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• Bukasa Stand-off, Doggy Style

  

  Morning walks with Baldrick used to be so fun and easy. Percy the puppy is now the same size – but with a brain the size of a pea. It’s not just that he’s a... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2012 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Yes, We Have No Bananas

  

  Two hands of bananas guide us on our road tripBananas are Uganda’s favourite fast food. They require no preparation, no refrigeration – and they’re cheap; just... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2012 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Ticking off – Bird Ringing in Kibale Forest

  

  According to Roussouw “Kibale Forest harbours the greatest variety and concentration of primates found anywhere in East Africa.” Well, thumbs up to that. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Sir Winston Churchill’s Pearls of Wisdom About Uganda

  

  Sir Winston Churchill famously said of Uganda:“Uganda is the Pearl of Africa.”I wonder what he would make of how often the 21st-century Ugandan tourist... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Waraji Dreams on the River Nile at Jinja

  The bed next to mine hasn’t been slept in and I reach through a Uganda Waraji haze for my phone, stashed away in the metal trunk under the bed at Nile River... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Do You Stop the Car in Nairobi?

  “Stop the car,” says Jane. “Take me back to the airport.”It’s 11 pm. After an uneventful flight – save for the mother who let her (very obviously distressed) 4... Read more

  Posted on 17 March 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Kony2012 and What It Means for Uganda – the Muzungu’s View

  

  The 64 million views (as of today) of Invisible Children’s videos on YouTube are a marketer’s dream come true.Isn’t it a goddam shame that it’s always the bad... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Chimp Alert! Muzungu Bolthole? Kibale Forest

  

  A place to write? Kibale ForestThree dogs bark excited greetings as we drive up the steep hill on the approach to Julia’s house on the edge of Kibale... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Slumming It, Kampala Style

  

  Rubbish collection is managed privately in Kampala: you pay through the nose for a private contractor to collect your rubbish once a week. Local people just bur... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Muzungu’s Best of 2011!

  

  Nairobi to Lake Naivasha Relay - local Maasai watched bemused as 100 Hashers ran through Hell's Gate National ParkIf 2011 was busy, 2012 looks set to be busier... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2012 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Muzungu Meets Wandering Trader in Kampala

  Wandering Trader Marcello wandered into Kampala last week. He’s a fellow travel bloggerI saw he was in East Africa and made contact. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Party with Your Closest Relative!

  Don’t you wish you were a kid all over again sometimes?Tomorrow, kids in Kampala are invited to the Chimpanzee Xmas Kids Carnival! at the Sheraton from 12 – 6pm. Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Lessons in Parenting from Mweya’s Mongooses!

  

  I often forget when we go out into the Bush how, even on short distances, a vehicle is necessary. And so, armed not with a gun or a machete, but a long radio... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL