Kampala Hostels - Reviews and Rates

26th - Drove into Kabale with the truck, 7 people went at the border to where they would be tracking Gorillas tomorrow.

Staying beside Lake Bunyonyi, with terraced fields plunging into hidden bays and tiny islands dotted about. Lake Bunyonyi is estimated to be about 6,500 feet deep. Campsite is Bunyonyi Overland Camp.

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Flying from LHR T4 with Kenya Airways, our bags were packed and Dave, Tamsin, Jane and I started our holiday in style at the airport with a free for all on food and alcohol in the airport lounge which we took great advantage of. With our bags bulging with goodies, we met up with Alex and Louise who were also on our trip and caught our Kenya Airw...

What a day!!! All the staff at the hospice went off for a 'reflection day', leaving the hospice in the charge of the volunte**s. I thought the day would probably be quiet; Anne M**riman had asked me to spend a bit of time teaching a few of the student nurses some examination techniques but I figured that would not take v**y long and they'd proba...

I left Jinja today for Kampala. I left the hostel with 2 guys - Dan from Holland and David from England. On our way to the Matatu (bus/taxi) station, we had to stop off at the city centre which was great for 2 reasons: 1 - I had to go to the bank to get more cash and 2 - I wanted to look for the boda boda (motorcycle) driver I forgot to pay a fe...

After coming back from Jinja , we just chilled at the backpackers. But the night was not over. The complete idiot Frank behind the desk was a big jerk as always, trying to make life miserable for the rest of the world. As Bryce and I had not gotten a room yet, he decided to give us nature's dorm just to make things interesting. Nature's dorm was...

We came across a good book that attempts to answer to the question posed by the girl in the Welcome Center - why is the US so rich and Uganda so poor? The author's main reason is POOR leadership. We both thought that but did not want to use that excuse with the kids. The book is "The Shackled Continent" by Robert Guest ISBN 0-330-41972-2. It is ...

We have a free morning in Kampala so I try and track down the fate of Babaz Livingstone who used to play for Pats. After much confusion in the tourist office I am eventually directed to FUFA. Unfortunately I land on the first day of the transfer window and the place is heaving with activity. The story gets somewhat stretched and suddenly Matt an...

(This is part 2 of an email carved-up into 3 parts. Part 3 follows) In the afternoon the sun broke through, which was to be expected as we were now carrying our packs to the Kampala taxi stop. Matatus are minivans, licensed to carry fourteen passengers. Like South American buses and shared taxis there is a "conductor" [destination shouter person...

Oh so much happened this week, but rest assured that this will be the last long one- I promise! Before I forget, last week we had an amusing incident with peanut butter. Peanut butter is one of the few English foods we allow ourselves to have on our bread for brekkie- but, no joke, we think there was actually a nationwide shortage over the last ...

Finally forced myself to finish writing this- after all, how else would everyone find out about my last day at school?! So. It had finally come to it. Friday was my last day. I wasn't going to change the habit of a lifetime and get there on time, so I missed parade again- but I had seen it before (occasionally...) so it didnt really matter. I sp...