes (all right) NoExcuse me I am sorry Good Bad
Where? (Place) Where is it? Where? (Direction) Street/roadAirportWhere is the hotel? Where are you going?
I am going to . . . Turn right
Turn left
Go straight
Please stop here
Come GoStop
Help
Hospital Police
OneTwoThreeFourFiveSixSevenEightNineTenElevenTwelveThirteen, etc. Twenty Twenty-one, etc. Thirty Thirty-one, etc.FortyFiftyOne hundredOne thousand
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturday
M E E T I N G A N D G R E E T I N G
U SE F U L WO R DS
D I R E C T I O NS / E M E RG E N C I E S
CO M M E RC E
N U M B E RS
DAYS O F T H E W E E K
P RO N U N C I AT I O N G U I D E
ZareNegeTilantAhunToloKesAtoWeyzeroWeyzeritEneErsewoEssu, EssoaEgnaEnnessuMin?Man?Metche?Endet?Lemin?Yetignaw?EshiAydelem /Ayhonem YikirtaAznallehu Tiru / melkam Metfo
HaloEndemn adderu/ k(M)/sh(F) Endemn walu/k(M)/ sh(F)Endemn ameshu/ eh(M)/esh(F) Dehna hunu/ hun(M)/hugne(F) Tenayistillign / ende-men not? eh(M)/esh(F) Dehna negn (Betam) amesegenallehuMinim aydel Yigbu/giba(M)/ gibi(F)Yikemetu/ tekemet(M)/ tekemechi(F) Simewo man no?h(M)/sh(F) Sime . . . noKeyet Metu? ah(M)/ ash(F) Hagero yet no?eh(M)/esh(F) Ke . . . metahu Hagere . . . no Amaregna yenager-alu? tenageraleh(M)/ tenageriyalesh(F) TinishYebelete memar ifelegalehu Itiyopiyan endet agegnuat? hat(M)/ shat(F)Itiyopiya Tesmam-tognal
HotelKifilAlgaMetegnatGalan metateb Metatebiya betu yet new?Yemiteta neger yet agengalehu?BunaAnd (sini) buna BirraKezkazaMukShayMigibSigaAssaDaboKebeSikuarChowBerbereSukMegzatMeshetGenzeb Santime Wagaw sint no? Betam wood no
HotelRoomBedTo sleepTo batheWhere is the toilet? Where may I get something to drink? CoffeeOne (cup of) coffee BeerColdHotTeaFoodMeatFishBreadButterSugarSaltPepperShopTo buyTo sellMoneyCentHow much does this cost?That is quite expensive
a as the a in father e as the e in seti as the i in shipo as the o in gou as the oo in bootgn as the gn in compagne (French)
(M) Masculine; (F) Feminine; (P) Plural
HelloGood morning Good afternoon Good evening Goodbye How are you? I am well, thank you (very much)You’re welcome Please come in Please sit down What is your name? My name is . . .Where do you come from? I come from . . .My country is . . .Can you speak Amharic? Only a littleI want to learn more
How do you find Ethiopia?
I like it here
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Boeing 777-300ER
Boeing 767-300ER
Boeing 757-200F Cargo
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 777-200LR
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 777-200LRF Cargo
MD-11CF Cargo
Boeing 757-200ER
Bombardier Q400 DataNumber of Aircraft
Ethiopian Airlines Aircraft
17 5
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Passenger Aircraft
BoeingB787-8
BoeingB777-300ER
BoeingB777-200LR
BoeingB767-300ER
BoeingB757-200
BoeingB737-800
BoeingB737-700
BombardierQ400
Total Number of Airplanes 11 2 6 8 4 11 5 17
Length [m] 56.7 73.9 63.7 54.9 47.3 39.5 33.6 32.8
Wing Span [m] 60.2 64.8 64.8 47.6 38.1 35.8 35.8 28.4
Height [m] 17 18.5 18.6 15.8 13.6 12.5 12.5 8.3
Cruising Speed [Mach] 0.85 0.84 0.84 0.8 0.8 0.785 0.785 0.6
Max. Altitude [ft] 43,100 43,100 43,100 43,100 42,100 41,000 41,000 25,000
Max. Take-off Weight [kg] 227,930 351,530 347,450 186,880 115,660 79,010 70,080 29,257
Max. Landing Weight [kg] 172,360 251,290 223,160 145,140 95,250 66,360 58,600 28,009
Range [nmi] 7,845 7,825 8.625 5,960 3,915 3,085 3,445 2,415
Configuration(First/Business/Econ.) 24/240 34/336 34/287 24/211 16/155 16/138 16/102 7/60
Cabin Width [m] 5.5 5.9 5.9 4.7 3.53 3.53 3.53 2.51
Length 10m 20m 30m 40m 50m 60m 70m
Cargo Aircraft
BoeingB777F
BoeingMD-11
BoeingB757-200ER
BoeingB737-400F
Total Number of Airplanes 4 2 2 1
Length [m] 63.7 61.6 47.3 36.4
Wing Span [m] 64.8 51.7 38.1 28.9
Height [m] 18.6 17.53 13.6 11.1
Cruising Speed [Mach] 0.84 0.8 0.8 0.74
Max. Altitude [ft] 43,100 43,200 42,000 37,100
Max. Take-off Weight [kg] 347,810 285,990 115,660 68,038
Max. Landing Weight [kg] 260,810 222,940 95,250 56,245
Range [nmi] 4,900 3,480 3,140 2,402
Max Payload [tons] 106 95 39 19
Cabin Width [m] 5.8 5.7 3.53 3.53
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner In August 2012, Ethiopian became the first airline
in the world outside Japan to receive and operate
the B-787 Dreamliner. Currently, the airline is the
largest operator of the aircraft in Africa.
The B-787 is ideal for mid- and long-range trav-
el, as its unique features greatly enhance the
customer experience: an audio and video on-
demand entertainment system, greatly reduced
noise, higher cabin air humidity, adaptable
lighting, and the biggest windows in the sky.
It also enables the airline to reduce its carbon
footprint, with up to 20-percent less fuel con-
sumption than similar aircraft.
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ARBA MINCHTel: 251-46-8810649 (CTO)
ASOSATel: 251-057-7750574/75 (CTO)251-091-1255674 (CELL)
AXUMTel: 251-34-7752300 (CTO)251-34-7753544 (APT)251-91-1255682 (CELL)Email: [email protected]
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SALES OFFICES ANGOLALargo 4 De Fevereiro Hotel MeridienPresidente Luanda, AngolaTel: 2442 310328/310615, Fax: 2442 310328Airport Office Mobile: 914 526675
BENINPatte d’Oie, Lot No. 31, Rue 390 de la CNSSEthiopian Airlines, Cotonou, Benin, P.O. Box 1051Tel: 00229 21 31 07 18, Mob: 00229 64 06 66 06 Email: [email protected]
BELGIUMPark Hill J. E. Mommaertslaan16B 1831 DiegemTel: 0032 2 712 05 86, Fax: 0032 2 725 83 92 Email: [email protected]ça da Liberdade, 130 – Conj. 1709CEP: 01503-010 São Paulo - BrazilCTO-Reservations : +55 11 4063 5199CTO-Office : +55 11 3411 1874/5APT: +55 11 2445 4103/ +5511 77 408 156AREA Manager: 0055 11 9919 [email protected] FASOAvenue Kwame N`krumah mmb.Bati 01 BP 4883 Ouaga 01Tel Office: 22650301024/25Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com
BURUNDIAvenue De La Victorie No. 09PO Box 573, BujumburaTel : 257 226820/226038, APT: 257 229842Mobile: 257 78841844, Email: [email protected]
CAMEROONRue Tobie Kuoh Bonanjo, B.P 1326 DoualaTel — reservation desk: 00237 233 43 02 46; Area Manager direct line: 00237 233 43 02 64; Fax line: 00237 33 43 01 67; Mobile Area Manager for Cameroon: 002376 77 93 79 29; Airport Office Tel: 002372 33 43 37 30; Mobile 002376 77 11 77 29
CANADA Suite 1912 - 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4W 3L4 Tel: +1416 962 0005, Toll-free: 1 855 269 0362, Mobile: +416 996 3384, Fax: 1 416 962 0095Airport Office Tel: +1 905 405 0040, Toll-free:1 800 445 2733, Fax:+1 1 905 405 0005
CHADAvenue Charles De GaulePO Box 989, N’djamenaTel: 235 2523143/2523027, Tel: 235 523143/523027, ATO Tel: 235 2522599APT: 235 522599, Mobile: 235 6 6896226 Email: [email protected]
CHINABeijingRoom 704, SK Tower, A6 Jianguomenwai Avenue, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100022, ChinaTel.: 0086 010 65050315Fax: 0086 010 65054120Email: [email protected] Tel.: 0086 010 65050315Email : [email protected], [email protected] Call Center (China) Tel: 4008 071 787Email: [email protected]
Beijing Capital International Airport –Terminal 3Tel: +86 150 1155 5744 Email: [email protected]
CargoTel.: +86 010 64556409, Fax: 86 010 64558536, Email: [email protected]
GuangzhouRoom 502, 5th Floor, Podium Building of Guangdong Int’l Hotel, 339 East Huanshi Zhong Road, GuangZhou, 510098, ChinaOffice Tel: +86 020 87621101/87620836Fax : +86 020 87620837, Email: [email protected], Reservation Tel.: +86 020 87621101, Fax : +86 020 87620837, Email: [email protected],
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ShanghaiRoom 2110, 21st Floor, Ciro’s Plaza, No.388 NanJing West Road, HuangPu District, Shang-Hai, 200003, China Tel: +86 021 60509685, Fax: +86 021 6089 9326, Email: [email protected], [email protected] Reservation Tel.: +86 021 60509685, Email: [email protected]
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CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICBoulevard du 30 Juin No. 1525Aforia Building-1st Floor Gombe, KinshasaTel: 243 817 006 585/810 884 000Airport Office Mobile: 243 817 006 589, Email: [email protected], [email protected] CONGO, REPUBLIC Avenue Foch, Brazzaville PO Box 14125
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EGYPTConcorde El Salam Hotel, 69 Abdelhamid Badawy Street, Heliopolis, CairoTel: 0800 0000 411(Reservations 24 hours)Tel: 202-2621 4934, Fax: 202 2621 4934, Email: [email protected] Office: 202 2696 6620, Email: [email protected]: 20 10 6698255, [email protected]
EQUITORIAL GUINEAIndependence AvenueTel: 00240333090588, 00240222657390 Email: [email protected]: 00240333090593, Email: [email protected] Manager Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
ETHIOPIAMain City Ticket Office Churchill RoadPO Box 1755, Addis AbabaTel: 251 11 5517000/511931, 251 11 6656666 (Reservation), Airport Office Tel: 251 11 5178320Fax: 251 11 6611474
FRANCE66 Avenue des champs-Elysées75008 Paris - FrancePhone: 33 1 53 892102 and 0 825 826 135 (ticketing), Fax: 33 1 53 771303
Email: [email protected]
Airport OfficePhone: +33 1 74 37 04 80 MAS: +33 6 70 81 90 24 Email: [email protected] GABONQuartier London Rue OgouarouwePlaque No. 14 PO Box 12802, LibrevilleTel: 241 760144/45, APT Tel: 05316666Fax: 241 760146, CTO Tel: 241 741315
GERMANYKaiserstraße 77, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, GermanySales & Marketing: Tel: 0049 (0) 69 770 673 053, Fax: 0049 (0) 69 770 673 235Email: [email protected]: Tel: (0180-5) 355 600Fax: 0049 (0) 69 770 673 028 Email: [email protected]
GHANAKwame Nkrumah Avenue, Cocoa House,Ground Floor PO Box 3600, AccraTel 233 302 664856/57/58Fax: 233 302 6739 68 Mobile: 233 20 2011132Email: [email protected] APT Tel: 233 302 775168/778993/233 302 776171 ext. 1322/1324Mobile: 233 20 2013588Email: [email protected]
HONG KONGUnit 1606,16/F, New East Ocean Center,9 Science Museum Road,Tsim Sha Tsui East ,Kowloon, Hong KongTel: (852)3968 9030/2117 1863, Mobile: (852) 63485863, Fax: (852)2117 1811, Email : [email protected]
INDIA2-5 Chintamani Plaza, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400 099Email: [email protected]: Toll-free 0008001007947
Mumbai Airport Office: E8 – 3060 Level 3, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport NewTerminal 2B, Sahar Road, Andheri East, Mumbai 400 099Tel: 66859410 or 66859411, Fax: 66859412Tel: 28366700 Ext 3514Email: [email protected]
Mumbai Cargo Office: New Heavy Import Warehouse, 2nd Floor, Sahar Cargo Complex, Sahar, Andheri East, Mumbai 400 099Tel: 26828415 or 26828416, Fax: 26828417Email: [email protected]
Delhi Airport Office Room no -7, Ground level-IV, Terminal III, IGI Airport, New Delhi 110 037Tel: 49638656/657/658, Fax :49638656; Duty Manager -9811412414 Email: [email protected]: 25653739/40 Email: [email protected]
