Category Africa
Crossing the Equator
The equator is straddled by thirteen countries. One of them is Uganda, which is where I crossed the dividing line between the hemispheres overland for the first time in 2025. Can you name the other twelve equatorial countries? Reveal at the end of this post. Kayabwe, Uganda We stopped off on our journey to Entebbe […]
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
East Africa Tour Part 6 – Mombasa
We arrived on the train from Kenya as described in part 5, and took a taxi to the excellent Tamarind Village Hotel situated over a bridge from the city centre. Mombasa is on the Indian Ocean north of Dar el Salaam in Tanzania and just south of the Somalia border. We struck lucky with the […]
East Africa Tour Part 5 – Nairobi to Mombasa
Our final port of call on our African adventure would be by the Indian Ocean. We chose the train as our way of getting there. Nairobi to Mombasa Train As part of their belt & road policy, the Chinese have built a wonderful railway line from capital to coast. It features three passenger trains a […]
