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 had the day free and wanted to do some exploring of the area around the outskirts of Kampala. Lake Victoria is a big drwa and I couldn’t go to Kampala and not visit the lake. I was told that it was too far to go on a Boda Boda and that a taxi would… Read More »
I was in two minds whether to risk the journey up north from Nairobi. I had a wobble after the Al Shabab attacks on tourists the week before I arrived and the reports of bandit attacks in the north. My friend had reassured me that there were numerous police roads blocks as far as Isiolo… Read More »
It had been 35 years since I saw my old Kenyan friend. In 1983 we spent 4 weeks together in the area around Lake Turkana, Matthews Range, South Horr, Mount Kulau, Ilaut, Maralal and Loyangalani to name a few places. We walked with camels and ran out of water. We got attacked by lions, we… Read More »
It has been 35 years since I was in Kenya and now I’m heading back there and will meet up with a friend from that time. He lives in a remote part of Northern Kenya. The area is very deprived with most people pasturalists. Most people have had no formal education and firewood is the… Read More »