ISRAEL1 Ben Yehuda Street Room 2016, Tel AvivTel: 972 3 797 1405 Fax: 972 3 516 0574 Email: [email protected] APT Tel: 972 3 9754096 APT Fax: 972 3 9754097 Email: [email protected] CGO Tel: 972-3-9004600 Fax: 972-3-9731082 Email: [email protected]
ITALYPiazza Barberini 52 00187 Rome, ItalyTel: 39 06 42011199Call center access Tel : 06 45230459Tel: 3906 4200 9220 Fax: 3906 481 9377APT: 3906 6501 0621 APT Fax: 3906 6501 0621 CGO: 3906 65954113Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.it
Milan Address Via Albricci, 9 20122 MilanTel: +39 02 8056562 Fax: +39 02 72010638Email: [email protected]
JAPAN 7F, Sunshine Bldg, Shiba 5-31-10, Minatoku, Tokyo 108-0014 Tel +81-3-6453-7577 Fax +81-3-6453-7575 [email protected]. jp
KENYA Bruce House Muindi Mbingu Street PO Box 42901-00100, Nairobi Tel: Res: +254 20311507/544; +254 723786649/734 666066
Airport Office Tel: 254 20 822236/822311Fax: 254 20 2219007Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.comAirport: [email protected]
Cargo Office: JKIA Cargo village, 2nd AvenueBox 41852-00100 Nairobi, KenyaTel: 254 20-827480/827044/827248Email: [email protected]@ethiopiancargo-kenya.com
TSS Tower, Nkrumah RoadPO Box 94600-80115, Mombasa, KenyaTel: Res: +254 41 2319977/78/79Airport Office: +254 41 2011199 Cel: +254 714 618989, Email: [email protected], [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com
LEBANONBeirut Gefinor Center Bloc-B, Clemenceau St.Tel: 961 1 752846/7 Fax: 961 1 752846/7Email: [email protected] Office Tel: 961 1 629814Email: [email protected]
MALAWIKenyatta Drive, Mantion Filling Station,Near Food Worth Tel: 00265 1772031 , Email: [email protected] Office: 00265 1700 782Email: [email protected]: [email protected]
MALISquare Patrice LumumbaPO Box 1841, BamakoTel: 00 223 20 22 2088Fax: 00 223 20 22 6036Airport Office Mobile: 00 223 66 799 208Email: [email protected]
NIGERNIAMEY – NIGER, 1st Floor Euro World Building, Chateau PO Box 11110Tel: 00227-20727272 , 00227-20727373, Mobile: 00227-91856720, Fax: 00227-20736934Email : [email protected]
MOZAMBIQUEAvenida 25 De Setembro No. 270, Edificio Time Squre, Bloc 4, First floor No. 6Tel: +258 21 314421
NIGERIALagos, CVC Building 3, Idowu Taylor, VictoriaIsland, Lagos, Nigeria PO Box 1602Tel: 234 1 7744711/2Fax: 234 1 4616297Airport Office: 234 1 7744710/7751921/3Email: [email protected]@[email protected]
Airport Office, Murtala Mohammed International AirportTel: 234 1 7744710Fax: 234 1 2711655Email: [email protected]
Ethiopian Cargo LOS-office Nahco CargoComplex MMIA Ikeja LagosTel Mobile: 234 7034065669
Abuja, Ethiopian Airlines Silverbird Entertainment Center, Plot 1161, Memorial Drive, Central Business District. Shop N0. 30Landlines: +234 (0)9 2906844, +234-(0)9 2904941 , Mobile: +234(0)8039759711, 08032418516 Email: [email protected], [email protected]
Airport Office, Nnamdi Azikiwe International AirportTel: 234 92903852, 234 92902761Email: [email protected];[email protected];[email protected]
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Enugu Polopark Mall, Polo Ground, Abakaliki Road, Enugu North, Enugu State, Nigeria Tel: 234 7033745716, Mobile: 234 8141543740OMANRuwi, MBD Area, PO BOX 962, Muscat, Postal code 100 Sultanate of OmanMobile: +968 93891448, Tel: +968 24816565Fax: +968 24815815 Email: [email protected]
QATARDiamond Hotel Bldg, Tariq bin Zayed Street, Old Al Ghanim 16Doha, Ad Dawhah, QatarP.O.BOX 7377Tel: +97444161010, Fax: +974 4441 4928,
RWANDA
Union trade center (UTC) buildingFirst floor, office No. 25Tel: 250252570440/42, 2502525755045, Fax: 252570441Mobile: 250788562469 (Area Manager)Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.comAPT Tel: 2502525100000Mobile: 250-788595536/788426164/788517905/788828865Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com
SAUDI ARABIAMedina Road, Adham CenterPO Box 8913, Jeddah 21492Tel: 9662 6512365/6614/9609Fax: 9662 6516670Airport Office: 9662 6853064/196Fax: 9662-685316Cargo Office Tel/Fax: 9662 6851041Email: [email protected]
Jeddah Airport OfficeFax: 966 2 6853196Mobile: 966 504301358Email: [email protected]
Jeddah Cargo OfficeTel: 966 2 6850756 / 6851041Fax: 966 2 6851041Email: [email protected]
Riyadh Ticket or Town OfficeEmail: [email protected]: 966 505217168
Dammam, Silver Tower Building,King Abdul Aziz Street, Al KhobarTel: 966 (3) 8984696, Fax: 966 (3) 8991539Mobile: 966 0559540076Email: [email protected]
SENEGALImmeuble La Rotonde, Rue Dr. ThezePO Box 50800, CP 18524 DKR RPTel: 221 33 823 5552/54Fax: 221 33 823 5541Airport Office Tel: 221 33 820 9396/5077Email: [email protected]
SEYCHELLESMichel Building, Revolution Avenue, Victoria, Mahe, SeychellesTel: 248 428 88 88, Mobile: 248 2 616 536 Fax: 248 4 324 173
SOMALI LANDCI Maarat al Khayr BuildingTel: 252 2 520681/528445Mobile: 252 2 4427575Email: [email protected]
SOUTH AFRICA156 BRAM FISCHER DRIVE2nd Floor Holiday House – RandburgTel: 27 11 7815950, Fax: 27 11 7816040, Email: [email protected] Airport Office Tel: 27 11 3903819, Fax: 27 11 3943438, Email: [email protected]
SOUTH KOREA#1004, Seoul Center Bldg, 116 Sogong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea 100-070CTO Tel: +82-2-733-0325Sales: +82-2-7560316CTO Fax: +82-2-771-1157Email: [email protected] /[email protected] Airport Tel: 8232743-5698
SWEDENKungsgatan 37, SE-11156 StockholmTel: 46 0 8 440 0060/ 46 0 8 440 2900ATO: 46 8 59360170CTO: 46 8 4402900/4400060Fax: 46 0 8 206622Mobile: 0046 709556073Airport Office: 46 859360170Email: [email protected]@telia.com
SOUTH SUDAN Juba South Sudan Airport- Ministry Road, Panorama Building Cel: +211 956212301/ +211 955060355 Fax: 249 811 823600 Email: [email protected], [email protected]
SUDAN 2 Square 2b Khartoum east Parlaman street, El Sheikh Mustefa El Amin Bldg Khartoum, Sudan
Mobile: 249 1 83762063/88Fax: 2491 83788428Airport Office: 2491 8790991Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.com
TANZANIAT.D.F.L Building Ohio StreetPO Box 3187, Dar-es-SalaamTel: 255 22 2117063 65/2125443Fax: 255 22 2115875Mobile: 255 754 285 899786 110 066Area Manager: 255 786 285 899Email: [email protected]@ethiopianairlines.comAirport Office Tel: 255-22 2844243Mobile: 255 786285898Email: [email protected]
KilimanjaroBoma Road, PO Box 93 Arusha, Tanzania255 27 2506167 - 2504231, 2509904Mobile: 255-782-450224Email: [email protected], [email protected] Office: 255 27 2554159Email: [email protected]
ZanzibarMalindi (opposite Ijimaa Mosque)Tel: 255 774417070, 777667665Email: [email protected], [email protected]
THAILAND140 One Pacific Bldg, Unit 1807 18th Floor,Sukhumvit Road Klongtoey, BangkokCTO Tel: 66 0 26534366/7Fax: 66 0 26534370Email: [email protected]@[email protected]
Airport OfficeTel: 66 0 21343062/3/4Fax: 66 0 21343060Email: [email protected]
General Sales Agent (Cargo Only)Tel: 66 0 22379207/8/9Fax: 66 0 22379200Email: [email protected]
TOGOHotel Palm Beach, 1 Rue KomorePO Box 12923Tel: 228 22 21 70 74/ 22 21 87 38Fax: 228 22 22 18 32Airport Office Tel: 228 22 26 30 39/22822361240, Ext. 4313/4517Email: [email protected]@[email protected]
UGANDAKampala PLOT 1 Kimathi Avenue, UAP Insurance Building Tel : +256414254796/7, +256414345577/8 Email: [email protected], [email protected],
Entebbe Airport Tel: +256414320570, +256752321130, Email: [email protected],
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESFlat 202, Pearl Bldg, Beniyas StreetPO Box 7140, DubaiTel: 9714 2237963/87, Fax: 9714 2273306Email: [email protected] Cargo Office Tel: 9714 2822880/2163813Fax: 9714 2822655 Email: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOM City office: 1 Dukes Gate, Acton Lane London, W4 5DX Tel: 44-208 987 9086 (admin) 44-0800 635 0644 (reservations) Fax: 44-208 747 9339 Email: [email protected]
Airport Office: Room 238, East Wing Terminal 3 London Heathrow, Airport Middlesex, TW6 1JTTel 44-0208 745 4235Fax: 44-208 745 7936Email: [email protected]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAPO Box 16855 Washington, DC 20041Toll Free No: 800 4452733Tel: 703 572 6809, 703 572 8740Fax: 703 572 8738Email: [email protected]
Reservation, Ticketing and CustomerRelations 277 South Washington St.Suite 120 Alexandria, VA 22314Toll Free No: 800 445 2733Tel: 703 682 0569Fax: 703 682 0573Email: [email protected]
ZAMBIAPlot No 35370, Garden Plaza Building, Thabo Mbeki Road, P.O. Box 32240, Arcades, LusakaTel: 260 211 236401/02/03Fax: 260 211 235644Mobile: 260 955 236401/260 979 821971Email: [email protected]@[email protected]
Airport Office AddressPO Box 38392Tel: 260 211 271141Email: [email protected]
Ndola Airport, Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International, PO Box 38392 Tel: +260 212 615368 Mobile: +260 954 081996/ +260950 585343 Email: [email protected] , [email protected]
ZIMBABWE5 Lezard Avenue Milton Park, Harare. Tel: 263 4 795215, 759216, 790705, Mobile: 263771261678, Fax: 263 4795216, Airport Office: 263 4575191, Email: [email protected], [email protected]
COUNTRY/ CALL CENTER NUMBERSBahrain 973-16199205Belgium 32 28948303Egypt 800 000 0411/202-21600-006France 0800901031Germany 8001818982Hong Kong 800905629India 000 800 100 7947Israel 972 3763 1052Italy 39-0645230459Lebanon 00961 142 7627 code 6247North China 108007141635/86-4001589689Saudi Arabia 800 814 0018South Africa 0800984023South China 108001401619/86-4001-589689Sweden 46-850513549Thailand 18001562069708United Arab Emirates (UAE) 8 000 3570 2401United Kingdom 0800 016 3449 United States of America 1800 445 2733
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GENERAL SALES AGENTS
ANGOLAReino Comercio Geral, Rue Marques Das Minas No.4, Luanda AngolaTel: 00244 222 445 713, Fax: 00244 222 335 713, Email: [email protected]
ARGENTINAPraca da Liberdade, 130-10th F Suite 1001-1002, Liberdade, Sao Paulo-Brazil, CEP 01503-010, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: 551131063295/551186328697
Aviareps AG, Landsberg, Str. 155,80687 Mu-nich, Germany Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73 , Fax: 49 89 54 50 68 42, Email: [email protected]
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND World Aviation System Mezannine Level, 403 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000 Australia Tel: (02) 9244 2096, Fax: (02) 9290 3441 Email: [email protected]
Cargo: MCH Holding Australia Pty Ltd. Unit 6, MIAC Building, 1international Drive, Tullamarine, Vic. 3040. Fax: 03 9093 1377, Tel: 03 9093 1355 Email: [email protected]
AUSTRIA & HUNGARYAviareps AG, Josephspitalstr, 15, 80331 Munchen, Germany
AVIAREPS Airline Management Ges. Mbh, Ar-gentinier Strasse 2/4, a-1040,Vienna, Austria
