http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/bekkac/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from bekkac en-us Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:44:36 +0000 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:44:36 +0000 My other big trip here in Uganda has been to Murchison Falls a vast waterfall on the Nile several hours downriver of my current home in Bujagali with a game reserve and rhino sanctuary nearby. I travelled up with a friend joining another six people at Red Chilli Backpackers in Kampala for the six hour drive northwest. Irsquom getting more used to journeys here now the long dusty roads t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Northern-Region/Murchison-Falls-NP/blog-422376.html Itrsquos not all work work work here of course Irsquove treated myself to two amazing trips while Irsquove been here the first to go Gorilla tracking in Bwindi over in the west of the country and the second last weekend up to Murchison Falls around six hours northwest of Kampala.The Afroalpine landscape of Bwindi sometimes known by the wonderfully romantic title lsquoBwindi I http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Western-Region/Bwindi-Impenetrable-National-Park/blog-417405.html Itrsquos hard to believe but Irsquom now at the end of week four of my seven weeks in Uganda. The past few weeks have been incredibly busy both with work and socialising Access to the internet is limited and power has been pretty erratic so Irsquom grabbing an opportunity to upload this now and have another entry halfwritten to follow soon. Struggling with photos at present as the up http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Eastern-Region/Bujagali-Falls/blog-414826.html Itrsquos midafternoon Irsquove finished work and had a lazy late lunch overlooking the Nile and now Irsquom settling in outside my banda for the afternoon in the shade to do some writingreadingthinking dozing. Irsquom starting to settle into a nice African pace of life now and getting to know the area a little better.Sunday began with a guided walk around the village led by Muganda http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Eastern-Region/Jinja/blog-407247.html Irsquom trying to avoid sounding like a stuck record banging on about contrasts but have I experienced some over the past 24 hours Joburg to Entebbe Ugandarsquos airport is only a fourhour flight north so I was glad of the checkin time at the start to process some of my experiences and prepare for the next stage of the adventure. And by huge astonishing coincidence I bumped into C http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Eastern-Region/Jinja/blog-407246.html Apologies no pics for now as the connection speed here in Uganda is pretty slow Coming soon...We spent the last three days of my South African trip in Cape Town soaking up the atmosphere of the harbour with its glamorous shops and restaurants visiting the museums and driving up the stunning coastline to Pringle Bay past the vineyards the mountains and the golden beaches with their communit http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Western-Cape/Cape-Town/blog-407244.html Well Irsquom certainly experiencing the contrasts and contradictions of Africa. In fact I donrsquot think Irsquove ever encountered so many in one week On Saturday I was taken on a tour of Soweto the residential district formed from the South West Townships where much of the cityrsquos black population was compelled to live under curfew during the years of apartheid. It might seem http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Gauteng/blog-405521.html And here I am in Africa. The overnight flight was completely straightforward a little delayed but friendly efficient and uneventful. I found myself slightly obsessed by the flight tracker which traced our journey out of Zurich and south over Italy down the centre of Africa and finally to Joburg. When I woke we were passing over DRC Zambia and then Botswana I was childishly excited to se http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/South-Africa/Gauteng/Johannesburg/blog-404375.html About Soft Power EducationHere they are in their own words. Should you find yourself thinking They sound amazing. I'd like to contribute I have good news for you. Go to my JustGiving page and you can donate.We are a Britishregistered nonreligious charity and a Ugandan registered NGO. Initially we built two preschools for AIDS Orphans which we continue to run. Each has around 120 children http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Willesden/blog-401128.html For anyone who's still wondering what on earth I'm doing here are some answers to the questions I've been asked a lot over the past few months.What will I be doingI'm spending the first leg of my trip in South Africa staying with my friend Sandy. We met through work when she was over here a few years ago we were both teaching in a school in north London. She runs a language school now in Joha http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/Willesden/blog-401124.html