Local flavour means a number of things to us at Untravelled Paths – delicious cuisine, tradition, and culture but above everything else, it’s about the local people. Of all our collection of locations and experiences we offer, there are three destinations in particular that have an abundance of local flavour and fascinating, beautifully unique people – Morocco, Romania, and Ethiopia.
Here are some of the best pictures we have taken on our research trips. Let us know which you think is the best in the comments section!
Morocco
Stunning little girl at a drinks stop on the drive up to Oukaïmeden in the Atlas MountainsLocal man playing music at a photo stop just outside of Kashbah Ait BenhaddouThe chairlift operator at Oukaïmeden, Morocco’s very own Ski ResortPerformer in Marrkesh’s famous Jemaa el-Fnaa squareA local berber guide on our camel safari on my very first trip to the Sahara
Romania
Young lady wearing traditional head wear at a Sunday service near Breb in MaramuresWool spinning outside of the Merry Cemetery in the village of SăpânțaLocal herder milking his goats in MaramuresWell behaved little boy, dressed in his traditional Sunday best, patiently listening to the priests’ sermon in MaramuresLocal lady at the wooden water mill in Sarbi, Maramures
Ethiopia
Stunning local lady from the Hamer tribe in the Omo Valley observing a bull jumping ceremonyA lady selling fresh produce at the colourful local market in Harar near the Somali borderThe Mursi tribe, arguably the most striking of all the tribes in the Omo ValleyA holy man in Lalibela saying his prayers at the incredible Rock-hewn churchesAnother lady from the Hamer tribe while at the Turmi market, the biggest in the Omo Valley
Best of the Rest
The wife of a shepherd in a remote family home in the mountains in Northern AlbaniaGrandmother and granddaughter doing the family washing in the river in Theth, AlbaniaFishermen in the centre of Istanbul in TurkeyLocal beekeeper in Montenegro attending to his beesFly fishing at the Black lake in Žabljak, Montenegro