Country Info
- Kampala
- Capital
- Uganda Shilling (UGX)
- Currency
- 23,985,712
- Population
- UG
- Country Code
Kampala Slideshow
Kampala
Travel Blogs from Kampala, Uganda
Great African Trek Week 7
... show tourists that it is a thing of the past. So with $50 extra dollars in our pockets we set of for the capital of Uganda, Kampala. The scenery along the way was a lot different to the arid Kenyan bushlands we had just left behind. Most of Uganda is at ...
Back at site
... a lot of fun and they were all very interesting people. Then yesterday I came back to site, but not before shopping in Kampala, getting some Uchumi sandwiches (roast beef sandwich, Yum!!), and going to the hardware store to see if they could fix my shoe ...
Market Shopping in Kampala
... left to do at the hostel. We gathered our things, loaded the bus and left for our last day in Kampala. Kampala was the crown jewel of Uganda. If only visiting this developed capital, one would assume Uganda was a 1st world country. Part of it ...
Writers look at AIDS
... , the man's family might come around to throw the woman out and take all the property. Not to mention the children, who, by law, belong solely to the husband after the age of seven (when the child can start earning money). This too is Uganda. ...
Monkey Business
From Sipi falls we headed to Uganda's capital, Kampala. It was a long drive that would take all day, so I braced myself for a long and boring day. Big mistake. First of all we got stuck in a traffic jam for 3 hours with no movement. When we finally got to ...
Von Tanzania ueber Kenia nach Uganda
... Dennis aufgebrochen war, um nach Korea zurueckzufliegen, fahre ich mit dem Scandinavian Bus von Arusha ueber Nairobi nach Kampala in Uganda. Nach ca.18 Stunden Busfahrt mit 2 Stops an den Grenzstellen ueberqueren wir den Nil, der bei Jinja (gut fuer ...
Dr Priya?!?
What a day!!! All the staff at the hospice went off for a 'reflection day', leaving the hospice in the charge of the volunteers. I thought the day would probably be quiet; Anne Merriman had asked me to spend a bit of time teaching a few of the student ...
Timing My Turkey
... ." What? WHAT?! 330? But, but... And my mind raced back to the restaurant at the zoo, the tourist office in downtown Kampala, and the dreadlock boasting employee of the Jinja hostel. I thought of the hotel in Kampala calling to ask when I would ...
The end of the beginning
... with some of the things that I love about this country, as there are many. Walking through the Owino Market in Kampala, practically every stall selling fruit and vegetables displays them beautifully, with the tomatoes, limes and apples all piled up in ...
Back to Kampala
... Nalongo's 'joint'. It is so popular, that at one point, the Sheraton asked her to set up shop at their hotel in Central Kampala. However, the rates proved too high for her and before long she was back in Katwe. Nalongo sits at the entrance and greets each ...
Pictures :)
Supplies
The Capital of Uganda, surly such a small country would have a sedate capital city.. It was a lazy 135km to Kampala so we headed out and made it in good time.. wow this is an old city thus the small streets are crazy and do not always pop out where the ...
I went on safari
... didnt go because it was very expensive apparently. I really want to go at some point! We were also 2 hours away from chimps. Uganda is full of rolling green hills. Very lush. Windy hilly roads. Some paved perfectly. Others bumpy and full of potholes. I ...
From Dar to Zanzibar and Beyond...
... is a great place to visit, as are some of the lakeshore resorts and Volcano National Park, so, having spent the day wandering around Kampala, we're headed that way tomorrow. We plan to spend a week or so in Rwanda before coming back to Uganda to brave ...
Never too long. . .
... -July 2010 Family’s Home in PA, 2 months, August – September 2010 DC Apt., 5 months, October 2010 – February 2011 Uganda Home, 15 months, March 2011 – May 2012 Future Plans- TBD: Uganda Apt., 9 months DC Apt., 5 months Mexico ...
The Fray
... call. We had not entirely figured out the currency, but thankfully before we could make the call to Rose, our contact in Uganda, a beautiful woman in a pink tank top interrupted me and asked if I was Emily. It was Rose!!! Rose took us ...
The Site Skinny!
... only things I need are some seeds for my garden, perhaps some shaving razors, and more tasty food!!! Anything else that I need I think I can get here pretty easily, also since I'm not very far from Kampala. Oh, my goodness!!! I love you ALL so much!!!! ...
Giraffes, Elephants and Zebras!
Hi Everyone, Well we are 4 days in, sitting in a lovely air conditioned internet cafe in Kampala, the capital of Uganda. Well lets start at the beginning! Day 1: We flew from Heathrow to Nairobi, no hiccups and got on the ground in time for a ...
Traffic mayhem...
... as there wasn’t really anything of note to mark the site, there will be others where I will grab a pic at a marker. Uganda had lush green jungles and thousands of acres of tea, sugar cane and banana plantations. It’s hard to understand why ...
Traffic and People and Rapids Oh My!!
... people used to haul water from local wells. (Other than the cities, most areas in Uganda do not have running water. The villages surrounding Kampala, including the villages sitting below my hotel do not have running water, which is remarkable ...
Noah and I
... rescue a little boy from being hit by a boda boda. If there is a cause that I'd be willing to champion here in Uganda, it would be banning boda bodas. Aparently a lot of the boda boda drivers are unlicensed, and often take drugs at night to boost ...
Pictures
Yes, We Really Are Those Dog People
... to our slow (ok, almost nonexistent) internet, but I am working on updating to share more stories of OUR everyday life here in Uganda. OUR life here because I am pretty sure others don't have a story like this to share. For all those who know Rick ...
No hurry in Africa
Today was the third day of our first school installation at Kyambogo College School here in Kampala. So far, the installation has proceeded with no more than the expected amount of no-hurry-in-Africa-related delays. Tomorrow we will visit the second ...
Saying goodbye at Meeting Point
... experienced. It wasn't far to go but we (the volunteers) were completely soaked and the party was supposed to start at 2:00. Typical Uganda time the party started at 4:00 so we had a chance to dry off. The goodbye party was a real blast! Aside from ...
First three days - Lew
... us up and took us to a restaurant where we had a 3 hour breakfast as Noelina told us the complete story of Meeting Point Kampala from beginning to the present (Judy will fill in the details). She truly is an amazing woman - her operation now services ...
And Our Next Home Will Be In. . .
. . .México Distrito Federal! aka: Mexico City! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ ...
It's The Little Things . . .
_____. . . that make me so happy. _______________________________________________________________________ I can't help it. Baby geckos put a huge smile on my face. I find them everywhere and I love it! ...