Sushi, an endangered shoebill stork excited me the most during the behind scenes tour at the Uganda Wildlife Education Centre. My designated zoo guide advised me to bow and shake my head as soon as the lovely bird came closer. […]
Why Serbia? Is it Serbia or Siberia? Are they not racist? Why would any black person go to Serbia? Is the war still going on? These are just a few of the numerous questions I was asked by my family […]
The Guardian’s Gorilla Village, the Kwita Izina and a hike up Mt. Bisoke. After a long hiking day…my amazing boots deserve all the recognition one can give them. Way to go boots!!! Chilling with these amazing, hardworking rangers at the […]
The evening bus ride to Kigali from Kampala was rather long, the immigration officials and policemen at the Katuna border point were quite strict. They thoroughly checked through passengers’ luggage and confiscated plastic bags as they are prohibited in Rwanda. […]
The bus ride from Kampala to Gisenyi was rather long and hectic, the Congolese lady seated in front of me was giving me such a hard time with her seat. She kept on pushing it backwards with no consideration for […]
We finally saw Meghan’s red pickup truck down the dusty Nyanza road and watched as she excitedly waved and gestured to us from a distance to drive after her, seeing her was a massive sigh of relief for peter […]
The cold was unbearable! Even after wearing two pairs of long warm socks, two pairs of warm trousers, two t-shirts, a warm sweater, two pairs of woolen gloves and a warm cap over my head, I still felt the cold […]
I felt my heart sink as soon as I read the story that was circulating on social media from the Minister of State for Ethics & Integrity, Rev Father Simon Lokodo that read “I have received credible information from […]
Just as soon as I was done with wearing my boots and ready to head out to the Wagagai Peak (the summit of Mt.Elgon), which stands at 4,321m; it dawned on me that this was going to be my 8th […]
“Half of your group won’t summit, the altitude sickness will greatly affect most of you!’’ said one friend that had hiked Muhavura before. “Hiking Mount Muhavura can be equated to ascending and descending portal peak of the Ruwenzori’s’’, another […]