When I was at the airport my first cab tried to charge me 100 bir for a ride. I made him turn around and while he would not take the 40 bir for a ride his buddy did and was greatful for the business. Same goes for the Mechato..had to walk out of a few places to get the price I wanted.
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 |  on December 17, 2007 |
You need to bargain in the markets and cabs for everything here. If you do not like a price tell them sorry and go next door and they will usually come around if not step out of site and have a local buy it for you after you tell them what you want. When I was at the airport my first cab tried to charge me 100 bir for a ride. I made him turn around and while he would not take the 40 bir for a ride his buddy did and was greatful for the business. Same goes for the Mechato..had to walk out of a few places to get the price I wanted. |
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| Duty-free shop: Departure Hall , Addis Abeba international airport | | |
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 |  on March 1, 2004 |
Ohhh, nothing special in this shop, apart from what you have seen in hotel shops and the few souvenir shops in Addis. If you did not quite manage to get some mementos or gifts prior to leaving for the airport, you have a fair chance now... A great and tasty buy from Ethiopia is top-quality coffee. Comes in several varieties, very cheap, certainly compared to European prices. Of other items in this shops were various handicrafts, prints, silwer/pewter crosses and jewelry, some local clothing pieces. I fell for some hardback picture books of Ethiopia and Ethiopian peoples, that I still enjoy very much 4 years later. |
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| Harar's town market: Ebony and Leather arts | | |
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 |  on May 22, 2007 |
The market is full of gift items including the best African spices thet miney can buy. A tourist in this part of Africa needs to buy light items that can ne folded like a tube such as paintings on leather, wood or even paper. I strongly suggest everybody to be careful about the price (less than 35 US dollars ok, everhing else shoudld be lower than that) you have negotiate big time. Paintings on leather. less 35 US Dollars. |
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| Harar or Dire Dawa: Coffee | | |
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 |  on December 2, 2007 |
Apart from the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia is most renowned for coffee. A bag of original Harar coffee is a good gift for friends at home. If you visit both Harar and Dire Dawa, prices in DD are a bit lower. Go to the place listed in Lonely Planet. |
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 |  on May 10, 2007 |
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| LOCAL MARKETS: BUY A CHICKEN | | |
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| on May 13, 2007 |
HELLO! You are looking a tip I have not added content to yet. If you need information about this now, please email me and I will update it immediately. Thank you for your patience. DAO |
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