AVIAREPS Hungary Ltd., Borbely utca 5-7, 1/104, 1132, Budapest, HungaryTel: 49 89 55 25 33 73, Fax: 49 89 54 50 68 42 Email: [email protected]
Cargo: ATC Aviation ACC, Bldg. 262, Entr. 08, 3rd Fl, AT-1300 ViennaTel: 43 1 7007 388 54, Fax: 43 1 7007 388 53Email: [email protected]
BAHRAINBahrain International, Chamber of Commerce BuildingTel: 00973-17-224917 / +973-17223315 Fax: 973 17210175 Email: [email protected]
BELGIUM, LUXEMBOURG & NETHERLANDSBrussels Kales Airline Services, Park Hill, J.E. Mommaertslaan 18A, B - 1831 Diegem Tel: +32 2 716.00.60, Fax: +32 2 716.0086, Email: [email protected]
The Netherlands Kales Airline Services, Triport 1 Building, 6th floor, Evert Van de beekstraat 46, NL - 1118 CL Schiphol Tel: +31 20 655.36.36, Fax: +31 20 655.36.51, Email: [email protected]
BENINVitesse Voyage M/S ABD Vitesse Voyages, Avenue Maro Militaire, Immeuble Toxi Labo Carre 404, Cotonou, BeninTel: 22921320167/22964054232, Fax: 229 21320170, Email: [email protected]
BRAZILPraca da Liberdade, 130-10th F Suite 1001-1002, Liberdade, Sao Paulo-Brazil, CEP 01503-010, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: 551131063295/551186328697
Aviareps AG, Landsberg Str. 155, 80687 Munich, Germany Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73 , Fax: 49 89 54 50 68 42, Email: [email protected] Heavyweight Express LLC (Cargo GSA), Vinicius Curbi, Country Manager, Heavyweight Air Express Brazil
Tel/Fax: +55 11 3192 3838 Email: [email protected]
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BURKINA FASOEUROWORLD SARL, EURO WORLD (Burkina Faso), 01BP4883 OUAGADOUGOU, KWAME N’NKRUMAH, Ouagadougou-Burkina FasoTel: 226 50 30 16 52/16 85, Fax: 226 50 30 18 86, Email: [email protected]
CAIROCargo: Tiffany Cargo Systems, 79, El- Moltaka El- Araby District Sheraton Heliopolis, CairoTel: +2 02 22667820, +2 02 22674066, Fax: +2 02 22667821, +2 02 22692121, Email: [email protected]
CAMBODIACargo: LG International Aviation, G/F Hong Kong Center 108-112 St Sothearos, Sangkat Chaktomok Khan Daun Pneh, Kingdom of CambodiaTel: +66 0 2 126 8026, Fax: +66 0 2 126 8080 Email: [email protected]
CANADACargo: Airlines Service International (ASI), 5160 Explorer Drive, Unit 4,Suite F, Mississauga, Ontario 4W 4T7Tel: 905629 4522, Fax: 905 629 4651Email: [email protected]
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLICAfrica Discovery, Avenue B. Boganda, PO Box 1182, Bangui, Central African RepublicTel: 23675501260/70551136 Fax: 49-69-26952940Email: [email protected]
CHILEPraca da Liberdade, 130-10th F Suite 1001-1002, Liberdade, Sao Paulo-Brazil, CEP 01503-010, Sao Paulo, Brazil Aviareps AG, Landsberg Str. 155, 80687 Munich, Germany Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73, Fax:49 89 54 50 68 42 [email protected]
CHINABeijing Megacap Logistics International Co. Ltd. Room 704, SK Tower, A6 Jianguomenwai Av-enue, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100022, China Reservation Tel.: +86 010 65050315 Email : [email protected], [email protected] Call Center (China) Tel: 4008 071 787 Email: [email protected]
Cargo Megacap Logistics International Co. Ltd F225 Complex Business Office Building, No. 566-16 Shunping Road, Shunyi District, Beijing ChinaTel.: +86 010 64556409/+86 010 64558536Email: [email protected]
GuangzhouMegacap Logistics International Co. Ltd Room 502, 5th Floor, Podium Building of Guangdong Int’l Hotel, 339 East Huanshi Zhong Road, GuangZhou, 510098, China Reservation Tel.: +86 020 87621101, Fax : +86 020 87620837, Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Call Center (China) Tel: 4008 071 787, Email: [email protected]
CargoSino-Eth Logistics International Co. Ltd.,Room 1615, Main Tower,Guangdong Int’l Bldg,No. 339, Huan Shi Road, East GunagnzhouTel.: 0086 020 36066253, Fax: 0086 020 36050345, Email: [email protected]
Shanghai Megacap Logistics International Co. Ltd. Room 2110, 21st Floor, Ciro’s Plaza, No.388 NanJing West Road, HuangPu District, ShangHai, 200003, China Reservation Tel.: +86 021 60509685, Email: [email protected] Call Center (China) Tel: 4008 071 787 Email: [email protected]
Cargo Megacap Logistics International Co. Ltd. 325A No. 168 Suhang Road Pudong Int’l Air-port, Shanghai, China Tel. : +86 021 6835 4523, Faz: +86 021 68356537, Email: [email protected]
Hangzhou Cargo
Megacap Logistics International Co. Ltd. Room 1809 Building 2, Qiangjiang Int’l Times Plaza, No. 111 Chengxing Road, Hangzhou, ChinaTel: +86 571 87960600 Fax +86 571 87960677 Email: [email protected]
Yiwu CargoMegacap Logistics International Co. Ltd. 497-2, Chouzhou North Road, Yiwu, Zhejiang, 32200Tel & Fax: +86 579 85336515, Mobile: +86 182 1777 9264, Email: [email protected]
COLOMBIAPraca da Liberdade, 130-10th F Suite 1001-1002, Liberdade, Sao Paulo-Brazil, CEP 01503-010, Sao Paulo, Brazil Aviareps AG, Landsberg Str. 155,80687 Munich, Germany Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73, Fax:49 89 54 50 68 42 [email protected]
COMOROS Matembezi Travel & Tourism, Itsambouni, Moroni Tel: 2697730422/330400, Fax: 2697730075 Email: [email protected]
CONGO REPUBLICEuro World Sarl, Immeuble Arc-En face chambre de Commerce, 1st floor-Centre Ville, BrazzavilleTel: 242 6712020/6713037 Cel: 971505589504, Fax: 31 020 655 3686 Email: [email protected]/ [email protected]
CARGO: Bollore Africa Logistics Ltd. @ Congo BZVTel: +242 05 115 0003, Email: [email protected]
CARGO: Bollore Africa Logistic, Pointe NoireTel: +242 05 675 08 87 (mobile)Email: [email protected]
CONGO DRC Lubumbashi Alamdar Tour & Travels, PO Box: 2976 Lubumbashi Tel: 243 818113377, Fax : 243 1801751933 Email: [email protected]
Kinshasa Cargo: Bollore Africa Logistic, Kinshasa Mobile: (+) 243 995 901 899, (+) 243 991 004 890, (+) 243 995 901 859 Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
CYPRUSOrthodoxou Aviation Ltd., Orthodoxou Aviation Ltd, United Nations Street 44, 6042, Larmaca, CyprusTel: 357 24 841 150, Fax: 357 24 841 005Email: [email protected]
CZECH & SLOVAK REPUBLICS, POLANDTal Aviation Poland, UL Ujazdowskie, 20 Street, 00478 WarsawTel: 48-22-6250467, Fax: 48-22-6253146 Email: rgrabski&tal.pl
Tal Aviation Poland Ltd.Tel: 48 22 627 2259, Fax: 48 22 625 3146Email: [email protected]
DENMARK, NORWAY, LITHUANIA & LATVIAKhyber International, Vester Farimagsagade 3, DK-1606 Copenhagen V Denmark Tel: 45 33121188, Fax: 4533933799Email: [email protected], SITA: CPHZZET
Cargo: Kales Airline Services DK - 7190 Billund DenmarkTel: 45 75354511, Fax: 45 75354569
DJIBOUTIGlobe Travel, Angle de la Place du 27 Juin etde la rue Ras Makonen, PO BOX 1181,Republic de DjiboutiTel: 0025377804783, Fax: 00253 21354848Email: [email protected]
ESTONIA, LATVIA & LITHUANIABaltic GSA skolas iela 21-203a, LV -101, RigaTel: 371- 6789 8830 / 371-6601 2055 [email protected]
FINLANDTour Planner Tourplanners Ltd, Insinoorinkatu 715 00880, Helsinki, Finland358 9 687 78911 [email protected] Cargo: Kales Airline Services oy Perintötie 2D, 01510 Vantaa, Finland Tel: 358 9 8700 350, Fax: 358 9 8700 3515
FRANCEAir promotion group (APG) 66 Avenue des
Champs-Elysées75008 Paris - FranceTel: 33 153 771316, Fax: 33 1 53 77 13 05Email: [email protected] Cargo: Paris Cargo World France SARL PO Box 69003, Roissy CDG Cedex France Tel: 33 1 49 38 90 57, Fax: 33 1 49.38 90 63 Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
GERMANY Munchen Aviareps AG, Josephspitalstr, 15, 80331 Munchen, Germany Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73/ 49 89 54 50 68 42 Email: [email protected]
Frankfurt Ethiopian Airlines, Kaiserstraße 77, 60329 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Sales & Marketing:Tel: 0049 (0) 69 770 673 053, Fax: 0049 (0) 69 770 673 235, Email: [email protected]: Tel: (0180-5) 355 600Fax: 0049 (0) 69 770 673 028 Email: [email protected]
Cargo: ATC Aviation, Cargo City Süd, Geb.641, 60549 Frankfurt/Germany Tel: 49 0 69 698053 47, Fax: 49 0 69 698053 20 Email: [email protected]
GREECEGold Star Ltd., 3 Nikodimou & 33 Nikis Str. 10557, Athens, GreeceTel: 30 211 1002030, Fax: 30 210 3246723 Email: [email protected]
GUINEAGUINEE-VOYAGES, EI CISSE Amacif Bldg Conakrey Guinea, P.O.Box 5842 Tel: 0022463260554/62650181/64260554 (Mobile: 00 224-60260554/60340144/60212320), Fax: 224-30478063/22430012611 Email: [email protected] CISSE Amacif Bldg Conakrey Guinea Tel: 22460212320/340144Fax: 224-30478063/22430012611/ 00224-30477734, Email: [email protected]
HONG KONGPacific Air (HK) Limited 1608 New East Ocean Center, 9 Science Museum Road, Tsim, Sha Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong KongTel: 852 39689088, Fax: 852 23012127Email: [email protected]
Cargo: Pacific Air (HK) LimitedTel: 852 2759 4578, Fax: 852 2759 4316Email: [email protected]
INDIASTIC TRAVELS PVT. LTD., Alps Building, 1st floor, 56 Janpath, New Delhi – 110001Tel: (011) 23312304 / 23320845, Fax: (011) 23329235, Contact: Ms. Kalpana Ganju, [email protected]
STIC TRAVELS PVT. LTD., No 3-5-874/A, Ground floor, Vipanchi Estate, Hyderguda, Hyderabad – 500029, Andhra PradeshContact: Mr. Unni Ashok KumarTel: (040) 66618755 / 23231451 / 23210131 Fax: (040) 66612966, Email: [email protected], [email protected]
STIC TRAVELS PVT. LTD., G-5, Imperial Court, 33/1 Cunningham Road, Bangalore – 560052, KarnatakaContact: Mr.Vinod / Mr. Shankar, Tel: (080) 22267613/22202408/22256194 Fax: (080) 22202409, Email: [email protected] TRAVELS PVT. LTD., Room No 53, 5th floor, Chitrakoot Building, 230A, A.J.C. Bose Road, Kolkata – 700020, West Bengal Contact: Ms. Sudeshna, Tel: (033) 22890440, 22890441, 22890442 Fax: (033) 22890443, Email: [email protected] TRAVELS PVT. LTD., Temple Tower, 672, Anna Salai Nandanam, Mount Road, Chennai – 600035Contact: Mr. Rajesh Pandian, Email: [email protected], Mobile: 9840105460 Tel: (044) 24330211/24351829/24330659/ 24330098, Fax: (044) 24330170
BENZY HOLIDAYS PVT LTD, 101 Crystal Arcade, C. G. Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380 006Tel: (079) 26403525, 30013430/32
Fax: 26403414, Email: [email protected], Rajesh Bhatia, Sales Manager
Explore Himalaya Travel Inc., Amrit Marg, Bhagawan Bahal, Thamel Kathmandu, NepalTel: 00977 1 4423370 (Direct), Mobile: 00977 9851074314, Mr. Rajendra Adhikari
LEONARD TRAVELS PVT LTD, Tej House, 5 Mahatma Gandhi Road, Pune 411 001Tel: (020) 26056451, 26131647 Fax: (020) 2613782 Manager: Vandana Hasabnis 9960231082 or 9623346382, Email: [email protected] TRAVELS & TOURS LTD, 101 R. M. Center, 5th Floor, Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan 2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh Tel: (8802) 8835802, 03, 8835460, 8837484Fax: (8802) 8826678, Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], 88028837474 Resi: Azad: 8821569, Mobile: 0171524097 Azad Direct: (8802) 9887711Resi: Amin: (8802) 9338548 (mobile), +8801819257221
