Psychos, Pissheads and Adrenaline by the Bucketload: Rafting the source of the Nile
August 16th 2007 OK so it wasn’t the home of the Ginger Ninja but it could have been…
Jinja was our first stop in country No. 2, Uganda. It is one of the larger towns in Uganda, in the East, situated on Lake Victoria and the source of the White Nile. It is Uganda's most popular backpacker spot, mainly because of the whitewater rafting.
After finally getting the bus across the border from Kisumu 4 hours lat
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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 
