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The land that stole my heart

Uganda and Guerillas (gorillas) The tour got under way and we quickly headed out of Kenya and into one of the most beautiful places on Earth. This place mesmorized me by the people, the landscape and the struggles it had over come. We entered into Uganda through a long wait at the border...

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crAsh13 on September 7, 2007 from Kampala, Uganda

from the travel blog: East Africa in 2007

Rafting the Nile

The benefits of Jinja, Uganda: 1. beautiful scenery (Lake Victoria and source of Nile)map2 2. White Water Rafting 3. Monkeys in the trees 4. Nile Special is brewed locally So while in Jinja, we relaxed, met friends, went shopping in town AND white water rafted the White Nile River...

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crAsh13 on September 5, 2007 from Jinja, Uganda

from the travel blog: East Africa in 2007

Trekking to see Gorillas

An experience I would not have if it were not for my parents. They financial supported this expedition, as it get continuously more expensive to see gorillas in the wild. This is mostly due to politics and high cost of protection. We drove like bats out of hell across Uganda to get to the...

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crAsh13 on September 2, 2007 from Kampala, Uganda

from the travel blog: East Africa in 2007

Gorilas in the mist

Gorillas in the mist… So it was time to take on these famous gorillas….it all started with a 12 bus ride down to the far south western part of Uganda, to Bwindi Impenetrable national park.. We got in about 8pm and we had to begin the big trek at 8am the next morning…After a sleepless night...

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jem_gret on February 11, 2007 from Kabale, Uganda

from the travel blog: East Africa and beyond....

Our travel to the source of the NILE!

So we said farewell to Tanzania and boarded our plane to Kampala, Uganda. Thinking we had escaped the madness of Dar, we landed in Kampala and it turned out to be just crazy… our hotel was smack bang in the middle of the city and there are people, cars and just chaos everywhere… admittedly we...

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jem_gret on February 7, 2007 from Kampala, Uganda

from the travel blog: East Africa and beyond....

bujagali falls

hi all sorry havent updated this for a while but i've been in Uganda for a week and before that it was a bit hectic with all the floods and stuff. we've now moved to a new village - alendu- and started work at hovic today biulding a kitchen to feed street kids. i also squashed 2 of my fingers...

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aburns on January 8, 2007 from Jinja, Uganda

from the travel blog: Kenya 2006-07

Jinja

Arrival in Jinja where I did a bunjee jump, went white water rafting and spent two days in a school painting, teaching and organising a fun run.

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vicks4 on November 5, 2006 from Jinja, Uganda

from the travel blog: Post Work Trip - Vicky Griffiths

Kampala - Red Chilli

Arrival in Kampala, Uganda, where we took part in 2 days of work with St Janan's School. The school is in the slums of Kampala and although the children need to pay to go to school, they are all very poor.

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vicks4 on November 2, 2006 from Kampala, Uganda

from the travel blog: Post Work Trip - Vicky Griffiths

Out of Africa

Check me out, I'm walkin' around in an African capital city at night, and I haven't been robbed, beaten or killed even once. Nobody is following me around trying to sell me jewelry and wood carvings. No crime, no hassles. Civil war is your friend. Not to worry, I'm sure that this place...

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Jason Kester on May 19, 2003 from Kampala, Uganda

from the travel blog: Africa, 2003

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