VMS AVIATION AIR SERVICES PVT LTD, 48 A Sir Lester James Peiries Mawatha, Colombo 5, SrilankaTel: 0094112502149, 011252209 Fax: 0112580737, Email: [email protected]: 0094777752328
SHARAF CARGO PVT LTD (Cargo), Acme Cen-tre, 2nd Floor, Opp Vadilal House, Mithakali Six Roads, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380 009Tel: 079 65454080, 65454081/82/83Fax: 079 66133503
INDONESIA(M/S PT. Ayuberga) Menara Imperium, JI.H.R.Rasima Saidn Kav.1, Jakarta 12980, IndonesiaTel: 62 021 8356214, Fax: 62 021 8363937 Email: [email protected]
Cargo: PT global Sarana AngkasaWisma Soewarna Suit 2k, SoewarnaBusiness Park, Soekarno HattaInternational Airport, Jakarta 19110 IndonesiaTel: 62 21 5591 1428, Fax: 62 21 5591 1427 Email: [email protected]
IRELANDPremAir Marketing Services Ltd, 7 Herbert Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland Tel: 00353-1-663 3933, Fax: 353-1-661-0752 Email: [email protected]/[email protected] Cargo: Heavyweight Air Express Ltd Tel: 353 -1-811-8693, Fax: 353-1-811-8901 Email: [email protected]
ISRAELOpensky Cargo LtdTel: 972 3 972 4338, CTO Tel: 972 3 7971405
Central Reservation OfficeTel: 972 3 7971400/1403/1404
Reservation AgentTel: 972 3 7971407, ShebaMiles & Group deskEmail: [email protected]
ITALYCargo: ATC Tel: 39 02 506791, Fax: 39 02 55400116 Email: [email protected], SITA: MILGSET/CRT/CMIZZET, Tel: 39 06 65010715, Fax: 39 06 65010242, Email: [email protected], SITA: ROMGSET
JAPANGlobal Service Agency Co., Ltd., 8F,SANK Shiba Kanasugibashi Bldg., Shiba 1-4-3, Minato-Ku, Tokyo 105-0014, JapanTel: 81-3-6435-3014, 81-3-6435-2141 Email: [email protected]
JORDANPassenger & Cargo: Al Karmel Travel & Tourism Trading, Jabal Ei Hussin Khaleed Bin Waleed St. PO Box 926497Tel: 962 6 5688301, Fax: 962 6 5688302 Email: [email protected]
KENYACargo: Freight In TimePO Box 41852-00100, Nairobi, KenyaEmail: [email protected]: 254 020-827044/827248Fax: 254 020-822709, Cell: 254 721 217141
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KUWAITM/S Al-Sawan Company W.L.L Kuwait City, Thunayan Alghanim Building, Fahad Al Salem Street, Sheraton Round-About, P.O. Box 576, 13006, Safat, KuwaitTel: 00965- 22270600, 00965- 22270610 Email: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
MALAYSIAAbadi Aviation Services S/B, Suite 1603, Level 16 Central Plaza, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.Tel: (+603) 21412190/21420581/8, Fax : (+603) 21410429, Email: [email protected]
Cargo: Abadi Aviation Services S/B, Lot GFM-5D Malaysia Airlines Advanced Cargo Centre, Free Commercial Zone, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 64000 Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia.Tel: (+603) 87871198/1179, Fax: (+603) 87871108, Email: [email protected]
MALTA Discover Momentum, L.L.C, 14350 North 87th Street Suite 265, Scottsdale, Arizona, 85260 USA Tel: 480 707 5566, Fax: 480 707 5575 Email: [email protected]
MAURITIUS & MADAGASCAR IRELAND BLYTH LTD, Aviation Pole, 5th floor, IBL House, Caudan, Port Louis Mauritius Tel: 230-203-2000/2082, Fax: 230-212-4050, Email: [email protected]
MEXICOPraca da Liberdade, 130-10th F Suite 1001-1002, Liberdade, Sao Paulo-Brazil, CEP 01503-010, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: 551131063295/551186328697
Aviareps AG, Landsberg Str.155,80687 Mu-nich, Germany Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73, Fax: 49 89 54 50 68 42, Email: [email protected]
MOZAMBIQUE Lusoglobo Tours, GSA Ethiopian Airlines, Av. 25 De Setembro nº 270 Edificio Time Square Bloc 4, first floor office no. 6 Tel: 21 314421, Mobile: 82 3144211 /84507 2366, Email: [email protected]
MAYNAMARCargoILG International Aviation, No 126 1st Floor, Bogalayzay Road, Botataung Tsp, Yangon, MyanmarTel: +66 0 2 126 8026, Fax: +66 0 2126 8080Email: [email protected]
NETHERLANDSCargo: Global Airlines Services BV Amsterdam Airport Columbus Gebouw 1Folkstoneweg 34 NL-1118 LM Amsterdam AirportTel: 0031 20 653 71 00, Fax: 0031 20 653 55 04Email: [email protected]
NEPALExplore Himalaya Travel Inc., 745 Amnt March, Bhagbanbahal Thamel, Kathmandu NepalTel: 977 1 4418100
NIGERHorizon Distribution (Satguru Travel and Tourism)BP 1114, Rond Point Maourey RCCM: NIA-NI-2008-B-1889, Niamey, NigerTel: 20735255, Fax: 20736934, Email: [email protected]
NIGERIA Cargo: Bollore Africa Logistics Ltd., 2nd Floor NAHCO Building, Muritala Mohammed Int’l. Air-port, Ikeja, Lagos Tel: +2348099914944, Mobile: 234 809 555 7905, Email: [email protected]
NORWAYFly Services Karenslyst Alle 49 0279 Oslo, NorwayTel: 47 22 92 55 60 / 47 22 9255 51 [email protected]
OMANNational Travel & Tourism, Postal Code 100Sultanate of Oman Tel: 00968-246 60300, Fax: 968 24566125Email: [email protected]
PAKISTANTrade Winds Associates Pvt. Ltd., 33-Hotel Metropole, MerewetherRoad, IslamabadTel: 009221-5661712-14, Fax: 009221-5661715 Email: [email protected] Karachi Tel: 9221 3566 1712-13-14 & 16 Fax: 9221 3566 1715
LahoreTel: 9242-3630-5229, 9242-3636-5165 Fax: 9242-3631-4051, Tel:2823040/2823350, Fax: 2824030 Tel: 6305229/6365165, Fax: 6314051Cargo: Inter-Fret Consolidators (Pvt.) Ltd. (Pakistan), Suite No. 814-815, 8th floor, Park Avenue, Shahra-e-Faisal, PECHS, Karachi-74500, PakistanTel: +92 21 111 111 432, +92 21 3432 6658Fax: +92 21 345 405 94 Email: [email protected]
PERUPraca da Liberdade, 130-10th F Suite 1001-1002, Liberdade, Sao Paulo-Brazil, CEP 01503-010, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: 551131063295/551186328697
Aviareps AG, Landsberg Str.155, 80687 Munich, Germany Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73, Fax: 49 89 54 50 68 42, Email: [email protected]
PHILIPPINESTravel Wide Assoc. Sales Phils., Inc8/F, Unit 817 Peninsula Court Bldg, 8735 Paseo de Roxas Ave, Makati City 1226, PhilippinesTel: 63-2-5195014, Fax: 63-2-5198789 Web: www.twasp.com
QATARFahd Travels, Doha, QatarTel: 00974-4432233, Fax: 00974-4432266 Email: [email protected]
Cargo: Fahd Cargo Dar Al kotob area, Diamond Hotel Bldg, Doha, Qatar Fax: 00974 4431 1010, Tel: 00974 4441 4928 Email: [email protected]
RUSSIAAviareps, Olympic Plaza, 39, Prospect Mira Bldg. 2, 129110 Moscow, RussiaTel: 7 495 937 59 50, 07 812 740 3820 Fax: 7 495 937 59 51, 07 812 740 3821 Email: [email protected]
Cargo: GSA Russia Global Services Ltd.Amathuntos Avenue 8, Marina Complex Block A, No. 2, 4531 Limassol CyprusTel: 7 495 7953838, Mobile: 7 905 7801893 Email: [email protected]
RWANDA Euro World Sarl, Kigali, Satguru InternationalTel: 250 570440/570442, Fax: 250 570441 Email: [email protected]
Cargo: Cathy KayitesiTel: +250 788 46 8120Email: [email protected]
SAUDI ARABIAAl Zouman Aviation, JeddahTel: 966 2 6531222, Fax: 966 2 6517501Email: [email protected]
AlkhobarTel: 966 3 8649000, Fax: 966 3 8941205
SERBIA, SLOVENIA, CROATIA CAT Aviation, Knez Mihajlova 30Tel: 381 641135735, Email: [email protected]
SEYCHELLESMason’s Travel Pty. Ltd. Revolutgion AvenuePO Box 459 Victoria Mahe SeychellesTel: 0024 4288888 Fax: 248 4225273/248 4288820Email: [email protected]
SIERRA LEONEIPC Tours, 22 Siaka Stevens Street, P.O. Box 1434, Freetown, Sierra LeoneTel: 00 232-221481, Fax: 232 22 227 470 Email: [email protected], Email: [email protected]
SINGAPOREMaple Aviation Pte.Ltd 133 New Bridge Road #14-05 China Town Point, Singapore 059413Tel: (65) 6538 6860/ 3787/ 2678, Fax: (65) 6538 3183, Email: [email protected]
Orient Air Pte. Ltd, 05-22,Cargo Agt Bldg D 9 Airline road, Changi Airfreight Center Singapore 819827Tel: 65 6214 2193/6 or 65 6214 2192, Fax: 65 6214 2199
SOMALIASafeway Travel, Tourism and Cargo Agency, Maka Al-Mukarama street, Area number 4, MogadishuTel: 618304444 Email: [email protected]
SOMALILANDNobel Travel Agency, 26 Jun Main Road, EmaratAlkhayrm Building, 1st floor office No. 14, Hargiessa, SomalilandTel: 252 2 528445/4 427575Email: [email protected]
SOUTH AFRICACargo: Aero-Link Consulting Warehouse 34, Cargo, Section, P.O Box 1307, O.R. Tambo International Airport, Gauteng, 1627Tel: +27 11 390 3132/3366, Fax: +27 11 390 3139/3149Email: [email protected]
156 Bram Fischer Drive, Randburg, 2194, South Africa Tel: 27112898264, Fax: 27112898164 Email: [email protected]
SOUTH KOREASharp Aviation K Inc 8th floor, Injo Building, 111-1 Seorin-dong, Jongno-gu Seoul, 110-110, Korea Tel: 82-2-722-1567, Fax: 82 2 7342813 Email: [email protected]/www.co.kr
Cargo: Sharp Inc Tel: 82 2 7221567, Fax: 82 2 7342813Email: [email protected]
SPAIN & PORTUGALAirTravel Management: Calle Diego de leone, 69 40A-28006, Madrid, SpainTel: 34 91 4022718, Fax: 34 91 4015239Email: [email protected]
Cargo: CRS Airline’s Representatives Conchita Supervia, 15–Local 08028 BARCELONA (SPAIN) Tel: 34 931888690, Fax: 34 93409251
SRI LANKAVMS Aviation Air Services PVT LTD 07-3 81183 (HO) RG, Galadari Hotel 64 Lotus Road, Colombo 1, Sri Lanka Hussien: 0094 777590100, Tel: 94 1 447370 / Fax: 94 1 437249, Email: [email protected], [email protected]
SWEDENCargo: Kales Airline ServicesTel: 46 40 36 38 10, Fax 46 40 36 38 19
Cargo: Kales Airline ServicesTel: 46 8 594 411 90, Fax: 46 8 594 42244
SWITZERLANDAirline center/AVIAREPS, AIRLINECENTER, Badenerstresse, Zurich,SwitzerlandTel: 4122 91 98999, Fax: 4122 91 98900 Email: [email protected]
AIRNAUTIC AG, Peter Merian Str.2 CH-4002, Cargo: Basel Switzerland BaselTel: 41 61 227 9797 Fax: 41 61 227 9780Email: [email protected]
SYRIAPassenger & Cargo: Al Tarek Travel & Tourism Fardous St, PO Box 30185Tel: 963 11 2235225, Fax: 963 11 2211941 Email: [email protected]
TAIWANApex Travel Services Ltd., 6F-3 No. 57, Fi Shin N. Rd Taipei, TaiwanTel: 886 2 2740 7722, Fax: 886 2 2740 5570Email: [email protected]
Cargo: Global Aviation Service (Taiwan) Inc. Tel: 886 2 2658 0255, Fax: 886 2 2659 7610Email: [email protected]@ms12.hinet.et
TANZANIA Cargo: Bollore Africa LogisticPO Box 1683, Dar-es-Salaam, TanzaniaTel: +(255) 22 2842 850, Mobile: +(255) 784 784 144, Fax: +(255) 22 2 842 181
THAILANDCargo: Oriole Travel & Tour
Tel: 662 2379201 9, Fax: 662 2379200Email: [email protected]
TOGOCargo: Bollore Africa Logistic” @ Togo, Zone Portuaire, Bp 34, Lome Evelyne AGOUDAVITel: +228 90054603 Fax: 228 22 27 5878Email: [email protected]
TUNISIAAtlantis International LTD, S.A., 29, Ave Du Japon, Immueble Fatma, 1073 Montplaisir, Tunis, TunisiaTel: 216 71 908 999/216 906 000, Fax: 216 71 904 110, Email: [email protected]
TURKEYPanorama Havacilik Ve Turizm Ltd., Cumhuriyet Cad. Apt. 185/1, Harbiye 34373, Istanbul, TurkeyTel: 90 212 2315919, Fax: 90 212 2344999Email: [email protected], [email protected]/[email protected]
Cargo: Airmark GSA Tas. Ltd. Sti.Omar Avni mah, Dumen Sok., No: 11/4 34437, Taksim, Istanbul, TurkeyTel: 90 212 444 1 472, Fax: 90 212 249 474 8Email: [email protected]
