Category Archives: Uganda

Posting about my New Years trip to Uganda

Arrival Cape Town/ Ending the journey of a lifetime

Finally the day came when my Africa Adventure ended—after 6 short weeks (9, including the 3 weeks I spent in Uganda), my overland trip was coming to a rather uneventful close. My face was glued to the window as we … Continue reading

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Fly 540/ East Africa’s budget airline (seriously)

I’d always been dreading my onward journey from Uganda to Nairobi, Kenya, where I would meet my group for the start of my 6-week overland trip. I dreaded it because I had looked at various commercial flights–including Kenya Airways and … Continue reading

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Essential travel information: Uganda

Having now spent 3 weeks in Uganda–nicknamed the Pearl of Africa–I wanted to share some of the lessons I have learned, in the hopes that other first-time travelers to Uganda will find it as accessible as I have. If you … Continue reading

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Ndege Juu Part II/ Flight lesson

I returned from my trip to the Mgahinga mountains and to Bwindi Forest on an absolute high–I’d packed in an incredible amount of activity and had seen so many different parts of the country in four short days. We were … Continue reading

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