Author Archives: Wilbur's Travels
Making Tracks in North America – Part 2, Canada
Having spent a wonderful four days in Montreal celebrating 25 years of marriage, it was time to head off again. Montreal French speaking Montreal charmed us with highlights including an anniversary meal in Restaurant Bonaparte (unashamedly French but with friendly waiters), a helicopter ride over the city straddling the Lawrence River, and a trip to […]
Making Tracks in North America – Part One, New York to Montreal
With hundreds of overseas train journeys under my belt, it was time to experience Amtrak & Via Rail for the first time. My route was to be New York Penn Station to Montreal, Montreal to Quebec City, back to Montreal for a connection to Toronto, Toronto to Niagara Falls Ontario, and finally back to New […]
Kampala’s Grand Mosque, Uganda
My favourite mosque visited in the world is the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. This will never be topped, such was its magnificence, especially at night. The so called Gaddafi Mosque in Uganda’s capital however was also very special. The construction of the mosque began in 1972 by Idi Amin and was initially called the Old Kampala […]
The Birds of Uganda
Uganda has a crested crane on its coat of arms, and what a beautiful creature it is too. Actually the country is spoilt for choice when it comes to avian symbols. From Mahinga National Park to lakes Matondo, Mburo & Victoria, not forgetting the Mabamba Swamp, the nation is stocked with beauties. I am no […]
An African Balancing Act
In Europe, once a young girl has learned to walk, she may then start ballet or dance lessons or learn to ride a bike or simply start playing games with friends. In many parts of Africa all of the above may apply, however added to the list is how to walk whilst balancing things on […]
Going bananas in Rwanda & Uganda
We did a lot of driving in East Africa recently. Far from being a drag as it would have been on UK motorways, it was a fascinating insight into life in these fast developing countries. Outside of the main cities like Kigali, Kampala & Entebbe, agriculture is overwhelmingly the dominant industry with plantations of rice, […]
United we stand, divided we fall – Kigali Genocide Memorial
How division & resentment led to the brutal murder if hundreds of thousands of innocent children, women and men in Rwanda