UGANDACargo: Freight In Time Ltd., PO Box 70942Kampala, UgandaTel: 256 0774 898075, Fax: 256 414 223996Email: [email protected]
UNITED KINGDOMCargo: Air Liaison Ltd - Heavyweight Air Express GroupTel: 44-1753 210 008, Fax: 44-208 831 9309,Email: [email protected]
UNITED ARAB EMIRATESABU DHABISalem Travel Agency, bun Dhabi, UAETel: 97126273333/6218000, Fax: 009712-6211155, Email: [email protected]
DUBAIPassenger & Cargo: Asian Air Travel & Tour Agency, N.R.L Group bldg.AlGharhoud, Dubai, UAETel: 009714 2826322, Fax: 009714 2825727, Email: [email protected]
UNITED STATES OF AMERICACargo: Heavy Weight Air Express (HW) Toll Free No: 800 445 2733, Tel: 630 595 2323/571 480 5200, Fax: 630 595 3232, Email: [email protected]
VENEZUELAPraca da Liberdade, 130-10th F Suite 1001-1002, Liberdade, Sao Paulo-Brazil, CEP 01503-010, Sao Paulo, Brazil Tel: 551131063295/551186328697
Aviareps AG, Landsberg Str.155,80687 Munich, Germany
Tel: 49 89 55 25 33 73, Fax: 49 89 54 50 68 42, Email: [email protected]
VIETNAMVector Aviation Co. Ltd Hai Au Building (11th Floor) 39b Truong Son Str., Tan Banh Dist Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamTel: 84835472481-86, Fax: 84835472487 Email: [email protected]
Vector Aviation Co. Ltd Hai Au Building (11th Floor), 39B Truong Son Str.,Tan Binh Dist,HO CHI MINH City,VeitnamTel: 848 3547 2487, Fax: 848 3547 2481-86
YEMENMarib Travel & Tourism, Beirut Street (Next to Sudanese Embassy Sanaa, Yemen)Tel: 00971-426833, Fax: 009671-426836 Email: [email protected]
ZAMBIACargo: EAS Zambia Ltd Bid Air Cargo, Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, PO Box 37287 Lusaka Tel: 27 11230460021, Fax: 27865910066
ZANZIBARPassenger & Cargo: Marhaba Hotels Travels & Tours LtdTel: 255 24 2231527-28, Fax: Fax: 255 24 2231526, Email: [email protected]
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ENTERTAINMENTO N - D E M A N D M O V I E S / T V 8 6 | M A I N S C R E E N M O V I E S / T V 8 7 | M O V I E S U M M A R I E S 8 8 | T V S U M M A R I E S 9 0 | A U D I O 9 3
A group of explorers make
use of a newly discovered
wormhole to surpass the
limitations on human space travel
and conquer the vast distances
involved in an interstellar voyage.
169 minutes / Drama / PG-13 / Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain
INTERSTELLAR
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| VIDEO ON DEMANDentertainment
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MARCH-APRIL MOVIES
MARCH-APRIL TELEVISION
BLOCKBUSTERS
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHINGDRAMA PG / 123 mins THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR FAMILY PG / 92 mins PADDINGTON FAMILY G / 95 mins ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAYCOMEDY PG / 81 mins GONE GIRL DRAMA R / 149 mins BIRDMAN COMEDY R / 119 mins INTERSTELLAR DRAMA PG-13 / 169 mins HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 COMEDY R / 108 mins FURY DRANA R / 135 mins THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 DRAMA PG-13
THE IMITATION GAME DRAMA PG-13 / 114 mins DUMB & DUMBER TO COMEDY PG-13 / 109 mins
HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON DRAMA PG - 13 / 166 mins MISS CONGENIALITY COMEDY PG - 13 / 109 mins NEW YEARS EVE COMEDY PG - 13 / 117 mins SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS ACTION PG - 13 / 129 mins I AM LEGEND SCI-FI PG-13 / 101 mins THE DARK KNIGHT RISES ACTION PG - 13 / 165 mins BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL DRAMA PG-13 / 124 mins LEGALLY BLONDE COMEDY PG-1 3 / 96 mins CADDYSHACK COMEDY PG-13 / 98 mins
GOONIES ADVENTURE PG / 114 mins GREMLINS COMEDY PG-13 / 106 mins JAILHOUSE ROCK DRAMA PG-13 / 96 mins SUPERMAN (1978) ACTION PG-13 / 143 mins BEETLEJUICE COMEDY PG-13 / 92 mins INDEPENDENCE DAY ACTION PG-13 / 145 mins DUMB AND DUMBER COMEDY PG-13 / 107 mins
KIDS CLASSICS
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID COMEDY PG / 94 mins WI LLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORYFAMILY G / 100 mins HAPPY FEET 2 COMEDY PG / 100 mins SPACE JAM FAMILY PG / 88 mins
TMNT FAMILY PG / 87 mins
AFRICAN MOVIES
B FOR BOY DRAMA PG / 115 mins A BEAUTIFUL LIE DRAMA PG-13 / 120 mins THE WIFE DRAMA NR / 80 mins TEENAGE FANTASY DRAMA PG-13 / 90 mins ENENA BETE DRAMA PG-13 / 113 mins BILATENA DRAMA PG-13 / 90 mins
ARABIC MOVIES
KHUTAT JIMMY COMEDY NR / 91 mins
HINDI MOVIES
HAWAA HAWAAI DRAMA PG-13 / 120 mins BOBBY JASOOS COMEDY PG-13 / 121 mins
HUMPTY SHARMA KI DULHANIYA ACTION PG-13 / 146 mins 2 STATES ROMANCE PG-13 / 149 mins
ASIAN MOVIES
BROTHERHOOD OF BLADESACTION PG-13 / 109 mins UP IN THE WIND COMEDY PG-13 / 105 mins BUT ALWAYS ROMANCE PG-13 / 106 mins TWA-TIU-TIANN COMEDY PG-13 / 133 mins
EUROPEAN MOVIES
DEUX JOURS, UNE NUITDRAMA PG-13 / 95 mins L’EX DE MA VIE COMEDY PG-13 / 80 mins LA LISTE DE MES ENVIES (LIST OF MY DESIRES) COMEDY PG-13 / 94 mins LA RITOURNELLE (PARIS FOLLIES) COMEDY PG-13 / 98 mins
KIDS
MARVEL’S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE The Avengers Protocol: Pt. 1 / 30 mins
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN / Great Power / 30 mins
JESSIE / Ghost Bummers / 30 mins
DOG WITH A BLOG / Too Short / 30 mins
DOC MCSTUFFINS / Doc McStuffins Goes McMobile / Chip Off the Ol’ Block / 30 mins
HENRY HUGGLEMONSTER / The Huggleflower / Monster Lullaby / 30 mins
COMEDY
MODERN FAMILY / The Old Wagon, The Kiss, Earthquake / 30 mins
THE MIDDLE / Last Whiff of Summer (Part 1), Last Whiff of Summer (Part 2), The Second Act / 30 mins
THE BIG BANG THEORY / The Robotic Manipulation, The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification, The Zazzy Substitution / 30 mins
2 BROKE GIRLS / And the Hidden Stash, And the Pearl Necklace / 30 mins
LONGMEN EXPRESS / Episode 4 / 30 mins
IPARTMENT / Episode 1 / 50 mins
DRAMA
THE TOMORROW PEOPLE / Pilot, In Too Deep, Girl Interrupted / 60 mins
ALMOST HUMAN / Pilot, Skin / 60 mins
GLEE / Britney 2.0, The New Rachel, Makeover / 60 mins
24 / 4:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M., 5:00 P.M.-6:00P.M., 6:00P.M-7:00P.M. / 60 mins
HOUSE OF CARDS / Chapter 01, Chapter 04, Chapter 05 / 60 mins
BONES / The Future in the Past, The Partners in the Divorce, The Gunk in the Garage / 60 mins
DOCUMENTARY
HOW DO THEY DO IT? / Episode 01 / 30 mins
ODDITIES / Mutant Mascot / 30 mins
NONE OF THE ABOVE / Fire and Water / 30 mins
ANIMAL BATTLEGROUNDS / Rivers / 30 mins
THROUGH THE WORMHOLE WITH MORGAN FREEMAN / How Do Aliens Think? / 60 mins
THE ART OF / Tattoo / 30 mins
BEAR GRYLLS: ESCAPE FROM HELL / Jungle / 60 mins
RICHARD HAMMOND’S MIRACLES OF NATURE / Super Bodies / 60 mins
NILE RODGERS, SECRETS OF A HIT-MAKER / N/A / 60 mins
MANDELA: HIS LIFE AND LEGACY / Mandela: His Life and Legacy / 60 mins
DOING BUSINESS IN ETHIOPIA / N/A / 11 mins
THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CHINA! /Episode 1 / 60 mins
HAPPY EARTH /Episode 1 / 60 mins
LIFESTYLE
HISTORIC WALKS / New York: Skyscraper City / 30 mins
A DAY IN THE LIFE / Richard Branson / 30 mins
YOUNG HOLLYWOOD: EVOLUTION OF... / Glee / 30 mins
BACKYARD OIL / Barons of the Backyard / 30 mins
FOCUS / Choices / 30 mins
GAME CHANGERS / Jeff Bezos Revealed / 30 mins
SECRETS LIVES OF THE SUPER RICH / Super Rich Mega-Mansion & a Luxury Survival Silo / 30 mins
VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR / David Bowie / 30 mins
500 GREAT GOALS / Episode 01 / 30 mins
BEHIND THE MASK / Meet the Mascots / 30 mins
REAL GIRL’S KITCHEN / Episode 01 / 30 mins
GOING GLOBAL / North Africa / 30 mins
PAWN STARS / You Say You Wanna Revolution / 30 mins
CAKE BOSS / Rebuilds & Raw Fish / 30 mins
HOME / The Chinese Cave Dwelling/30 mins
BEAUTY OF CHINA / Retirement Life in China / 30 mins
SHORTS
MACROPOLIS / 9 mins
RONALDO / 6 mins
LAUREL & HARDY / 6 mins
THE GALLANT CAPTAIN / 9 mins
GLUMPERS / 11 mins
MUZIKA / 4 mins
RABBIT AND DEER / 13 mins
A GIRL NAMED ELASTIKA / 4 mins
RISING HOPE / 10 mins
LITTLE BIRD AND THE LEAF / 4 mins
DESTINATION GUIDES
NIGERIA / 30 mins
VIENNA / 30 mins
CAPE TOWN / 6 mins
TANZANIA / 30 mins
HONG KONG / 3 mins
ADDIS ABABA / 30 mins
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OUTBOUND FLIGHTS
INBOUND FLIGHTS
ADDIS to AFRICA/WEST ASIA
MAR/APR MOVIES
BLOCKBUSTERS
PADDINGTON FAMILY G / 95 mins
AFRICAN MOVIES
B FOR BOY *DRAMA PG / 115 mins
AFRICA/WEST ASIA to ADDIS
MAR/APR MOVIES
BLOCKBUSTERS
THE THEORY OF EVERYTHINGDRAMA PG / 123 mins
AFRICAN MOVIES
A BEAUTIFUL LIE* DRAMA PG-13 / 120 mins
MAR/APR TELEVISION
THE MIDDLE / 30 mins
SECRET LIVES OF THE SUPER RICH / 30 mins
RICHARD HAMMOND’S MIRACLES OF NATURE / 60 mins
ADDIS to EUROPE
MAR/APR MOVIES
BLOCKBUSTERS
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY COMEDY PG / 81 mins
EUROPEAN MOVIES
ODEUX JOURS, UNE NUIT*DRAMA PG-13 / 95 mins
EUROPE to ADDIS
MAR/APR MOVIES
BLOCKBUSTERS
THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR FAMILY PG / 92 mins
EUROPEAN MOVIES
L’EX DE MA VIE* COMEDY PG-13 / 80 mins
MAR/APR TELEVISION
THE BIG BANG THEORY / 30 mins
BACKYARD OIL / 30 mins
THE ART OF / 30 mins
ADDIS to INDIA
MAR/APR MOVIES
BLOCKBUSTERS
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY COMEDY PG / 81 mins
HINDI MOVIES
HAWAA HAWAAI* DRAMA PG-13 / 120 mins
MAR/APR TELEVISION
THE BIG BANG THEORY / 30 mins
HOW DO THEY DO IT? / 30 mins
BEAR GRYLLS: ESCAPE FROM HELL / 60 mins
INDIA to ADDIS
MAR/APR MOVIES
BLOCKBUSTERS
THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR FAMILY PG / 92 mins
HINDI MOVIES
BOBBY JASOOS* COMEDY PG-13 / 121 mins
MAR/APR TELEVISION
THE BIG BANG THEORY / 30 mins
BACKYARD OIL / 30 mins
THE ART OF / 30 mins
ADDIS to EAST ASIA
MAR/APR MOVIES
BLOCKBUSTERS
ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY COMEDY PG / 81 mins
PADDINGTON FAMILY G / 95 mins
ASIAN MOVIES
BROTHERHOOD OF BLADES*ACTION PG-13 / 109 mins
MAR/APR TELEVISION
THE BIG BANG THEORY / 30 mins
HOW DO THEY DO IT? / 30 mins
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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHINGDRAMA PG / 123 mins
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BACKYARD OIL / 30 mins
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THE THEORY OF EVERYTHINGDRAMA PG / 123 mins
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BLOCKBUSTERS
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Alexander’s day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. Although his day goes from bad to worse, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him?
Birdman A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family issues as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory.
Dumb & Dumber To Twenty years since their first adven-ture, Lloyd and Harry go on a road trip to find Harry’s newly discovered daughter, who was given up for adoption.
