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Death's door at The Nile's source

“RROOWW!” “HARRD” “HARRDERR!”

Panic sinking in, nine oars thrusting into the foamy, white, roaring water, we row for our lives right into the thick of a Grade 5 rapid, and the impending doom that I somehow seemed to get a f [...]

There's something about Uganda

The hell came to the fore under Idi Amin. Greed defines much of African politics and it was under him that Uganda rapidly deteriorated into chaos; a situation that is still mirrored today in many African countries. Uganda had just been on the verge of a c [...]

Overlanding across Afica in our Land Rover Defender: Uganda

20th november - 8th december [...]

The Kingsmill's Trans-Africa Overland Trip, Part 9: Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya

14 January 1999 [...]

Uganda

Africa was always going to be the working part of the trip! We were heading to Uganda, Kampala to visit Watoto Child Care Ministries and then Rwanda to visit our Compassion children and that was about all of our planning!

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Uganda and Rwanda –An Impromptu Trip December, 2004

I have been in constant motion since I left Loren on Friday morning at 6AM. Had a fabulous time with Loren: dusty, fabulous camping safari and gorgeous, chilled-out, relaxing beachtime. So good to see someone from home and hear all the gossip, chitch [...]

Eastern Africa - part 3

Uganda Taking the minibus from Kigali in Rwanda I was joined by Korean missionaries singing Christian songs in Korean, not quite what you would expect. Then I was in Uganda, time is running a bit short now and it's a shame to be moving on so quickly thro [...]

Uganda- Cairo to Capetown

1995 [...]

Uganda, Zaire - Gorillas in our Midst

A journey across the Ugandan border and into the mountains of the Virunga National Park region in Zaire to see mountain gorillas. This adventure was a real honour and privilege for me, a very precious and unforgettable memory. [...]

Uganda

I did not spend a lot of time in Uganda, but I did very much enjoy what I did whilst I was there, apart from the horrible bus trips. [...]