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Khat: The Adderall Of East Africa

February 15, 2013 by The Runaway Guide 4 Comments

an boy in ethiopia selling a drug called khat

You’ll never believe it, but you can actually find free Adderall in East Africa. Not only that, they are more addicted to it than kids in the US. To be honest though, it’s not exactly Adderall. In fact, it’s not even a generic rx version. Sorry if I disappointed anyone. Instead, the East African Adderall […]

Filed Under: Illicit Tagged: drugs, ethiopia

Experiencing Racism as a Chinese Man

August 16, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 10 Comments

As part of China’s controversial development policy in Ethiopia and Africa at large, Ethiopia is full of Chinese construction workers commissioned to build the roads. In fact, the majority of foreigners in Ethiopia, especially in the remote countryside are mostly Chinese. This has led many Ethiopians to believe that all foreigners are Chinese. And so […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: ethiopia, racism

Indiana Jones and The Easter of Lalibela

August 14, 2012 by The Runaway Guide Leave a Comment

the easter ceremony at the ancient stone carved churches in Lalibela ethiopia

The year, 2012, the date, a night before Easter, the place, the 13 ancient churches of Lalibela, Ethiopia. After suffering through a night of used condoms and thumb sized cockroaches in the truck stop whore town of Waldeya Ethiopia, young Indiana Jones decided he was in need of some adventure. He threw his custom made […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: adventure, ethiopia

The Most Beautiful Women In The World

August 12, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 34 Comments

There is a lot of debate amongst men over where the most beautiful women in the world are. Some guys love Scandinavian fish eaters, others have life long yellow fever and some can’t get enough coffe to go with their milk. The reason why this debate is so divisive is that much of what constitutes a beautiful […]

Filed Under: Illicit Tagged: ethiopia, norway, sex, spain, thailand

The Perils of Hitchhiking Ethiopia

August 9, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 8 Comments

ethiopian farmer with a gun

The road was the most desolate road I had ever attempted to hitchhike. Aside from a few huts, which sparsely dotted the hillsides, there was nothing but untamed fields, dried out riverbeds and the dirt road ahead. I was in the Wild West of East Africa, better known as the Ethiopian Highlands. After two hours […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: adventure, ethiopia, hitchhiking

Selling Sugar Cane in Ethiopia

May 27, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 12 Comments

For those of you who know me, you know that I love sugar cane. I often refer to it as milk direct from God’s teet. It is sweet but not overly sweet. By some divine chemistry, the juice is both frothy and smooth at the same time. It has an earthy taste that you never […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: africa, business, ethiopia, Leif

Escaping Ethiopia

April 25, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 6 Comments

The kids of Ethiopia are some of the coolest most wonderful little balls of radiant energy I have ever encountered. However, when they form into a small mob they can become overwhelming and even somewhat frightening. As was the case when I meandered past a school at recess and was attacked by thousands of school children!! […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: africa, blog, ethiopia

Kids of Ethiopia

April 24, 2012 by The Runaway Guide 4 Comments

Hitchhiking around Ethiopia this past month, I ran into a lot of kids. Every mountain I climbed and every lonely road I walked down, little kids would pop out of nowhere. They would run out from their homes, jump out of trees, or climb out of deep gorges just to greet me. Although they were […]

Filed Under: Runaway's Blog Tagged: africa, ethiopia, photo

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When I was 16 I ran away from home and traveled the world with nothing but the clothes on my back. Over 10 years later and I'm still "on the run," surviving in style, thriving off adventure, searching for that elusive road to enlightenment, and cultivating the life of travel that I want to live. More...

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