Fury April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened Army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sher-man tank and his five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines.
Gone Girl Nick Dunne finds himself the central suspect in a media-circus investiga-tion into the disappearance of his wife, Amy. As events unfold, we learn the story is far more complex than it seems.
Horrible Bosses 2 Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business, but things don’t go as planned when a slick investor gets involved, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
Interstellar A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human
space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Paddington A young English boy befriends a talking bear he finds at a London train station. A live-action feature based on the series of popular chil-dren’s books by Michael Bond.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 After shattering the blood-thirsty Hunger Games forever, Katniss spreads her wings as she fights to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.
The Imitation Game English mathematician and logician Alan Turing helps crack the Enigma code during World War II.
The Penguins of Madagascar Super spy teams aren’t born — they’re hatched. Discover the secrets of the greatest and most hilarious covert birds in the global espionage biz: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private.
The Theory of Everything A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
CLASSIC MOVIES
Beetlejuice A couple of recently deceased ghosts contract the services of a “bio-exor-cist” in order to remove the obnox-ious new owners of their house.
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways.
Caddyshack
An exclusive golf course has to deal with a brash new member and a destructive dancing gopher.
Dumb and Dumber The cross-country adventures of two good-hearted but incredibly stupid friends.
Goonies A group of kids set out on an ad-venture in search of pirate treasure that could save their homes from foreclosure.
Gremlins A boy inadvertantly breaks three important rules concerning his new pet and unleashes a horde of ma-levolently mischievous monsters on a small town.
I Am Legend Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest
into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure.
Independence Day The aliens are coming, and their goal is to invade and destroy. Fighting superior technology, Man’s best weapon is the will to survive.
Jailhouse Rock After serving time for manslaughter, young Vince Everett becomes a teenage rock star.
Legally Blonde When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she de-cides to follow him to law school to get him back. Once there, she learns that she has more legal savvy than she ever imagined.
Miss Congeniality An FBI agent must go undercover in the Miss United States beauty pageant to prevent a group from bombing the event.
New Years Eve The lives of several couples and singles in New York intertwine over the course of New Year’s Eve.
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick, Dr. Watson, join forces to outwit and bring down their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.
Superman (1978) An alien orphan is sent from his dy-ing planet to Earth, where he grows up to become his adoptive home’s first and greatest superhero.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button This fantastical but moving story follows the life of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backward with bizarre consequences.
The Dark Knight Rises Eight years on, a new evil rises from where the Batman and Commis-
sioner Gordon tried to bury it, causing the Batman to resurface and fight to protect Gotham City . . . the very city which brands him an enemy.
KIDS CLASSICS
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid The adventures of a teenager who is fresh out and in Middle School, where he has to learn the conse-quences and responsibility to sur-vive the year.
Happy Feet 2 Mumble’s son, Erik, is struggling to realize his talents in the Emperor Penguin world. Meanwhile, Mumble and his family and friends discover a new threat their home -- one that will take everyone working together to save them.
Space Jam Michael Jordan agrees to help the Looney Toons play a basketball game vs. alien slavers to determine their freedom.
TMNT The continued adventures of the four adolescent mutated turtles gifted in the art of the ninja, as they attempt to stop a mysterious evil that threatens to end the world.
Willie Wonka & The Chocolate Factory A poor boy wins the opportunity to tour the most eccentric and won-derful candy factory of all.
AFRICAN MOVIES
A Beautiful Lie A hardworking wife works to sup-port her family and struggles to motivate her jobless and disinter-ested husband. B for Boy Amaka seems to lead the perfect life of a modern Nigerian woman, but her in-laws’ reaction to her second
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pregnancy shows that more tradi-tional patriarchal attitudes are still a strong force in her life.
Bilatena The story of a young man, recently graduated from college, who struggles to find a job and move out of his mother’s house.
Enena Bete Brook, an eager young poet, takes up a job as a sales person to fund his dream of becoming published. However, the new job changes more than just his financial position, and Brook finds himself losing hold of the things he took for granted.
Teenage Fantasy Two rival groups of girls are led by their tenacious leaders, Monica and Barbara. Although each girl is different, they both share a love of just one thing: novels. That is, until both girls form an interest in the same boy.
The Wife Tamara doesn’t believe that her once flighty husband has left his womaniz-ing ways behind. To test the strength of his resolve, she decides to dangle temptation right under his nose.
ARABIC MOVIES
Khutat Jimmy A romantic comedy about a scientist trying to get her uninterested col-league’s attention through experi-ments and chemical formulations, with hilarious results.
HINDI MOVIES
2 States Krish and Ananya meet at the IIM-Ahmedabad College, fall in love and decide to get married. However, Krish and Ananya belong to two different states of India and refuse to get married until their parents agree.
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BELLE ET SEBASTIEN
Bobby Jasoos Living in a middle-class orthodox family, Bobby is a wannabe private detective. To pursue her passion of spying, Bobby solves neighborhood cases. She finally gets her big break when a rich NRI enlists her in the task of finding two missing girls.
Hawaa Hawaai After the demise of his father, Raju is forced to leave his village and take up a job at a tea stall in Mumbai to help his poor family. Out of the blue, he meets Lucky Sir, a rollerblading coach, and through him, Raju realizes a new dream. Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniya When Kavya Pratap Singh, a chirpy, yet feisty girl from Ambala, decides to make a trip to Delhi for her marriage shopping, she meets a young, carefree Delhi lad named Humpty Sharma.
ASIAN MOVIES
Brotherhood of Blades In the last years of the Ming Dynasty, the young Emperor Chongzhen ascends the throne and immediately schemes to bring down powerful Chief Eunuch Wei Zhongxian, who runs the Eastern Depot secret police.
But Always 1970s Beijing: Two school friends with different backgrounds lose touch, only to rekindle their friendship — and romance — in New York City, where they must decide between a present or future love.
Twa-Tiu-Tiann Through a painting, a college boy unexpectedly travels 100 years back in time to the 1920s, when Taiwan was under Japanese rule.
Up in the Wind After losing an assignment to Italy, Shanghai-based food columnist Meng is sent to Nepal, a country known for being the happiest country in the world. On the tour
she meets the spoiled and rich Can. Although they start out as natural enemies, the two soon form an unusual bond.
EUROPEAN MOVIES
Deux Jours, Une Nuit Sandra, a young Belgian mother, discovers that her workmates have opted for a significant pay bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only one weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses so that she can keep her job.
La Liste de Mes Envies (List of My Desires) When Jocelyne finds out she’s won €18 million from the lottery, the only thing she fears is losing her simple pleasures. But fate can be obstinate, and by renouncing this fortune for too long, she triggers a hurricane that changes everything. Everything except her.
La Ritournelle (Paris Follies) Brigitte and Xavier farm cattle in Normandy. One day, in a moment’s madness, the idealistic Brigitte leaves the fields behind and heads for Paris. Xavier then realizes that he might lose his partner. Will they manage to get back together? And how does one reinvent oneself after so many years?
L’ex de Ma Vie Ariane, a young French violinist, ac-cepts Christen’s passionate marriage proposal. There’s just one little hitch: Ariane is already a little bit . . . married.
SHORT MOVIES
A Girl Named ElastikaShe’s young, dreamy and fearless; she drives cars way too fast; she likes adventure, fireworks and unre-lenting seas. This is Elastika’s story.
GlumpersThe Glumpers are a gang, a group of friends living together whose opposite and extremely stereotyped
features will interact continuously.
Laurel & HardyFly back in time with Laurel & Hardy, in this classic sequence from You’re Darn Tootin’. The duo perform as street musicians, but Ollie’s horn is run over!
Little Bird and the LeafA tenacious little bird finds himself lost in an adventure as he follows the course of a winter leaf on the breeze, all the while being chased by a not-too-cunning fox.
MacropolisMacropolis is the story of two reject toys who escape from the factory. Determined to rejoin the other toys, they lose themselves in the big city.
MuzikaMeet Toni, a loose street musi-cian who gives people joy with his colorful guitar playing. But when Toni meets Pardoni, a police officer with zero tolerance for music, the two opposites quickly find themselves in a cat-and-mouse chase.
Rabbit and DeerA rabbit and a deer keep each other company, competing in games and embarking on adventures together. However, things sour in their house-hold when a disagreement brings about an unusual occurrence.
Rising HopeAn eager horse escapes on a flight of fancy mid-race, winning the gold and making himself a bit of a celeb-rity. However, everything changes for our faithful steed.
