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• Mandela and Me. A Homage to Nelson Mandela

  

  This time last year, I was too sick with Malaria to pay homage to Nelson Mandela.Crying over his obituaries made me feel even more sorry for myself – but I owe... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Are You up for High Wire Hijinks?

  

  High wire fun at Lakeside Adventure ParkLakeside Adventure Park is unique: there is nowhere like it in Uganda. The park offers state-of-the-art adventure and... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Operation Shoebill: Uganda’s Big Birding Day 24 Hour Race

  

  Operation Shoebill: first-hand experience of Uganda’s Big Birding Day annual 24 hour bird race at Mabamba BaySo why precisely have I got up well before dawn – o... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Why Do I Blog?

  

  Blogging is my friend.Blogging is my creative outlet.Blogging is my personal space when things in my life don’t work out the way I want them to. Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro – Tales of a Novice Climber

  

  How to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.Is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on your ‘travel bucket list’?I love hiking, but there’s a lot more to it than just being fit, as th... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• KLA ART 014 – “Unmapped” – Kampala Contemporary Art Festival

  

  “Unmapped” – Who are the unheard voices of our cities? KLA ART 014, Kampala Contemporary Art FestivalNow you’ve seen it all! ‘Cow on a boda boda’ on display at... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How to Climb Mount Kilimanjaro – Tales of a Novice Climber

  

  How to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.Is climbing Mount Kilimanjaro on your ‘travel bucket list’?I love hiking, but there’s a lot more to it than just being fit, as th... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• My Journey to Uganda: First Impressions

  

  Welcome to Diary of a Muzungu! This week’s guest post is by Angela Dempsey, who was so captivated by her first impressions of Uganda that she contacted me to as... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Bird Watching on the Kazinga Channel – a 21st Century Safari!

  

  Bird watching: a 21st-century Safari! Kazinga Channel Queen Elizabeth National ParkHave you noticed that the more Safaris you go on, the smaller the animal... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• “Love Letter to Motherland Uganda” and the National Anthem Debate

  

  Uganda’s National Anthem – A plea to Ugandans from Meronie AgabaUganda Conservation Foundation’s Map of Uganda. Anti-poaching and human wildlife conflict... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Kampala Art Biennale – What’s It All About?

  

  About the Kampala Art BiennaleKampala is a dynamic city, bursting with talent. I love this city.Throughout August this year, Kampala Art Biennale is a showcase... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Birds Send My Heart a Flutter …

  

  My favourite birdwatching Uganda stories Similar in size to Great Britain, Uganda’s unique geographical positioning in the Great Rift Valley makes the country... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Save the Nile #saveadventuretourisminUganda – Can You Help?

  

  Save the Nile. Help us Save Adventure Tourism in UgandaAccess denied. If the Isimba Dam is constructed at its current proposed height, the rapids will be floode... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Rollex-fuelled Tour of Uganda and Africa – by Bike #HumanSpirit

  

  “I’m no David Attenborough, but trekking with the gorillas has been the greatest wildlife experience of my life,” said Ron Rutland, the ‘Fat Kid on a Bike’ who... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• All Roads Lead to Namugongo

  

  It always makes me laugh: the unexpected things I end up getting involved in Uganda, so I shouldn’t have been surprised when John Ssempebwa, the new Deputy... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• My Kind of Club?

  

  Launch of the Uganda Chapter of the Explorers ClubThe Muzungu is always up for a bit of an adventure, as regular Diary of a Muzungu readers will know – but... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Messing About on the River

  

  Jinja accommodation at The HavenA cursory look at The Haven’s visitor’s book tells it all: full of compliments from first time, second time – even ninth time!... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Distant Volcanoes of Mgahinga

  

  Mount Gahinga Lodge, Mgahinga Gorilla National Park“Mgahinga is my favourite place in the whole of Uganda!” my friend Julia told me once, yet I’m amazed at how... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• “Eyes Turned Upward” – Aerial Photos of South Western Uganda

  

  “When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned upward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• 5 Years a Blogger

  

  Five years ago I first set foot in Uganda. (Is that all it’s been?) Thank you to everyone who’s been part of my journey.I mean THANK YOU. It wouldn’t have been... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL