Lopez Motel Kampala

Kibuli Road, Kabalagala Kampala, Uganda

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Fish Hacking

A travel blog entry by saundersfamily

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... buy the entire thing.

When I was at the local fish market, a customer had special ordered Nile Perch, but didn't want the whole thing so I was luckily able to I purchase part of the fish. I had never seen Nile Perch and did understand how big the fish was, nor how much work was required to cut a piece for my order. Apparently the huge knives normally fine for cutting ...

Primate Week

A travel blog entry by rebeccajhopkins

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This is about day 10 in Africa and I am now pretty much a local. Well that's not true - I can't carry stuff on my head and Dad hasn't offered to give anybody 2 cows for my hand in marriage. Now that he has sold the farm, I may be stuffed in that respect.

So I landed in Nairobi thinking I was a hard core traveller but then met up with my group. The majority of them are doing a 10 month trip down the West Coast to Cape Town and then back ...

Traffic and People and Rapids Oh My!!

A travel blog entry by lawyerchick92

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... early night before my trip to Jinja the next day. Uh ... think again. I no sooner got settled into bed and was just dozing off when I heard noises out on my veranda area (I had a ground floor room). I lay there for a minute and realized that some people had apparently taken up residence on my lounge chairs right outside my room. Uh? I opened the curtain to see that two people were sitting on chairs on the grassy area just beyond my veranda. I decided to let it go, got ...

What a difference these guys make!

A travel blog entry by lindesaymace

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... walk round the perimeter of the 12 gazebos to find empty seats. I am immediately aware that I am the only Mzungu here, which results in quite a lot of stares as we make our way round all the tables. This is the only thing that sometimes bothers me a little, I don’t mind the calls of 'Mzungu’ because they are almost always accompanied by smiles and waves. Still, I suppose you can’t blame them when they see us so little and associate us with a life of so ...

Back in Kampala - the safari trip, part 1

A travel blog entry by lisamushroom

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... Often in the middle of nowhere following a dirt road somewhere.

On the Monday, the 15th, we started the day with a hike around a swamp. It was flat and easy to walk, and I think we saw six different types of monkeys/apes. Sitting the trees, walking on the ground, playing, eating... We also saw so many different types of birds that I have no idea what they are called. In the afternoon, we drove to some crater lakes and waterfalls and hiked around ...