Uganda Stories


A bit of R & R on Lake Bunyonyi

I'm not one to sit and do nothing for long periods of time but I had heard how beautiful Lake Bunyonyi so had to check it out. Unfortunately, it rained most of the time I was there but it was still really peaceful and gorgeous. I first spent a day in Kabale town trying to sort out getting a gorilla permit but after talking to some other travellers who...


Tracking chimps in Kibale National Forest

The bus ride from Kampala to Fort Portal was pretty uneventful except that I have started to see a pattern in the way towns are constructed here.  The main road passed through quite a few small towns (most of which looked like "one road" towns) and virtually all of the shops and homes on the main strip looked like the way old fashioned saloons were port...


Country Clubbing in Kampala

After a surprisingly easy border crossing (I was very happy not to be in one of the trucks that were lined up for at least 5 miles waiting to be inspected!), I was suddenly in Uganda. The only immediate major difference I could see was that the roads were markedly smoother. On the Kenyan side, someone seemed to have forgotten the strengthening ingredien...


Little Comfort

Grandma Joy: This one is for you, because you asked. Sorry for the delay in blogging here in this wonderful travel journal, but I've been rather caught up in a whirlwind of friends and work now that I've returned to the US. I guess it makes the most sense to go chronologically, even if it does mean having to use my brain to remember to try to reme...