Speke Hotel Kampala

... journey is discovering the unique, not revisiting the easily. duplicatingly accessible. Head west, far west. Make a runner from Dar to Kampala, Uganda. But not before bumping into Jurgen, a German newly retired, on his first trip abroad with his pension. ...

... to newcomers, to demonstrate that Kampala has some very fine things to offer. Next, we go to another hotel with dining and bar, and the best view of Kampala from its vantage point high on a hilltop Cassia Lodge.  As we are walking through the place, ...

... area - like the lower East Side - where we bargained for a rain slicker for me. We treated ourselves to Italian ices at the Speke Hotel - neither of us had any ill effects. When we got home the guard told us that we would be moving back to the other ...

... Kampala as I handed the taxi driver a 10,000 Ugandan Shilling note (about 5 dollars). He had driven us from the Speke Hotel, named after that great explorer who first supposed that the Nile perhaps sprung from the same waters that spawned Lake Victoria, ...

... As we arrive in Kampala, I phone Peter to come to meet us.  He’s meeting with someone, so we take a car taxi to the Speke Hotel/Restaurant downtown to meet up with him.  There we meet Colin, a Scot who is in town on “business” ...

... in the Jubilee Gardens, which was very peaceful, and then went to watch the England versus Ecuador match on a big screen at the Speke hotel, where we paid way too much for beers. Interestingly, most Ugandans support the English team in the world cup. Not ...

... Centre library but they were not used in the past. We also ate at Fang Fang a surprisingly good Chinese restaurant in Kampala - we are tired of rice and beans. Josephine, the AJWS coordinator in Uganda returned from her vacation (she is Kenyan) ...

Goat Races in Kampala were held at the Speke resort. The resort was very impressive and would be a very nice get away - they had horses, gigantic pool, nice bar and restaurant. This is an annual event where people buy goats to race and the money goes to ...

... a little over a week at Meeting Point and we are already know we will have a big adjustment when we return home. We went into Kampala to check on the arrangements for our safari and all is in order. We will be alone with the guide in a 4 wheel drive ...

We transferred to Kampala from Jinja on Sunday afternoon, and spent a couple days here awaiting one final return to the village before Jim returns home to the United States.  We enjoyed a great evening out with Peter, Cissy, their two children, and ...

... only stayed with me for the first few days before they moved to stay with their friend Kevin who is working at the International Hospital, Kampala as the CEO. I stayed there a few nights too and it was a beautiful house and very nice to be in as it was ...

... distance off the river. We got ourselves agreat spot to camp although the visiting school kids made sure we were never lonely! In Kampala  found our way to the Backpackers Hostel and Campsite (GPS 00°18’27"N 32°33’04”E) which is ...

... is a place where one can just enjoy the atmosphere and people-watching. This was easily accomplished over a lazy lunch at the Speke Hotel - a wonderful taste of colonial times gone by and tasty food into the bargain. A restorative night's sleep later, and ...

... with 2 other expats, one from Japan working for the Japanese embassy and Dev from India he has some small businesses in Kampala.  Very interesting people and the ride was made better b/c they brought some good music cds for the car!  We arrived ...