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Travel stories from Uganda

Collection of 50 travel stories from Uganda. Written by your friends on the road.

Traveler frankieboy

When it came to the bluff and bluster of a shit fight, Ed and I beat the chimps at their own game.
2007-11-12, Kampala, Uganda. By: frankieboy

Nothing like a 14 hour bus ride from Nairobi to Kampala to start the second leg of the trip. By far the worse bus ride I have been on. Dirt rode all the way and it felt like someone was kicking you in...

 
Traveler sdell

Grade 5 Rapids!!
2007-10-20, Jinja, Uganda. By: sdell

We left Kampala at 7am on a bus for Jinja. On the way we picked up about 30 other people and arrived about 10am. Within 30 minutes of being there we were kitted up and in a raft with our guide “Big...

 
Traveler teamafrica

Vacation and Islands
2007-06-25, Kampala, Uganda. By: teamafrica

Hello friends and family! The past few weeks have been amazing! We had a safe but long trip from Kenya to Uganda. We took a 15 hour bus ride to get to Kampala, where we had our 3 day vacation. We ...

 
Traveler heidijulia

75% of outreach is over
2007-08-15, Kampala, Uganda. By: heidijulia

I can't believe it's already 15 August! I've been away from home for four and a half months, and I definitely miss everyone at home. It actually took me a while to really miss everyone, at least ...

 
Traveler becochris

Final Days in Uganda
2007-07-23, Jinja, Uganda. By: becochris

First of all I must start off by saying sorry that I haven't written in forever. I guess after you start leaving somewhere for a while the day to day things all start running together, but that doesn'...

 
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Uganda, Egypt, Israel
2007-05-27, Gulu, Uganda. By: saradekker

It's been almost a month since we left Uganda, but it's worth catching up on. Took buses from Homa Bay, Kenya to Kampala, Uganda. Arrived at our hotel for a four day rest. I must say it was much ...

 
Traveler becochris

Springs of Hope
2007-06-30, Jinja, Uganda. By: becochris

Hi everyone...i wrote this a few days ago but i had problems loading it but here it is: a little update...blessings to you all!!! Hello to all from Jinja! Well Becky and I are settling to life as w...

 
Traveler becochris

funny story!
2007-06-25, Kampala, Uganda. By: becochris

So a funny story from the other day...we were traveling in a taxi (which is like a 14 person mini-bus, but they normally squeeze in about 20!) and we stopped off at the petrol station, and as per usua...

 
Traveler becochris

Springs of Hope
2007-06-25, Kampala, Uganda. By: becochris

Hello to all from Jinja! Well Becky and I are settling to life as we know it for the next 5 weeks. We are so happy here and really feel blessed for God to have brought us back. As we look back over th...

 
Traveler becochris

Working with Special Olymipics
2007-06-25, Kampala, Uganda. By: becochris

Hi everyone! So I know that we have been kind of rubbish on keeping this updated but hopefully now that we have steady realiable internet connection we can keep you more up to date on what is happenin...

 
Traveler becochris

Occupational Theraphy
2007-06-21, Kampala, Uganda. By: becochris

Hi everyone I only have 3 minutes left on my computer but I just wanted to let everyone know what we are doing. Becky and I are both doing good. Our stomachs hurt occasionally but that is to be expect...

 
Traveler becochris

Afterthoughts of Kenya
2007-06-16, Kampala, Uganda. By: becochris

Well, Becky and I have began the second and longer part of our journey which is in Uganda..Waving goodbye to all the beautiful people and places we encountered and saw causes us to remember the highli...

 
Traveler becochris

aaaagggghhhh!
2007-06-16, kampala, Uganda. By: becochris

so our time here in Uganda has been quite eventful! We traveled from Mombasa to Nairobi on our tiny plane again and were up at 5am to do so! Then we waited round Nairobi airport until 6pm that evening...

 
Traveler Baniebear

paradise in Uganda...
2007-01-16, Lake Bunyonyi, Uganda. By: Baniebear

After our night out on the town in Kampala we left very early the next morning for Lake Bunyonyi. Clare and I decided to try the comfort of a bus instead of a mutatu (mini-buses which are surprisingly...

 
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Uganda - I think I may have blinked and missed it
2007-01-20, Kampala, Uganda. By: thenomads

Now Uganda is going to be a very short entry, we did spend a week or so there but it really didn’t feel like we did all that much. So here goes, we spent a couple of days in Kampala, which was a lot ...

 
Traveler Baniebear

Day 489
2007-01-19, Murchasin Falls, Uganda. By: Baniebear

Time here ticks differently in Uganda. What should be 6 hours on a bus turns in to 10 hours. What should be a one minute phone call turns in to ten, most disconnected. What should be day 21, in Uganda...

 
Traveler Baniebear

mangos at the source of Nile!
2007-01-08, Jinja, Uganda. By: Baniebear

well day 9 sees Clare and I still in Jinja, still no bag for Anna, and still very much enjoying Uganda and the beautiful people who call this country home. Clare and I are now getting very used to bei...

 
Traveler baniebear

Day Four: Boda Bodas and Masala Tea at the source of the Nile River
2007-01-02, Jinja, Uganda. By: baniebear

We have spent the night in a tent with one sleeping bag and (our only) jumpers as pillows. Only one set of clean clothes left each. Breakfast brings four cups of Masala tea, and the most beautiful sce...

 
Traveler catmo79

Headlocks in The
2006-08-08, Jinja, Uganda. By: catmo79

Here's what I've been up to my last days in Uganda. Tuesday I was picked up in the morning by the team. When they arrived I was saying my goodbyes to everyone and Mr. Ngobi was making sure I was taken...

 
Traveler catmo79

Shell Suit Party
2006-08-06, Jinja, Uganda. By: catmo79

So when Mr. Ngobi said 6:00 he meant 6:00 African time, but I didn't know that so I made sure that I was there a few minutes before 6:00 and then I sat there and waited. And waited. And waited. Finall...

 
Traveler catmo79

What's Your 20%?
2006-08-01, Jinja, Uganda. By: catmo79

It's been awhile since I've been able to write because of the computers here, but I've been having a good time. I think the last time I wrote was Tuesday so I'll start there. Tuesday night Tonia an...

 
Traveler catmo79

And the Award for best actress goes to me!
2006-08-05, Jinja, Uganda. By: catmo79

And the award for best actress goes to...ME!!! And my prize is...things that were rightfully mine in the first place, and hopefully a pile of money in the next few hours (also rightfully mine). Yes, t...

 
Traveler catmo79

Hope you can swim!
2006-07-31, Jinja, Uganda. By: catmo79

Yesterday I went to feed babies in the morning and then put my love of organizing things to work! There is a small store room where all the baby clothes are kept. It is always very annoying when you w...

 
Traveler catmo79

The Day I'd been waiting for! The School Music Competition
2006-07-26, Jinja, Uganda. By: catmo79

The computers here seem to be getting slower each time! It's been a few days since I've even been able to open my emails because the internet is just too slow. This has been another fabulous week! Eac...

 
Traveler catmo79

A throwing up baby on one arm, a screaming baby on the other, and rocking another baby with my foot!
2006-07-24, Jinja, Uganda. By: catmo79

You all would have gotten such a good laugh at me yesterday. For some reason the babies at the baby home were all terribly upset and they were all crying at once. I was trying to feed Gideon, who I've...

 


 
 

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