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Reflections and Futures

A travel blog entry by herechelseagoes

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... reunion, which was the week after I left, but it couldn't be avoided.

The months since August seem to have flown by, I can't believe it's 2012 and my wedding is only 250 days away!! :) I have SOOOO much to look forward to in 2012, from exciting work things (training in Thailand for 2 1/2 weeks!!!!), to a trip home in April to see family (more work training) and do wedding planning, to the WEDDING!!!!!!!!, ...

North of the Equator

A travel blog entry by homeworkfilms

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... read not well).

The next morning we woke up, decided
that was enough party for one weekend, and headed back to Kivumu to
work on the next project. The night before we left for the lake a
call came through from Kigali. Apparently a
trade show was starting the following Thursday. After the initial
surprise of receiving an invitation the reality set in that we had to
organize an entire trade show weekend, with no funds, in less than a
week. After a ...

Getting Ready for Sudan

A travel blog entry by phileasfarx

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And so my time in East Africa draws to a close. It has been enjoyable, not least because of the people I met along the way. But I returned here to the Ugandan capital to ready myself for the long haul north to Egypt, via the now-two Sudans.

Uganda has proved to be my favourite country in East Africa. From what I've seen, it is a beautiful country, inhabited by the ...

Traffic and People and Rapids Oh My!!

A travel blog entry by lawyerchick92

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... were walking on the sides of the road (seriously) and wandering back and forth across the road. There were also many, many people who were just standing on the side of the road waiting for these blue and white VW mini van taxis to stop and transport them somewhere.

I also quickly learned that drivers in Kampala have a death wish. Although the road was only two lanes, most of the drivers treated the road as a four lane highway. Cars and the mode of ...

Onwards

A travel blog entry by brendacundy

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... as they shared no other toungue. The tombs were burned down priory to some elections abot 18 months ago. Witnesses claim it was deliberate arson. No one claimed responsibility. "it was not tribe related" - that is the official line. We suggested to our guide that things were getting better in Africa, pointing to Rwanda. He disagreed. Slightly chilling.

This evening, we are staying in a hostel, with surprise surprise electricty problems. Defintely a theme in this ...

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