Sale, per favore: da 2300 m a-120 m s.l.m. (diario tour, Feb 08)
Salt, please: photo diary from our pilot tour into the Danakil desert, from 2300 m to -120 m a.s.l. in February 2008!

Our group leader Solomon: charming, knowledgeable, untireable, and when necessary, well armed;-) (P... [info]
(5346 visti)
(5346 visti)

Here comes the group: first Solomon, helping Marlies on the narrow path through the treacherous acid... [info]
(7516 visti)
(7516 visti)

Frank, the photographer. Smiling, even though today he doesn't expect any photo opportunities... (P... [info]
(4854 visti)
(4854 visti)

Marco. Full of energy and in good mood. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(4722 visti)
(4722 visti)

Stefan and Irawaty waiting for lunch. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(4839 visti)
(4839 visti)

Karinna in the desert, her favourite place... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(4862 visti)
(4862 visti)

Franz on his first life volcano! (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(5060 visti)
(5060 visti)

I don't take self-portaits, but spend lot of time fighting with the focussing of a 300mm lens... (Ph... [info]
(5208 visti)
(5208 visti)

2300 m a.s.l., flashback: the tour starts in Addis, here a view from my balcony in the center of the... [info]
(5023 visti)
(5023 visti)

Like all African countries, Ethiopia is full of colors; natural and rather artificial ones. (Photo: ... [info]
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(4872 visti)

Colorful stands of street vendors, this one selling drinks, snacks and plastic bags. (Photo: Tom Pfe... [info]
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(5745 visti)

Threshing of tef - the most important grain in Ethiopia, used to make the national break called inje... [info]
(7781 visti)
(7781 visti)

1500 m a.s.l. We have left Addis and are now in the Rift Valley, where it is much warmer. Some plant... [info]
(5301 visti)
(5301 visti)

This looks like a solid fruit, but it's mostly... (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(5171 visti)
(5171 visti)

air! It's the best possible insulation, and what is not air inside, is poisonous - what a combinatio... [info]
(5136 visti)
(5136 visti)

A fresh-looking lava flow occuies a depression alongside the road. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) [info]
(5661 visti)
(5661 visti)