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Hotel Ubumwe Gisenyi

Gisenyi, 38, Rwanda

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... to want to go toward them to touch them as they are majestic and beautiful. They stand about three feet high and their heads are topped with a golden crown that one of my colleagues dubbed toilet bowl brushes. They visit that same colleague regularly by climbing her steps and greeting her when she opens her door (and leaving her presents). She says she is never sure who is the most scared, but that what she hates the most is that when she ...

First Day on the Road with Geckos

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... sleeping mats and we bring our own sleeping bags. The places we stayed were often combinations of accommodations: a real or improvised campground; motel/hotel or hostel with rooms, bar and/or restaurant, craft shop....it could be anything. For those who find putting up a tent a chore, especially in bad weather, or who prefer to have their own bathroom and electrical socket, an upgrade is a logical choice.

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Bat Cave and Pygmy Village

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... After about 30-40m into the cave, struggling on the arm of a 10 year old, Emma had to turn back as she had so much mud in her sandals, she was falling off them. Alex and I continued another 20m or so, listening to the sounds of the bats and wondering how secure rabies jabs are. By this time, there was no sign of the mouth of the cave and it was pitch black, save for the 2 torches we now had between the 2 of us and the few kids we still had with us.

As I looked up, ...

Genocide is shaking hands with the devil

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By 3, Bryan, Alex and I were running round the campsite chasing each other like silly idiots. Unlike the others, I had a genuine reason. Honest.

Therefore, the fact that I was in a real bed for the first time in weeks was a little lost on ...

Not gorillas

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... where a group of women ran a small ecotourism project. They were a little disapointed to see us as they hoped for a larger group, but they donīt come by very often. We had a general conversation, mainly consistenting of them laughing at my attempts of their language, and at weaving, banana beer making and farming demostrations. They enjoyed making me try these things and laughing. I guess it is very odd to them ...