RonaldoA boy dreams of being a great soc-cer star. One morning he leaves the anonymity of his grey subarbs to enter the glaring light of the stadi-um. There he meets an unexpected opponent who puts him to the test.
The Gallant Captain A boy and his cat journey into un-known waters with a bottle, a boat and a vivid imagination.
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KIDS
Doc McStuffins Doc McStuffins Goes McMobile / Chip Off the Ol’ Block Doc gets some help from her dad in building a mobile clinic.
Dog With a Blog Too ShortIt’s the first day back of school and Avery is feeling insecure. Mean-while, Tyler is set to preview the shorter haircut his parents forced him to get as a result of his bad grades.
Henry Hugglemonster The Huggleflower / Monster Lullaby Henry Hugglemonster is the out-going middle child in a chaotic but loving family of monters. Join Henry on his adventures in the monster town of Roarsville.
Jessie Ghost BummersJessie and the kids are horrified to find that they have been excluded from the building’s annual Halloween party.
Marvel’s Avengers AssemleThe Avengers Protocol: Pt. 1 Iron Man brings the team back together when Captain America appears to have been killed by Red Skull.
Ultimate Spider-Man Great Power A teenage Peter Parker, one year after first donning the Spiderman costume, is approached by Nick Fury to train with SHIELD.
COMEDY
2 Broke Girls And the Hidden Stash Max accompanies Caroline on a visit to Caroline’s father in prison,
where the pair discover a secret that could help them in their venture.
2 Broke Girls And the Pearl Necklace Max and Caroline band together in one last ditch attempt to track down Martha Stewart for help with their cupcake enterprise.
iPartment Episode 1
The story of a group of 20-some-thing neighbors living in an apart-ment building.
Longmen Express Episode 4The adventures of a group of col-leagues working at a delivery agency, where egos clash and hilarity ensues.
Modern Family The Old WagonWhen Phil has to get rid of the family’s beloved station wagon, the entire family get nostalgic. Manny invites a girl over to study.
Modern Family The Kiss Mitchell upsets Cameron by shying away from showing affection in public. Meanwhile, Jay disrespects Gloria’s traditions.
Modern Family Earthquake When an earthquake hits, Claire gets locked in the bathroom with a plumber. Manny and Jay take a trip together.
The Big Bang Theory The Robotic Manipulation Howard finds a surprising use for a robotic arm while Penny plays third wheel on a date between Amy and Sheldon.
The Big Bang Theory The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification Sheldon confronts his mortality and tries to think of ways to prolong his lifespan.
The Big Bang Theory The Zazzy Substitution The gang calls in Sheldon’s mother to help Sheldon recover from his recent breakup with Amy.
The Middle Last Whiff of Summer (Part 1)Everything in the Heck family household is thrown into disarray when Mike tells Sue that Axl is the favorite child.
The Middle Last Whiff of Summer (Part 2)After an argument with her father, and with Axl away at summer school, Sue tries to create the “Summer of Sue and Dad” to bring the pair together.
The Middle The Second ActWhen Frankie loses her job unex-pectedly, she tries to decide what to do with herself. Meanwhile, Sue becomes a mentor to a popular girl.
DRAMA
24 4:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M Jack Bauer becomes aware of a plot to assassinate the president of the Islamic Republic at the U.N.
24 5:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Jack and Chloe launch an investiga-tion into a reporter suspected of helping assassins.
24 6:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. A race against time continues as Jack and Chloe try to thwart the plot to assassinate President Omar Hassan.
Almost Human Pilot In this dystopian future, Detective John Kennex parters up with an an-droid named Dorian to fight crime and protect the human race.
Almost Human Skin John and Dorian invetigate a murder that leads them into the profitable world of Intimate Robot Companions.
Bones The Future in the Past With Brennan still on the run from the FBI as a prime murder suspect, the team sets out to find the real killer to get her off the hook. Bones The Partners in the Divorce With Brennan back home, Booth adjusts to the pair living together. Meanwhile, the team investigates the murder of a divorce lawyer found burned to death.
Bones The Gunk in the GarageBooth and Brennan investigate the “death” of a man, only to find out he’s still alive.
Glee Britney 2.0 As Rachel struggles to fit into the
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Glee The New Rachel Brittany and Blaine battle it out in a student council election, and Kurt lands the job of his dreams.
Glee Makeover In New York, Rachel and Kurt re-ceive some unexpected visitors. Santana and Brittany struggle with the pressures of a long-distance relationship.
House Of Cards Chapter 04 Zoe faces a huge decision that will affect her future when she is of-fered the position of White House Correspondant. Meanwhile, Francis shakes down the Congressional leadership.
House Of Cards Chapter 05 A viscious argument breaks out between Francis and Marty Spinella. Meanwhile, Russo spirals further out of control after the job-cuts at the shipyards.
The Tomorrow People Pilot A group of young adults represent the next step in human evolution, each possessing a special power and abilities beyond the average person.
The Tomorrow People In Too Deep Jed enlists Stephen to catch thief 17. Cara fives Stephen a special watch to proctect him from mind-reading.
The Tomorrow People Girl, InterruptedStephen creates a computer virus
for sending breakout locations to the rebel stolen supercompuer Tim, but the plan ends up in an ambush.
DOCUMENTARY
Animal Battlegrounds Rivers This enthralling documentary examines the volatility of the river and how its turbulence affects the outcome of the creatures that inhabit its banks, from predators to prey.
Bear Grylls: Escape From Hell Jungle Adventurer Bear Grylls returns with this pulse-racing survival series, revealing the true stories of people trapped in extraordinary circum-stances.
Doing Business In Ethiopia N/A Explore one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa, where dramat-ic changes in business are sweeping across the population of 90 million.
Ethiopia’s growing infrastructure and ideal position as an investmant hub are explored in this informative documentary.
Happy EarthEpisode 01 Host Dee Lee and guest Rose Chan will explore Okinawa, to introduce local culture as well as different tourist attractions. Today we visit Okinawa, where our hosts will dive into the water and share a kiss with whale sharks.
How Do They Do It?Episode 01How Do They Do It? delves into the world of technology and gives us in-depth insight into the everyday science of how things work — from airport baggage handling to space-shuttle lift-offs.
Mandela: His Life and LegacyMandela: His Life and LegacyThis definitive account explores the life of a prisoner who became a president and worldwide hero: Nelson Mandela.
Nile Rodgers, Secrets of a Hit-Maker N/A King of disco in the 70s with the band Chic, and the world’s greatest producer in the 80s, Nile Rodgers is today pursuing a fascinating career path alongside Daft Punk.
None of the Above Fire and Water Host Tim Shaw conducts a series of experiments on the streets involving science, physics and engineering, and all designed to blow your mind.
OdditiesMutant MascotThe team, Mike, Evan and Ryan, race to find an eccentric centerpiece for the shop, a piece weird enough to celebrate the uniqueness of their new space.
Richard Hammond’s Miracles of Nature Super Bodies Richard discovers how the Cape vulture has inspired a flying sub-
marine and how a giraffe neck can stop a jet pilot from losing con-sciousness.
The Art OfTattooExplore the art that’s all around us everything from the clothes we wear to the food we eat. This epi-sode puts the magnifying glass on the creative pursuit of tattoo art.
The National Museum of ChinaEpisode 01 Located on the East side of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, the expansive National Museum of China is the country’s largest comprehensive history museum. This documentary series discovers the museum’s treasures such as its celebrated stamp collection and also looks at the centennial celebrations.
Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman How Do Aliens Think? If the cosmos are littered with the “stuff” of life, then the possibility of alien life is an integral question. But how would alien brains work? How would they think? Morgan Freeman explores.
LIFESTYLE
500 Great Goals Episode 01 Relive some of the most memo-rable and skill-driven goals in football history in this enticing compilation series.
A Day in the Life Mario Batali Experience a day in the life of one of the world’s greatest culinary talents, italian cuising expert and infamous business mogul, Mario Batali.
Backyard Oil Barons of the Backyard A rollercoaster ride through the world of Wildcat Oil Drilling in South Central Kentucky — where warlocks, hickory sticks and high-octane moonshine could be the key to making millions.
Beauty of China Retirement Life in China
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Be it ancient temples, modern cities, expansive forests or calming lakes, “Beauty of China” reveals this vast country’s wealth of distinctive culture and stunning scenery
Behind the Mask Meet the Mascots We meet four very different mas-cots at different stages in their lives and careers, including a father of five and BMA mascot and a high-school student.
Cake Boss Rebuilds & Raw Fish Buddy and the team bake a cake to raise money for the hurricane relief fund in Hoboken, but they have a little trouble spelling correctly when decorating the cake.
Focus Choices Charged with carrying the weight of personal, family, commercial and even national expectations upon their shoulders, the day-to-day life of a professional athlete is not without its challenges.
Game Changers Jeff Bezos Revealed This program explores the story behind the founder of Amazon.com, the world’s most successful online retailer, and examines key mo-ments in his life.
Going Global North Africa Intrepid dealmakers know that real opportunities come from emerging markets. Going Global explores business opportunities in Egypt and Ethiopia.
Historic Walks New York: Skyscraper City The New York City skyline is one of
the most famous in the world, from the art deco Chrysler Building to the iconic Rockefeller Center. Explore this comprehensive walking tour of New York with Chaka Foreman.
Home The Chinese Cave Dwelling Home looks at traditional dwellings
in Singapore, China, India, Japan and Korea. It explores how architecture and furnishings reflect the local geography, climate and customs.
Pawn Stars You Say You Wanna Revolution The guys check out an Annual
Register from 1776, including a copy of the Declaration of Independence. Corey checks out a set of gambling tokens from Nevada State Prison.
Real Girl’s Kitchen Episode 01In “Real Girl’s Kitchen,” we are served up wholesome and delicious recipes and stories from Haylie Duff’s kitchen.
Secrets Lives of the Super Rich Super Rich Mega-Mansion & a Luxury Survival Silo In this episode, we visit a mega-mansion valued at over US$150 million and a post-apocalyptic shelter for the rich.
Video Killed the Radio Star David Bowie This series delves into the career of one of the United Kingdom’s most prolific and eccentric perform-ers, David Bowie — from his Ziggy Stardust years to legendary status today.
Young Hollywood: Evolution of... Glee An intimate look at the evolution of the cast of Glee; from their begin-nings as young Hollywood hopefuls to their triumphs as musical stars.
DESTINATION GUIDES
Addis AbabaWelcome to Ethiopia’s stunning capital city. With a population of more than 2 million, Addis Ababa is the cosmo-politan center of this beautiful country.
Cape TownWelcome to Cape Town, South Africa’s stunning capital city, famous for its sunny harbour and natural landscape.
Hong KongHong Kong is a city of cultural and historical diversity. With an ever growing urban landscape and a beautiful host of parks, Hong Kong is one of the fastest growing regions in the world.
NigeriaThe most populous country in the African Nation, Nigeria is the largest oil producer on the continent and boasts some of the most beautiful landscapes in the Southern Equator.
TanzaniaEmbark on an unforgettable journey into the East African countryside of Tanzania, where you can visit one of the most famous peaks in the entire world, Mount Kilimanjaro.
ViennaAustria’s capital city and former home to the Habsburg Court, with imperial architecture and historical history that make it a must-see for any travel enthusiast.
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MUSIC FROM ETHIOPIA
Enjoy a channel alive with only the best songs from Ethiopia. Artists such as Haile Roots, Nati Haile and Reshad Kedir perform a collection of satisfying sounds epitomizing the harmonious talents of Ethiopia today.
ETHIOPIAN INSTRUMENTAL
Ethiopian Instrumental is an elaborate and expressive collection of instrumental pieces. Theodros Mitiku, Tilaye Gebre and The Express Band, among others, will soothe you completely through a mixture of their delicate and energetic sounds.
ALL THAT JAZZ
All That Jazz is a concoction of every character within jazz. A handful of artists, such as Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole and Donald Byrd, give warming performances in this mix. From old classics to smooth contemporary, All That Jazz is sure to cover all corners of this nonchalant musical style.
EASY LISTENING
Easy Listening allows you to switch off and recline, as a very laid-back medley of tunes sing you into total serenity. Coldplay, Ed Sheeran and Lisa Hannigan perform their most soothing songs to help you completely repose.
CHART HITS
Chart Hits is a channel solely dedicated to the latest chart-toppers in pop and rock. If you want to be up-to-speed with the most current hits in music today, then tune into Chart Hits, where Gotye, Lana Del Rey and Beyoncé will definitely activate your musical taste buds.
