View at breakfast

Island life

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May 19th 2019
We arrived on Kalangalaat island, the biggest of the Ssese Islands last night. We had arrived via a ferry from Entebbe. We arrived at the port by 1pm yesterday after hearing that the boat leaves for the island at 2pm. We wanted to be early to buy tickets and ensure our place on the boat. As it turns out, delays kept us from boarding the boat until 5pm. It was an uncertain afternoon waiting for a f ... read more

Africa » Uganda

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Uganda achieved independence from the UK in 1962. The dictatorial regime of Idi AMIN (1971-79) was responsible for the deaths of some 300,000 opponents; guerrilla war and human rights abuses under Milton OBOTE (1980-85) claimed at least another 100,0... ... read more