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Travel (Mis)Adventures and Then Some

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May 30th 2007
It all began with a long exhausting plane ride from the motherland Philippines - the Pearl of the Pacific - punctuated by stopovers in Bangkok and Addis Abbaba. I arrived in Entebbe International Airport in Uganda - the Pearl of Africa - with a vision of a hot warm bath and a king-sized bed with freshly-laundered linen waiting for me. As I left the airport with my local contact, however, the view ... read more

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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