The hills of Kigali.

March 16th 2008
In Gacuriro, a tidy suburb of condos and subdivisions on the fringes of central Kigali, Pierre Kayitana leans forwards, adjust his cuffs, and taps a message into his mobile phone. This is the busiest month of a busy calendar year for Pierre, upon whose wrinkled brow fall headaches big and small for the Rwanda Cinema Centre. The fourth annual Rwanda Film Festival kicks off this Sunday with Hillywoo ... read more

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In 1959, three years before independence from Belgium, the majority ethnic group, the Hutus, overthrew the ruling Tutsi king. Over the next several years, thousands of Tutsis were killed, and some 150,000 driven into exile in neighboring countries. T... ... read more

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Christopher Vourlias

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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info

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