us by the gorillas

East Africa

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July 14th 2008
16 June - 6 July Hi Everyone. We have had limited email so are a little behind but hopefully I can cover everything pretty quickly. The trip so far has been fantastic and has surpassed all expectations. We are all finished with the tour and everyone on it was really nice. The tour was really great but we are loving the luxury of a bed, toilets that flush and hot showers. We counted up tha ... read more

Africa » Uganda » Western Region

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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