Memoirs of a [i]Mzungu[/i]: Uganda & Rwanda


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October 21st 2007
Published: October 21st 2007
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Mzungu is the Swahili word for "white person" which East African urchins joyfully shout whenever they catch sight of a western traveller, hence I've felt like a minor celebrity ever since setting foot in the "Pearl of Africa", Winston Churchill's moniker for Uganda. Uganda is just how I'd invisaged 'Africa' since childhood: lush green vegetation everywhere, brown roads that disintegrate into quagm... Read Full Entry



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Waterboys

Watching these boyos cycle miles to fetch fresh water - and then having to push it up long steep hills - encourages you to turn the tap off when brushing your teeth.....we're officially on easy street....
The next KT Tunstall??The next KT Tunstall??
The next KT Tunstall??

I'll put in a good word with Rod, don't think he's got too many contacts in Rwanda....
Hell's Angel (aka Adrian)Hell's Angel (aka Adrian)
Hell's Angel (aka Adrian)

My buttocks couldn't take the potholes so discretion trumped valour i.e. I'm a lightweight



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