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• Crossing Continents – the Muzungu’s Istanbul City Tour

  

  The Muzungu loves to explore new places on her own but this time top of things to do in Istanbul was: a personal Istanbul tour guide! Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Turkish Delightful – the Restaurant in the Sky

  

  How to fly from Uganda to London – fly via Istanbul with Turkish Airlines!Flying with a national carrier gives you an insight into a new culture. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Shake Your Kabina! A Musical, Dancing Tour of Uganda

  

  The Culture of Uganda – in rhythm and danceTick-tick-tick goes the bamboo on the calabash.Sh-sh-sh-shake the seeds in the gourd.Thump-thump-thump thuds the stic... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Interview with a Rebel: Ugandan Cultural Activist Stephen Rwangyezi

  

  Stephen Rwangyezi is a fantastic storyteller with a compelling stage presence. What is more, he is a living, breathing – dancing! – Encyclopaedia of Ugandan... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Ugandans Adopt – “Why I Do What I Do”

  

  Welcome to Diary of a Muzungu! This week’s guest post is by Agwang Aidah, who is the Communications Officer at Ugandans Adopt. She writes to us about her work... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2014 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Why Do Muzungu Women Like Dating Rastas?

  

  If you want to know what’s really going on in mixed relationships, tell me what you think of this one? Some of the experiences shared our explicit. Someone... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Safari to the Centre of the Solar System

  

  The Muzungu simply couldn’t pass on the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see a Hybrid Solar Eclipse in Uganda.“Now you see me …. now you don’t” protective... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Solar Eclipse Turns the Spotlight on Northern Uganda’s Appeal

  

  Suddenly, everyone in Kampala is talking about this weekend’s action: not the usual parties and nightclub events, but a hybrid solar eclipse, an event so rare... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• I Love Birds!

  

  Diary of a Muzungu is proud to be a sponsor of Big Birding Day 2013, supporting the next generation of birders in Uganda.How many birds will you see at Big... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• In Search of the Lucky Bean… Nkuringo Walking Safaris, Bwindi

  

  View of the Virunga Volcanoes from Nkuringo Gorilla Camp. Photo Robert BrierleyNkuringo Gorilla Camp, in the far south western corner of Uganda, is the ideal... Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Was Toto Right?

  

  “Holiday of a lifetime” – was Toto right?Sunshine, and the promise of an evening filled with talk about Uganda and birds: I think I’ve got my mojo back. Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• BINGO! Rwanda’s Kwita Izina, Gorilla Naming Ceremony

  

  It was with great excitement that I travelled to Rwanda to attend the Kwita Izina gorilla naming ceremony. This event is strictly by invitation only so the... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How to Date a Ugandan

  

  A blog post about dating in Uganda will not suffice. This material fills at least one book!Ugandan men can be handsome and very charming.They know how to tell... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How to Call Home

  

  Calling home from Uganda can be pretty straightforward. It can also be a right pain in the kabina (bottom).When I first arrived in Uganda as a volunteer, I... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How to Avoid Bilharzia

  

  You won’t always get Bilharzia if you swim in Lake Victoria and, if you do, it may take weeks, months or even twenty years for you to show symptoms.Bilharzia... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How to Avoid Malaria

  

  When I was a VSO volunteer, I was given a whole list of vaccinations (15 injections in total!) and a free supply of anti-Malarials, in the belief it was... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• On My Knees Again: an Audience with the King

  

  Bunyoro Kingdom – Empango Celebrations inauguration runDe Muzungu’s developed a taste for hanging out with Ugandan Royals recently, so when I heard Kampala... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• A Wedding Fit for a King

  

  There was an explosion of noise as the Kabaka arrived for Prince David Wasajja’s wedding at Rubaga Cathedral, Kampala.It’s not every day (week / month /... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• “No Hurry in Africa” – Bus Kampala to Kigali

  

  No hurry in Africa: on board the bus Kampala to KigaliI didn’t understand much but the salesman’s words: “Tsunami in the vagina” and aggressive pelvic... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Bang! Goes My Day

  Woke in the night to a BANG and a pop, pop, pop, pop, pop.The outside lights flickered off, on, off, on ….. off. Heavy rain had preceded this latest burnout,... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2013 CHARITY, EXPAT, TRAVEL