The cars in Addis had me flabbergasted, I am a petrol-head and to see so many old cars in such good condition running around was like leaving a kid in a toy store.
VW kombi’s are still as common as Toyota pick-ups in SA, there is split windows and split doors versions, and pick-up types and hundreds of spare shops selling anything VW related.
The locals moan, people from all over the world want to buy up these old relics, problem it is not permitted to export cars out of Ethiopia.
Martijn and I had a blast shopping around for spares for their VW, haggling for the best price and chatting up the locals about their obsession for these cars.
Addis is not for the average traveler that’s looking for the brand name city experience, this is a city with a soul it offer a unique angle to city tourism and will appeal to no-nonsense travelers.
I can honestly say for once we enjoyed a city and this offbeat place is truly in a different league!
Nice write up on Addis, Mich. Apart from being bustling, is it peaceful?
Good looking wimmen it seems.
I like the old Kombis, Mark660Z will go crazy about them!
Saw your bikes at Holland House. Said hello and took a photo. Saw the broken mirror on the one bike. Five days later I broke the same mirror thanks to a goat 100km from the Sudan border. I am in Cairo and will be back in EL this weekend. Should get together for a beer.