COUNTRY
This channel offers a blend of cooling Country sounds. With hits from both classic and modern artists, you are sure to experience the refreshing flavors of authentic country music. Jeff Bridges, Emmylou Harris and Lady Antebellum perform some of their best works for you today.
WORLD HITS
World Hits is an eclectic collection of music from all over the globe. This channel allows you to experience all ranges of talent in all ranges of music. Artists such as Salah Al Zadjali, Destra and Axelle Red take this opportunity to introduce you to their own personal worlds, through the medium of music.
CLASSICAL COLLECTION
Classical Collection showcases world-renowned performers, orchestras and soloists, performing major works from some of the best composers in history. The London Symphony Orchestra with Josef Krips, Walter Klien and the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra provide a classical assortment.
CLASSIC ROCK
Rife with roaring riffs and smooth bass lines, Classic Rock is a channel wholly dedicated to true rock n’ roll. Here, Pink Floyd, T. Rex and Jimi Hendrix play a handful of the greatest rock songs in history.
GOLDEN OLDIES
Take a walk down memory lane with a compilation of nostalgic hits. Golden Oldies presents R.E.M., Tina Turner and Duran Duran, who lead the way with a string of classics, taking you right back to when they were No. 1.
ETHIOPIAN AFRICAN
Enjoy a selection of albums brimming with sounds from the heart of Africa. Listen to collections from Yabba Funk, Victor Deme, Angelique Kidjo and many more.
ETHIOPIAN TRADITIONAL MUSIC (MUSIC FROM ETHIOPIA)
Enjoy collections from some of the greatest artists in Ethiopia today. Artist like Jamboo Joote, Tikue Weldu and Mohammed Tawil. Sit back and appreciate.
ETHIOPIAN CLASSIC
Here, enjoy albums full of world-renowned performers, orchestras and soloists, performing major works from some of history’s greatest composers: Bach, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven and many more.
ETHIOPIAN COUNTRY
Here, a fusion of Country albums for you to enjoy. A range of artists, from Buddy Miller to Sara Evans, are here to share a collection of their hits with you.
ETHIOPIAN HIP HOP/R&B
A melodic mix of Hip-Hop tunes and R&B hits, with a large selection of albums for you to listen to. This includes artists such as Snoop Dogg, Tinie Tempah and Jennifer Hudson.
ETHIOPIAN INSTRUMENTAL
Here, we offer an expressive and inspiring collection of Instrumental albums for you to enjoy.
ETHIOPIAN JAZZ
From old classics to smooth contemporary, here you will find an excellent collection of Jazz albums. You’ll find every great Jazz musician, from Miles Davis to Billie Holiday to Louis Armstrong.
ETHIOPIAN KIDS
Here, a cheerful compilation of albums, full of upbeat songs for all your little ones to enjoy.
ETHIOPIAN OLDIES
Enjoy taking a trip down memory lane through this extensive collection of nostalgic albums. This includes some of the greats, such as Al Green, Elvis Presley and Fleetwood Mac.
ETHIOPIAN POP
If you’re looking for the latest hits, then enjoy this medley of the most current Pop albums out now. This includes albums from Beyonce, Lady Gaga and David Guetta.
ETHIOPIAN ROCK
Relish in a sea of Rock, with albums from legendary rock n’ rollers to the latest stars — Bob Dylan, The Strokes and The Black Keys.
ETHIOPIAN WORLD
Here, enjoy a diverse collection of hit albums from all over the globe! Amplify your cultural consciousness through sounds from Ely Guerra, Ocean Hai and Oliver Haidt.
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consequences91 Deodorant placement92 Fictional hunchback93 Mayberry man94 Place to float an olive96 Cap’n’s mate97 Clear the boards98 Country club figure99 Scruff103 Merit105 Small spongecakes109 Submit115 First-class116 “Hogwash!”117 Small digit118 Needle part119 They may be drawn120 ____-de-France121 Paroxysm122 Let them stand!123 Opening for a coin124 Always, poetically
DOWN1 Go with the flow2 End table item3 Guitar attachment4 Crèche trio5 “____ It Romantic?”6 Poke holes in7 Twain’s Tom8 Hindu sage9 ____ and anon10 Thompson of “Howard
the Duck”11 Misjudge12 “C’____ la vie!”13 London’s ____ Square14 Really good one15 A Gershwin16 ____’wester17 Band performance21 Throngs25 Disney output, briefly27 Annually28 Gouda alternative32 Lavish affection (on)33 Ablutionary vessel34 Insignificant
36 Leporine leapers37 Intentions38 Calendar spans (Abbr.)40 Honker41 Bowled over42 Govt. property overseer45 Bawl out46 Cry of delight47 Witherspoon of “Legally
Blonde”49 Barbecue fare50 Medicinal plants51 See the sights56 Circle parts57 Korean soldier58 ____ Cruces, N.M.59 Fr. holy woman62 “Laugh-In” segment64 Stares inquisitively65 “The Devil and Daniel
Webster” writer66 “____ you kidding?”67 Wasn’t colorfast68 Switch positions70 Blackberry drupes71 Leigh of “Psycho”
72 Assists in a crime74 Musical notes77 Fiesta fare79 Hindu garment80 Song of praise81 Rodeo event82 Palm starch83 Kind of blocker84 French friends85 Stratagem86 Dracula, at times87 Little lie88 Singer Lena89 Reveals90 Joker, e.g.95 Kansas City team97 Author ____ Stanley
Gardner100 Hawk’s home101 Drudge102 Banana oil, e.g.104 Tamiroff of “Touch of Evil”105 Solemn stretch106 Hoodwink107 Division word108 Hatchling’s home
109 Mil. cooks’ helpers110 Puppy’s bite111 Acapulco article112 Increases113 “ ____ a chance”114 Game piece
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85 Stratagem 86 Dracula, at times 87 Little lie 88 Singer Lena 89 Reveals 90 Joker, e.g. 95 Kansas City team 97 Author ___
Stanley Gardner 100 Hawk’s home 101 Drudge 102 Banana oil, e.g. 104 Tamiroff of
“Touch of Evil” 105 Solemn stretch 106 Hoodwink 107 Division word 108 Hatchling’s home 109 Mil. cooks’
helpers 110 Puppy’s bite 111 Acapulco article 112 Increases 113 “___ a chance” 114 Game piece
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18 19 20 21
22 23 24 25
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30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
39 40 41 42 43 44
45 46 47 48 49 50 51
52 53 54
55 56 57 58 59
60 61 62
63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72
73 74 75 76
77 78 79 80 81
82 83 84 85 86
87 88 89 90 91
92 93 94 95
96 97 98 99 100 101 102
103 104 105 106 107 108
109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116
117 118 119 120
121 122 123 124
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source 4 Overlook 8 Donnybrook 13 Hides 18 Period 19 Hammett pooch 20 Certifies 21 “Bus Stop” actress 22 Lungful 23 Bite like a beaver 24 Intimate talk in private 26 Go without a plan 29 Double-reed woodwind 30 Sort 31 Buffalo’s summer hrs. 32 Audition tapes 35 Open carriage 39 Word puzzle 43 Wilson of “Marley &
Me” 44 Animal shelter 45 Regrets 48 Senior petty officers 52 District on the river
Thames 53 Roll call response 54 Jogs 55 Minded 56 Singer Guthrie 59 Bisque and oxtail, e.g. 60 ___ Gatos, Calif. 61 Laugh heartily 62 Cubic meter 63 Textile worker 65 Pool exercises 69 Indian royal 73 ___ manual 75 Relative of 69 Across 76 Hack 77 Steak cut 78 Present mo. 79 Place of worship 82 Expensive fur 83 Fishhook feature 86 Rifle attachment 87 Accepts the
consequences 91 Deodorant placement 92 Fictional hunchback 93 Mayberry man 94 Place to float an olive 96 Cap’n’s mate 97 Clear the boards 98 Country club figure 99 Scruff 103 Merit 105 Small spongecakes 109 Submit 115 First-class
116 “Hogwash!” 117 Small digit 118 Needle part 119 They may be drawn 120 ___-de-France 121 Paroxysm 122 Let them stand! 123 Opening for a coin 124 Always, poetically
Down 1 Go with the flow 2 End table item 3 Guitar attachment 4 Crèche trio 5 “___ It Romantic?” 6 Poke holes in 7 Twain’s Tom 8 Hindu sage 9 ___ and anon 10 Thompson of
“Howard the Duck” 11 Misjudge 12 “C’___ la vie!” 13 London’s ___ Square
14 Really good one 15 A Gershwin 16 ___’wester 17 Band performance 21 Throngs 25 Disney output,
briefly 27 Annually 28 Gouda alternative 32 Lavish affection (on) 33 Ablutionary vessel 34 Insignificant 36 Leporine leapers 37 Intentions 38 Calendar spans
(Abbr.) 40 Honker 41 Bowled over 42 Govt. property
overseer 45 Bawl out 46 Cry of delight 47 Witherspoon of
“Legally Blonde” 49 Barbecue fare
50 Medicinal plants 51 See the sights 56 Circle parts 57 Korean soldier 58 ___ Cruces, N.M. 59 Fr. holy woman 62 “Laugh-In” segment 64 Stares inquisitively 65 “The Devil and
Daniel Webster” writer
66 “___ you kidding?” 67 Wasn’t colorfast 68 Switch positions 70 Blackberry drupes 71 Leigh of “Psycho” 72 Assists in a crime 74 Musical notes 77 Fiesta fare 79 Hindu garment 80 Song of praise 81 Rodeo event 82 Palm starch 83 Kind of blocker 84 French friends
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1 2 82 1 8 97 4 3 2 6
7 2 55 61 2 8 9
98 3 1 9 79 5 1 4 7 2 8
3 6 5 1 4 2 8 7 92 1 8 7 6 9 3 5 47 9 4 5 8 3 1 2 66 7 9 3 2 4 5 8 15 8 3 6 1 7 4 9 21 4 2 8 9 5 7 6 34 2 7 9 3 8 6 1 58 3 6 2 5 1 9 4 79 5 1 4 7 6 2 3 8
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6 9 31
9 3 43 8 2 96 87 2 9 6
1 38 2 6
2 5
1 8 2 6 4 5 9 3 75 4 7 3 1 9 6 2 89 6 3 7 2 8 5 4 13 5 8 4 6 2 1 7 96 9 1 8 7 3 4 5 27 2 4 9 5 1 8 6 32 1 9 5 3 6 7 8 48 7 5 2 9 4 3 1 64 3 6 1 8 7 2 9 5
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3 4 61 7 9
32 3
1 7 68 4
5 94 8 6
2 5 6 7
7 3 1 5 2 9 4 6 88 6 4 3 1 7 9 2 59 2 5 4 8 6 7 1 35 9 6 2 7 1 3 8 44 1 7 8 3 5 2 9 63 8 2 9 6 4 5 7 16 7 3 1 4 2 8 5 91 4 9 7 5 8 6 3 22 5 8 6 9 3 1 4 7
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6 9 31
9 3 43 8 2 96 87 2 9 6
1 38 2 6
2 5
1 8 2 6 4 5 9 3 75 4 7 3 1 9 6 2 89 6 3 7 2 8 5 4 13 5 8 4 6 2 1 7 96 9 1 8 7 3 4 5 27 2 4 9 5 1 8 6 32 1 9 5 3 6 7 8 48 7 5 2 9 4 3 1 64 3 6 1 8 7 2 9 5
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Sudoku Solution
To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.
1 2 82 1 8 97 4 3 2 6
7 2 55 61 2 8 9
98 3 1 9 79 5 1 4 7 2 8
3 6 5 1 4 2 8 7 92 1 8 7 6 9 3 5 47 9 4 5 8 3 1 2 66 7 9 3 2 4 5 8 15 8 3 6 1 7 4 9 21 4 2 8 9 5 7 6 34 2 7 9 3 8 6 1 58 3 6 2 5 1 9 4 79 5 1 4 7 6 2 3 8
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To solve the Sudoku puzzle, each row, column and box must contain the numbers 1 to 9.
3 4 61 7 9
32 3
1 7 68 4
5 94 8 6
2 5 6 7
7 3 1 5 2 9 4 6 88 6 4 3 1 7 9 2 59 2 5 4 8 6 7 1 35 9 6 2 7 1 3 8 44 1 7 8 3 5 2 9 63 8 2 9 6 4 5 7 16 7 3 1 4 2 8 5 91 4 9 7 5 8 6 3 22 5 8 6 9 3 1 4 7
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Solutions to Sudoku from page 95.
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