In Ethiopia with a Mule

Posted on 09 December 2018 by Dervla Murphy

Spurred on by romantic childhood memories of names such as Prester John, the Queen of Sheba and the Lion of Judah, and by a vision of Ethiopia as beautiful, dangerous and mysterious, Dervla Murphy set out on a hazardous trek through the Ethiopian highlands She travelled against official advice and, during the gruelling journey, she was robbed three times Yet the Ethiopians were usually hospitable and her dependence on them and increasing familiarity with their way of life broke down the barriers Her growing affection for and understanding of another race became the real achievement and richest reward of her journey This is the story of her journey. Best Read [ In Ethiopia with a Mule ] by [ Dervla Murphy ] – kino-fada.fr A good read and an interesting journey Sometimes felt it was a guide on how not to travel due to all her mistakes and stupidity Story lost its heart once Jock left but I m glad he didn t have to lug all her unnecessary items around Ethiopia.This is the second travel account I ve read by this author I am so impressed by her physical fortitude and willingness to sleep and eat as the native people she meets on her journey Her descriptions of remote landscapes will stir the travel bug in anyone I feel a bit sad that Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan in Full Tilt , and Ethiopi...I don t know how I managed to leave this in to read when I actually read it several years ago It is one book I would gladly read again Dervla Murphy travels through Ethiopia alone, relying on the kindness of strangers and her impressive ability to drink people under the table and ride off into the sunrise the next morning While this journey is physically taxing, and Murphy is robbed three times and often exhausted, she ends with the same cheerful optimism and quietly cynical love for fellow I don t know how I managed to leave this in to read when I actually read it several years ago It is one book I would gladly read again Dervla Murphy travels through Ethiopia alone, relying on the kindness of strangers and her impressive abilit...As usual with a Dervla Murphy book, nonsense, written as she thinks it, and a completely enjoyable readThis fertile region should be prosperous, yet nowhere else have I seen such poverty and disease Most of the children are pot bellied, covered with infected scabies and suffering from either conjunctivitis or trachoma, and many of the adults are coughing tubercularly or trembling malariously Six people have shown me festering wounds because everyone imagines that faranjs carry unlimited medi As usual with a Dervla Murphy book, nonsense, written as she thinks it, and a completely enjoyable readThis fertile region should be prosperous, yet nowhere else have I seen such poverty and dise...Adventure in Abyssinia, June 13, 2015This review is from In Ethiopia with a Mule Paperback Published in 1968, this is a remarkable account of one woman s trek of over 1000 miles through Ethiopia Accompanied only by her trusty mule, Jock, she tells of their adventures crossing the inhospitable terrain ascending mountains, swimming across rivers, and the swamps and jungle around Lake Tana The narrative, of course, is brought to life by her dealings with local people whom she encounters on th Adventure in Abyssinia, June 13, 2015This review is from In Ethiopia with a Mule Paperback Published in 1968, this is a remarkable account of one woman s trek of over 1000 miles through Ethiopia Accompanied only by her trusty mule, Jock, she tells of their adventures crossing the inhospitable terrain ascending mountains, swimming across rivers, and the swamps and jungle around Lake Tana The narrative, of course, is brought to life by her dealings with local people whom she encounters on the way, often sleeping in their compounds She writes of the poverty, the bugs and disease but also the interesting and amusing situations she encounters and the dangers from hostile shiftas bandits And she describes beautiful scenery and magical moments.The author s sense of humour shines out in her writing, at herself as much as the Ethiopians.Rather less political than her l...My second reading of this travelogue after a few years, and still 5 stars Why Maybe because it is a trip through Ethiopia a number of years ago that I would never ever attempt in a million years, by a very gutsy woman, who encounters royalty, poverty, thieves, hunger, insane trekking, ancient churches, and amazing scenery and comments on it all in her wry and funny way She writes sympathetically about the Ethiopian culture, its various races, seems to truly connect with the people she meets a My second reading of this travelogue after a few years, and still 5 stars Why Maybe because it is a trip through Ethiopia a number of years ago that I would never ever attempt in a million years, by a very gutsy ...Dervla Murphy is best known as a cyclist, but some of her most intrepid journeys have been made on foot with a pack animal see also Where the Indus Is Young and Cameroon with Egbert This was her first foray into Africa, written back...Easy, unintentionally funny read Her favorite adjective in the book is filthy If you live in Ethiopia, you ll relate to some of her frustration It s interesting to have a view during the time of the emperor.Another splendid tale of bravery and intrepid travel by this courageous Irish woman in her 40s humerous, exciting, and it provides a REAL insight into how the tribal people of Ethiopia live.A damn fine readCrazy Woman, very inspiring.

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09 December 2018

Dervla Murphy