I was not sorry to be leaving Arusha behind. It’s not a very pretty city and it did not feel safe at night. Moshi, on the other hand, is a lovely laid back town, several nice cafes and more touristy than Arusha. It caters to those people planning on climbing Kilimanjaro and the mountain itself… Read More »
I wasn’t going to bother going to Dar Es Salaam but I had time and it seemed quite a cheap place to get to and stay so I thought – why not! I was in Moshi but got the hostel to book me on the Super Luxury Bus. I was a little suspicious but when… Read More »
The pot-holed lane to my house is paved with litter and on each side, mud brick shacks with happy children and chattering women. There is a small shack near to the brick-making ground and when I go to see the brick-making there is always a few shy children peeping at me from underneath the door… Read More »
I was not only fed up of being in Kampala without any work, but I figured if I had to give up finding work in East Africa then I should at least make a short detour to Tanzania before I leave. So I got a cheap flight to Kilimanjaro Airport and then headed up to… Read More »
I really needed a break from Kampala so I organised some free accommodation at a Christian charity place (so many of them in Uganda!) and got an Uber. Entebbe is much smaller than Kampala and on Lake Victoria, a huge inland sea, second only in size to Lake Superior in the USA. There is not… Read More »
Advertisements look so much better when they are painted onto a wall and there is no shortage of painted ads in Uganda. Even the smallest shacks have adverts painted on the walls. They look really nice and much nicer than neon lights or printed posters. They are simpler in design and put across the message… Read More »
Everywhere you go in Kampala there are painted and scrawled and stenciled signs telling people that the land is not for sale. In the same numbers there are signs for property agents in case you want to buy some land. Even Chinese workers here on contracts are buying land as an investment. I wonder why… Read More »
My laptop has been stolen from the balcony of my house. Disaster indeed. I use it for everything – only 18 months old and cost me an arm and a leg. Apple MacBook Pro 2015, 15″ screen…. I loved it a lot…. I mean I really loved it and took care of it. Whenever I… Read More »
Last time I arrived in Uganda in the winter I came from Addis Ababa. This time I came from Dubai, setting off cruising above the highest building in the world, and ending up crossing the great African plains. My favourite part was flying over Kenya and I became very excited when I looked down and… Read More »
I walked around the taxi park and chose a matatu with an uplifting message for the journey to Jinja. I had heard a lot about the place – a favourite weekend getaway for Kampala expats so I was excited. Of course the matatu was stuffed to the roof with people sharing 2 seats between 3… Read More »