Country Info
- Kampala
- Capital
- Uganda Shilling (UGX)
- Currency
- 23,985,712
- Population
- UG
- Country Code
Uganda Slideshow
Uganda
Travel Blogs from Uganda
8/26 Update
... who stick out their neck to expose corruption should be rewarded." This is in support of a law protecting whistleblowers. Corruption in Uganda is rampant. Everyday the newspaper exposes another ripoff - it seems every official is on the take - no wonder ...
Day 28 Gorilla Tracking Bwindi Impenetrable Forest
Today I was humbled like I have never been humbled before Crouched on the mountain slope in thick forest looking in amazement at a mountain gorilla just 2 metres away, I stared into two eyes that displayed warmth, a bit of curiosity, and ...
Day 29
... would have cost, but I would do it again every time just for the comfort factor Backpackers also offer the whole package for a fixed fee, not sure how much though Goodbye Uganda, you are one of the most stunning places I have ever been ...
Ausflug nach Entebbe
Wieder in Kampala Tagesausflug nach Entebbe in das Uganda Wildlife Education Centre und den Botanischen ...
An extremely long day
I arrived in Kampala today, after 36 or so hours of traveling, including spending an extra three hours on the plane from Heathrow due to an emergency landing in Paris to send one of the passengers to the hospital. (They actually asked over the PA system ...
We Are Home
... sleep between us safely hidden under a sheet. My first impression was amazement at how special we were treated on arrival to Uganda. We got off the plane, were greeted by friendly faces and whisked out the door. Our entire customs experience ...
Dawn of the Dreads
... actually took longer than we spent there, but it gave us a chance to see some of the luscious green landscape of Western Uganda. They had a generator at the house, so although it was remote we could enjoy some mod cons. Thanks to the generator our ...
Post Murchison Blues
Coming back to earth after Murchison Falls has been tricky, especially as life at Hospice continues to be frustrating and difficult at times! On Monday morning Jennie and I visited an orphanage: Jennie came to Hospice Africa hoping to do hands-on nursing ...
Nice day for a white wedding
Yesterday I went to my second wedding since arriving in Uganda. It was a bit of a last minute thing: I was just leaving after my last day at Hospice on Friday, when someone asked, "Are you coming for the wedding tomorrow?" I am sure I must have looked ...
The mighty Nile of Uganda
After leaving Queen Elizabeth National Park we made the long drive to Entebbe, one of the major cities in Uganda. Down the road from the campsite was a sports bar that provided the local entertainment for the night. The next day we embarked on a boat ...
First visit to Uganda
I arrived in Uganda today. It's like a poor Nairobi. The airport is about 40kms away from the downtown and you drive through areas where they are selling anything and everything that's already been used. Used truck axels, used boat ...
Adjusting
... it may be a few days before i update again, getting here is easy enough, but power can go out for up to a week at a time, and im not sure how long i will be working each day. i miss you all, although so far uganda is awesome! love you all, peace Jesse ...
gorillas in the mist
today we were up at 5, yes 5 am, to travel the very very bumpy road to bwindi inpenetrabel antional park to go gorilla trekking. inpenetrabel is right. by road, it's a proper roller coaster, but a beautiful ride. i swear in this country every time ...
Last days in Uganda
When I last blogged we were heading back to Uganda to Lake Bunyoni, a popular chill out spot with travellers in Western Uganda. We had a 4.30am start from Rwanda and got the bus from Kigali to Kabale (near to the lake). We nearly missed the town Kabale ...
Loveable Mayhem
What a week…feels like much more than a week. Suubi is absolutely beautiful!! Every morning I can sit out on the deck and watch the sunrise, while at the same time enjoying the peace and quiet of the countryside. Well, until about 7 when the mayhem ...
Medical again
Nasenyi HIV screening and medical clinic Sunday 01/11/09 I've already told you some about this, but let me elaborate a bit. Here in this poverty-stricken country, many young people are willing to VOLUNTEER their entire Sunday, from 8am until ...
Filling in the gap ...
... the variety of people that I get to spend time with here and there does not seem to be a single boring individual coming through Uganda - these are the people that one reads about in books, and here I am getting to have dinner with them! After ...
A night on the town
... destroyed a couple of my shirts and pants so I wanted to replace them. Also since I did not own jeans either in America or Uganda I picked up a cheep pair which surprisingly I was able to easily find a pair which fit. At night I went to a pork house ...
Rwanda to Uganda
... we proceeded to the border where the guard manually lifted the rusting bar that barred the way to freedom!-okay, just to Uganda. The border post on the Ugandan side was markedly rundown and forlorn. Maybe as a form of one-upmanship, ...
Riots, Teargas, Burning Tyres, Water Cannon
... everyone feels it will be fine by tonight. Everyone, to be honest, was quite shocked - this type of thing hasn't happened in Uganda in a long time, before any of you start chastising me for coming here - the locals had no idea, and neither did I! ...
First Days
... an airport and I was sitting in an airport so that was unsettling. While sitting in the Airport, I also received a travel alert for Uganda though it was a strangely positive travel alert so no worries there. But the great part of this is for the first ...
Bafana! Bafana!
... 12th Yesterday morning Carli and Robert had a meeting with Ross, the head of maintenance for all the Watoto Children’s Villages in Uganda. Watoto has a traveling choir that I went to see in Ladysmith a couple of months before I left, so it was ...
chipati and bananas
i am wearing a head scarf while writing this for two reasons: 1) i look really cool 2) my hair is getting a little nasty. apparently i tied in the way that islamic women do and the whole people have been greeting me in a new ...
This is AWESOME
Take a peek! But in the actual article there is a picture of me. I wish ya'll could see it! http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/904668/-/wxxqpw/-/index.html Loves and ...
usually in the kitchen, keeps food cold
Today mark and i tried to find a fridge for sale in iganga. nobody knew what one was so we would go ahead and describe it by saying, "usually in the kitchen, keeps things cold." turns out there are none here and we will have to go to ...
