Category Uganda

There’s No Place Like Away

May 18, 2026 · by · in Africa, Angkor Wat, Argentina, Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Beirut, Birdlife, Bolivia, Book, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Caribbean, Che Guevara, China, Cruise, Cuba, Damascus, Drip by Drip, Egypt, Elephants, Elephant Village, Ethiopia, Georgia, Havana, Havana, Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Hindu, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel,, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Laos, Lebanon, Luang Prabang, Mauritius, Middle East, Morocco, Mosques, New York City, North America, Overnight Trains, Philippines, Roman Ruins, Rwanda, Samarkand, South Africa, South America, South East Asia, Syria, Temples, thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe · 1 Comment

Chronicling all my travels outside Europe up until the end of 2025

Crossing the Equator

December 29, 2025 · by · in Africa, Uganda · 1 Comment

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

October 16, 2025 · by · in Africa, Mosques, Uganda · 2 Comments

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 […]

East Africa Tour

October 3, 2025 · by · in Africa, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda · 1 Comment

A whistle stop tour of Addis Absba, Rwanda & Uganda