The Lodge Kampala

Hello All- I have a new home and I love it! It is a 2-story small cottage in a safari lodge development. The project is not yet complete but the gucci wearing owner, Kisozi is renting out the cottages that have been completed. The place will have a ...

... played in the garden with our bikes until it got dark. Andrew and Sylvia explained about a forest midway between Kampala and Jinja where we could stay at an eco lodge for cheap. I got a good rest that night but awoke a little sad about leaving our ...

... the next few days!     After working our way through two shopping centers, we decide to hit the streets and walk through Kampala to get a feel for the place. Our goal is the Sheraton Hotel, high on a hill. For part of the way we walk with ...

... 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, we meet the owner, whom Peter knows from his many ...

... sitting on a lovely veranda at the Inn I'm staying in during my last days here in Uganda. Eva who was my neighbour when I arrived in Kampala two months ago is staying here as well. I'ts a nice place :) But yeah, it's been two pretty amazing weeks. It ...

... of all transport prices which effectively means we are  paying triple as we are Mzungu's (white people). We are back in Kampala after a long weekend away and organizing our trip south to see the Gorillas as well as putting out feet up for a ...

Coming back from the jungle in Bwindi, we got into another one, namely Kampala's nightlife. Whereas the first weekend back in town was pepped up by a Braii at Etienne’s place on Friday and watching Barcelona beating Real Madrid at El Clasico on ...

... time. We finally reach Kampala proper and headed up Buziga hill, again through more villages to the Cassia Lodge, which overlooks Lake Victoria and Kampala (gorgeous views).  I was checked in pretty quickly and crash landed on my very hard bed only ...

... kicked the hornets nest'…..we’ve been looking for it for ages, and then there it was on the side of the road in Kampala….the hard cover version, the guy wanted 15,000 shilling but of course we talked him down to 10,000…..so anyway ...

Third day in Africa, Second day in Kampala. Starting to get get the feel of the city. And today Dana got the feel of an Ugandan Birthday. Happy Birthday!! Actually, We didn't do much all day. We had to go 6 km out of town to pay for a trip we'll be going ...

... because yours doesn't work with the local network (our number is 256-0785724663). This is Africa for us so far... all from one day in Kampala. But there is much more we are waiting to see, and hopefully it will be as interesting as it has been up to now. ...

... ). 20 Gorilla's in total in the family including quite an impressive silverback laying back in a tree relaxing and eating. Back in Kampala today getting ready to fly back to Tanzania tomorrow and see the kids again can't wait. Kampala is pretty ok but it ...

... of Kisoro due to car trouble for four hours :P We got back here around 11pm on the 20th. We had two relaxing days in Kampala with some shopping and chilling before we headed north to Jinja. Jinja is about two hours drive from here. There we relaxed, Lukas ...

... I made him stop and jumped of without paying. I jumped on another one and the same damn thing but he took me on a tour of Kampala before I finally convinced him he did not know the Blue Mango. The 5 minute ride took 40 minutes and I was so mad I refused ...

... whole troup must be an amazing experience. One day… Our Murchison experience at an end, we caught the bus to Kampala. This capital city is a slightly scruffy but very likeable place. It feels comfortable and welcoming to wander round and ...

Another long bus ride took us from Nairobi, Kenya to Kampala, Uganda.  We spent 13 hours sitting on yet another bus and stayed awake the entire time to watch the spectacular African scenes pass by our window.  Our plans for Uganda were to travel ...

... brightly colored cloth drifted by. we waited. at last he hung up. we all looked at him expectantly. "soooo......there's riots in kampala." "what?!" it was my turn to be surprised. we all knew that there had been a fairly violent riot the week ...

... of date as out hostel-to-be was now a medical clinic, so then we we're overcharged again to be taken to the other side of Kampala to the lodge we are in now. At least lunch only cost two pounds fifty, (we had goat plantain and rice) we are now on our ...