Djibouti’s starkness and burning heat have earned her articles entitled, “High in Hell” and “Hell-Hole of Creation.” This petite, pac-man-shaped nation is better known for the leafy drug khat, searing temperatures, and lifeless dusty deserts than for lovely vistas. But to the discerning, with eyes open to see beyond trucker fumes and sweat-soaked skin, Djibouti offers beauty that can stun observers into silent humility…
Read more about the hidden beauty in Djibouti, or as I said on Facebook yesterday, the hidden beauty in Dji-beauty on EthnoTraveler.
You have created a beautiful word picture.
My husband spent a few years there. “Hot” is his most frequently used word to describe the place.
Thank you!
Hot is totally the right word. I feel like I write that so often though, I specifically wanted to avoid it in this essay. I have to choose to ignore is most of the time or I’d go nutso.