http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Uganda , Central Region , Entebbe en-us Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:06:25 +0000 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:06:25 +0000 This is called Ajona and yes it does taste as bad as it looks. It was quite an experience though too end the day and head off into the local township or village and basically sit around and drink very sour beer with the locals.I bought a straw and had more than one sip maybe ten in all It was interesting its served warm as they continually add more hot water and mix as the night goes on. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-422521.html This is all a bit rushed I really have a lot of time so I should write something. But I am paying by the minute to be here and its grating on my conscious at 1.5 KSH a minute.Ill keep this short. Rural Uganda was pretty basic. They seem to have one main road that is tar sealed then anything off that road seems to have a high likelihood of chance of being dirt in and about Entebbe anyway whic http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-422516.html A quick bit of backtracked and filled in writing. Thus I am writing this from 4 days in the future or about events 4 days in the past. Whatever view tickles your fancy.Well I had a great end to my horrible airport stay. Business class upgrade so good the perks bring them on. For dinner we were served some kind of salmon and cream cheese starter followed by pan seared springbok medallions http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-417100.html We got up this morning and did our laundry African style. This mean a bucket of soapy water for scrubby clothes and a bucket of clean rinse water and they hanging them out on the line to dry. It actually wasnrsquot too badLater Sarah and I parted from the rest of the group as Jordan took us into town to meet up with Joshua. From the Shell station he found us a taxi that would take us to http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-416805.html Friday 20th MarchWe arrived at Banana Village where we had planned to meet the CRU dental team at around 4pm after our 32 hours bus journey across what seemed like the whole of Africa but in actual fact was only three countries We looked a little dishevelled and slightly dirty to say the least and had hoped that we could have a shower before meeting everyone. Sadly Barbara caught us sneaking to o http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-392669.html Yesterday after the mess with moving and the tiredness and sadness and all that we took a day off and went to Entebbe. Entebbe is the small former capital 30 km south of Kampala where the airport is situated. It seems to be a welloff place with many hotels and close proximity to Lake Victoria.We went to the Botanical Garden that is situated on the shore of the lake. We had a very relaxing day t http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-347794.html Greetings from AfricaI am alive and safe and enjoying Uganda It has been a busy couple of weeks and I am now beginning to settle in and get used to life out here. The day that I arrived I was met by a guy called Isaac who is the education officer for CSWCT Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust the NGO Irsquom working for who was very friendly and introduced me to Africa. We http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-331824.html I've spoken with Kim on the phone for about 90 seconds before it went dead. She has arrived and is well. Look forward to her post soon as she finds a place to plug in her computer. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-290414.html Hello again I don't think Matt fully captured everything that has been going on the last little while so I'll fill in some gaps... First of all everyone here is really amazing. They call white people mzungu which is hilarious. When our car broke down we were surrounded by about 30 kids all waving and screaming HI MZUNGU HI MZUNGU It's hilarious.... while we were on safari this past we http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-273445.html Hey Yesterday we mostly just hung around my uncle's place. His driver yes he has a driver. And a housekeeper who makes wonderful passionfruit juice fresh every morning I know we really can't get used to this kind of lifestyle took Matt and I down to the market where we got a couple things and changed all of our money to Ugandan shillings. Then we came back to the house and had our lunch. http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-271479.html hey everyone. we landed in nairobi safe and sound at about 7 am local time. shannons bag was lost and left behind in london so were waiting for that to arrive currently. we managed to navigate the city ok and have arrived in uganda safe and sound. it was a brutal 12 hour bus ride from nairobi to kampala. im pretty sure kenya holds to world record for most pot holes on a road. i thought the bus was http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-270761.html Unfortunately for NEW HOPE they can't afford a standard uniform and make do with what they have... http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-255949.html This blog has been dedicated to NEW HOPE SCHOOL in Uganda. Please start at the beginning of the blog to get a better idea of how I got involved with the school and enjoy the photos videos texts of majestic East Africa along the way. The great thing I find about blogs is that they act as a cultural escape which means you can read them on a lazy Sundays and they should be enjoyable not a chore... http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-255943.html Here in Kampala the Red Chili Hideaway is an oasis. A big lawn outside the main building is where we pitched the tent. From Kampala we can get our Tanzanian visas but we're stuck waiting for a few days. Our schedule's getting tighter and it makes sense to me for us to skip a visit to Lamu in exchange for a few days in the Ssese Islands. Mike seems to agree I hope it's in his heart.Note I'm now http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-222764.html Hi all. So sorry it's just pics this time. Computer just crashed and i lost my text. Not sure how electricity will go the next few days so wanted to at least let you know i'm alive and well Will update you all soonjoanna x http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-213908.html I spoke too soon when I said we have fortunately not been without water and electricity at the same time. If the past week is anything to go by we are going to be very lucky to have water or electricity at all. If water comes on we all head for the showers immediately and if the electricity comes on we all charge our batteries and head down to the internet place which I just did.Twagala kuk http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-212817.html My first entry from Uganda from a very small town called Kyotera pronounced something like choetera. My travels went smoothly. I arrived in Entebbe on Monday morning along with the whole of the Ugandan national rugby team and their extra large Africa cup trophy that they had just won. I was met by James the director of Rakai Children's Trust and a fellow volunteer. We then went into c http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-207956.html I was dreaming when I wrote this forgive me if it goes astray ...Okay I'm not exactly dreaming but I had planned to sit down and write a blog tonight to fill you all in on my latest news. However it's Sunday afternoon back in the states. The colts are playing. And now I'm chatting online with my cousins micah and jon who are filling me in on the game action as I watch the stats online. So I'm http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-202748.html Just to let everyone know where I am and that more importantly.....in some peoples priorities...ok only my priorities that I am still alive. Blogs for Malawi Mozambique Zimbabwe Johannesburg and Pretoria and Uganda will follow....probably in the next few days....more likely when I get home as I am 21 days behind in my Journal.Love Matt http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-187191.html Q What happens when you stick a visual thinker with a language learner and stick them in a car for twelve days A This blog Instead of detailing every single thing we did on safari Shelley inspired me to trade in the pen for the watercolor pencil and draw mind maps an activity we do with kids at work of our days on safari in Africa. Admittedly it's much better than trying to cram in every http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Uganda/Central-Region/Entebbe/blog-179948.html