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- Kigali
- Capital
- Rwanda Franc (RWF)
- Currency
- 7,312,756
- Population
- RW
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Travel Blogs from Rwanda
The Kigali Folly
... day here, and realized just under a week later. But I'll get to that later. First, let me give the basics. I'm in Rwanda. What was that, Daniel? Could that really be true? Are you actually in the Africa, the dark continent, the place where dreams ...
Knowingly scammed by clever Rwandan kids
... ; Today, I am leaving Kigali for Le Parc National des Volcans. People come here to see the mountain gorillas. Rwanda, and its neighboring countris (Uganda and DRC) are apparentlythe only countries in the world where you could ...
At the southern tip of Lake Kivu
I arrived in Kamembe (which is just a little bit uphill from Cyangugu) by bus on Monday late afternoon. The guy who was travelling with me from Kibuye by bus invited me for dinner at his house with his family. The father comes from Tanzania (so I could ...
First crap day of my trip
I took off for a town called Gisenyi today. It's supposed to be a resort town frequented by rich Rwandans. They do exist. Along the way, I met two people from Winnipeg doing missionary work in the town I was about to visit. When I asked them how long ...
She Golley
... So my window of opportunity to visit him in Africa was getting slim. When I purchased my ticket around the world, I didn't even know where Rwanda was. I knew they made a movie about a hotel there but I hadn't seen the movie. I knew there was a recent ...
To Pay My Respects
... if I could finally wrap my head around something I have been trying to comprehend for years. Actually traveling to Rwanda was quite an endeavor, but perhaps that further illustrates the strength of my desire to go. Although Kigali is only ...
One more quick trip to Africa
... of about 250 mentally and physically disabled kids; other orphanages; and remote communities and care facilities. Many of the people in Rwanda live in extremely substandard conditions, and the those with the greatest need, of course, suffer the most. From ...
Finally it is here...
... attention. Saturday we went to a big football match at the Amahoro Stadium which is about a half hour walk from where I live. It was Rwanda’s army side playing the Congo. So a big game. Even more fun when we worked out we were sat on the Congo ...
Memorial Week in the Land of a Thousand Hills
This past Wednesday through Monday I was in Rwanda with two friends from work. We went half as ordinary tourists- enjoying cosmopolitan Kigali, visiting friends in Butare, tracking Black and White Colobus Monkeys in Nyungwe Forest. But we all ...
Quick note from Kigali
Hi Gang, Just a quick note, I made it to Kigali and the weather is simply beautiful, about 72 degrees and sunny. Hard to believe that Africa is so nice and this is typical of weather hear nearly year around. Aimable, Didi and Pascal ...
Gorillas in the Damp
After our stay in Kigali, Allison and I headed over to Gisenyi, a resort town on the coast of Lake Kivu. We'd considered going to Kibouye (sp?) but it was easier to go to Gisneyi and then Ruhengeri (for gorilla trekking) then anything else. ...
Gorillas in the midst
With much hassle and cost I set out in the footstep of Diane Fossey to see the rare and endangered mountain gorillas. We left in the morning to the entrance of the Parc National des Volcans to receive our breifing and be split into small groups. I was ...
Hooligan My Fooligan
... that identity, the likelihood of violence rises exponentially. Not surprisingly, a few days later, I went to a football match here in Rwanda. No, it was not a local league match of some import, such as Atracco FC versus APR or some such nonsense. ...
The African Staff Meeting
... building, they were held in a cramped room at a rural school just outside of a dusty village that I called home, in Kayonza, Rwanda. The meetings there had a certain kinship with those in DC, and in fact the grotesque formality of the events was ...
The Walk to Muhazi
... rightfully devoid of any lingering cheerful spirit, with a broken woman for whom Edison buys food), I mentioned the summer home of Rwanda's president, Paul Kagame, was supposedly somewhere just north of us on the shores of Lake Muhazi. Edison knew it, ...
Weekend of song
I had the most beautiful weekend. Saturday just before lunch we headed into town to meet up with Annie (my roommate from Minnesota) and Tony; the lady we met on the bust last week when the casher ran off with our money. She is 21 and studying at ...
Gorilla Tracking Day 2: Amahoro Group
Getting to Susa exhausted us. We gratefully took a bush shower, ate dinner and collapsed into bed. We were not looking forward to another round of fighting the dense stinging bush. However, the thought of seeing more gorillas kept us ...
Very Presidential In Rwanda
Hi all...sorry still no pictures in Rwanda now which is absolutely stunning in scenery. The hills and mountains really are immense, and according to our driver, we're over 6000 ft up right now! After leaving Uganda yesterday morning, we crossed the ...
Gorilla Trekking=Absolutely Best Money Ever Spent
... those of you reading this who have done the trek and provided the encouragement I needed to book it - thank you a million times. Rwanda has by far been a highlight of the trip so far. The orphange yesterday was both one of the most amazing experiences of ...
Housewarming Party
The 12th of february was Cordula's and mine housewarming party and Dieter Magsams und Dirk Ullerichs farewell party at the same time. We had about 100 guests. A band was playing music and later on DJ Andrea put music for a dancing bulk until early in ...
Gorillas in the Mist
My first stop on the overland truck was to Rwanda to see the mountain gorillas. It took us 4 long days of travel and a costly gorilla permit but it was well worth it. Everyday a group of 8 people go to visit a gorilla family for one ...
Kigali and heading north
... to do a tour of the city with Claude. Had some dramas getting money out using my credit card - my Mastercard wouldn’t work in Rwanda and to get money off my Visa I had to take my passport with me… fill out several forms on how much you ...
Making New Friends
... the Presbyterian English service at 11am here at the guesthouse. (FYI the guesthouse is operated by the Presbyterian Church of Rwanda). I met the Korean professor again there, along with two other Korean girls he brought along with him who were working ...
moving to Bart's house in Kiovu (Kigali)
... naar haar woning, halen vervolgens onze bagage op in het One Hill Motel en trekken in bij Bart. Gedurende ons verblijf in Rwanda wordt Bart's huis onze 'pied à terre'! Bart en diens verloofde Appoline stellen voor om samen met hen naar Resero Beach aan ...
Internship Planned Finally!
Today was back to the office. I met with Désiré. He read my statement of interest for about 1minute and told me I'd probably enjoy working with the Good Governance and Reconciliation program in collaboration with USAID and Women Waging Peace. At the ...
Friday night out in Kigali!
Nothing much happened at work today. I basically read more reports (this time on violence against women). I was supposed to meet with Désiré and François and plan my internship for the rest of my stay, but it ended up being a quick 30 min. ...
Off to see the gorillas
... expecting. However, once we were out of the city all that gave way to little villages and towns dotted along the road. Life in Rwanda is clearly not easy. We were travelling on Saturday - market day - and every so often we would come across a huge ...
Visiting Tragedy, and a Confirmation of Faith
... the first colonizers and especially the Belgiums as they imported their anthropological ideas of race and corresponding capabilities to Rwanda. Basically, they imposed a racial concept on the formerly social classification system of Tutsi and Hutu. This ...