Prestige Apartments Kampala

... After getting our Kenyan exit stamps we strolled up to the Ugandan border post and handed over our passports and $50 visa fee. About an hour later a customs official came out waving Rachel and my passports demanding to know why we handed over $50. Well it turns out that for some reason there is no charge for Irish passport holders entering Uganda but all the other nationalities in our group had to pay $50. I think the customs official might have thought we were trying to bribe him ...

... or the Grade 5 - "The Washing Machine", we chose "50/50" for chance of flipping etc. Got through safely the raft before us flipped and they floated off downstream. The extreme boat was next and the guide's description of "The Washing Machine" was spot on. Basically people will fall out of the raft like popcorn and they are encouraged to throw away their paddles and to not hold on to the raft, plus take a big breath as you may be under for 15secs or more. Their ...

... you see a lot more than if you were to fly. This has been my most extensive trip through the countryside with a 3rd world country and you see a lot more of the culture than just the big cities which I like. As we drive our big orange truck around the country, we get a lot of stares. It’s a combination of many things. Like the fact that it has 22 white people inside including two white guys driving the truck, most of the ...

hey all!!!! last few days has been more going into the heart of the city and experiencing the hectic Kampala!! though jules and i have tended to walk most places where we think theyre close on the map but due to the heat, (though theres been some rain, the sun still gets through, wich is why now im burnt grrr) it feels like its so much longer. we headed for a couple of markets yesterday some a half an hour walk away from base and some only 5 mins away from base. Both ...

... huge change though daunting and so busy the city of kampala already you notice how the housess and huts in the villages where we stayed for 3 wweeks had writings on from where the christian population write the words of god on, you dont have that anywhere here!! but huge islam mosque can show theres a varity of religious groups, 50% christians and the rest a mizture of religions ...

... in Kg, and needing a hand to stand up. She was heavy, but there was no way I was going to let that stop me! We began our forest walk, 5 of the 6 of us with chimps on our back, ranging in weight from Rambo at 13 kg, to Billy at 44kg. After 15 minutes we stopped for a rest. Billy quickly left to go and forage and Pasa (38kg) came and sat next to me. I scratched her back, which initiated a grooming session to last for our entire break. Pasa was concerned by my freckles on my arm. With her ...

... wouldn't admit to us he was speeding but we saw money change hands!! Fine paid and were were off again, the roads are quite bad and the drivers themselves are maniacs. The roads are quite busy and drivers just tend to pull out in front of you, mad mortorcylists weave in and out of traffic and taxis definately own the roads. We were greeted at the hotel gates by armed guards with AK47's (something which we were to become accustomed to for ...

... Justine sighed heavily then said, "It is so boooooooooring!!!" I was just about to make a swift exit before someone came to throw us out when I realised she meant that the bride not being 'made-up' was boring!). Apparently this no hair business is a 'born-again Christian' thing and also means a woman cannot wear make-up, nail varnish or any jewellery. I know the verse in the Bible that they're basing this on but trust me, there's no way I'm arriving in such 'naked' form to my own wedding!<br>

... without him noticing but in the end I had to give up and get him to pose for me! We went to a local market today which was fun but the rains have arrived so the "roads" around here are pretty treacherous. We used boda-bodas (motorcycle taxis) to get there but on the way back mine, which had four of us on, crashed. We were going along in the dark and wet but the driver didn't see fit to use his headlight. He had to ...