Mountain climbing is an attractive activity that has unfortunately not been fully explored by Ugandans and yet Uganda is blessed to have a series of spectacular mountains like Moroto, Kadam, Morungole, Zulia, Lower Imatong and Langia which are located in […]
“I have forgotten my handbag in my bedroom” I uttered out in dismay as Ivan our Uber driver parked the car in front of the Namayiba bus park where we were meant to board the bus to Moroto. Cyndee […]
A strong desire for a change in my career was burning deep inside me. It had been 12 years of working as a sports journalist and sub-editor at the Ostlendingen newspaper in Elverum, Norway; a job I had started as […]
The alarm tone on my phone was so loud that it made my heart skip a beat. I was certain I had set the alarm for 3am but was shocked and started to panic when the time on my […]
“You are not supposed to indulge into any vigorous activities for the next 6 months. You need to heal properly’’my surgeon said to me as I lay in my hospital bed at Pulse clinic. I had just under gone […]
I sat inside the bus to Mbale impatiently waiting for Spacey to show up. The driver seemed fed up with my countless pleas of “she is on her way, ssebo (meaning sir in Luganda) “please be patient she is on […]
That was the first comment the gate keeper made as he saw mewalking through the gates of the Giraffe Center, located in Langa’ta, approximately 5kms from Nairobi City.I smiled back in amusement; such comments are not new to me. My […]
I had never heard of Mount Gahinga prior to Matt Battani, the secretary of the Mountain Club of Uganda, who mentioned it to me. He recommended it as a less technical 6-8 hour day hike that could easily be fitted […]
LORNA’S RWENZORI TREKKING EXPERIENCE My interest and inspiration in hiking the Rwenzori Mountains all started a year ago, around August 2016 on one boring Sunday afternoon as I was lying on my bed and lazily flipping over the pages of […]
Rhythmic sounds of the African drums coupled with vigorous dances from young energetic men and women is the unique form of welcome that ushers guests into the Entanda traditional hunting and cultural experience center in Mityana. A variety of […]
