Asfalt voor mij alleen

‘En nu komt de zon, de zon komt op. En ik rij er recht op af. Asfalt voor mij alleen. De koning te rijk…’ Zoals zo vaak klinkt Acda & de Munnik door de speakers. Het is nog vroeg maar al een ongekende drukte. Ik heb Marijn achtergelaten in de kliniek en ben op weg naar downtown Kampala. De […]

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Getting back in the Groove with the Gorillas

  It’s amazing how easy it is to become complacent when you travel for long periods of time, particularly when you get ‘out of your groove’. Having stayed with family in Kampala we found ourselves slipping back into European ways; a restaurant for lunch followed by popcorn and the cinema. Pierce Brosnan even makes it […]

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Route Kampala to Bwindi, Uganda

Here is the route of my trip from Kampala to Jinja, to Bwindi (Gorillas) and back to Kampala (you can move the map around by clicking and holding) Kampala (blue) to Jinja (red) – 50 miles (1.5 hours easy driving) – see my rafting post here Jinja to Bwindi Gorillas (green) – 340 miles (16 […]

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Rafting the Nile & Walking with Gorillas – Uganda

KAMPALA, UGANDA 22nd – 23rd August 2013 With my trusty steed in Land Cruiser hospital, I hop on a plane and fly to Uganda… I’m in Kampala!  I spend a pretty average evening at Red Chilli Backpackers just outside the capital and am woken up at 4am by my super considerate bunk mate who’s just […]

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Gorillas and growing walking sticks in Uganda

Day: 200 KLMS: 30,389 They say that in Uganda, if you a plant a walking stick it will grow. I can believe that! Heading into Uganda across the South Western border with Rwanda, the scenery became even more sensational with the free-standing volcanic mountain peaks providing a dramatic backdrop....
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Kampala – setting it all up

We typically avoid major cities on our journeys, but every now and then the admin that needs taking care of necessitates a stay in a capital city – this time Kampala.   Coming into Kampala we took a straight route to the backpackers Red Chilli Hideaway.  Unknowingly, this took us...
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Kampala – ticking it all off

Friday morning dawned, and we were off to Toyota Kampala for Brodie’s service.  I was duly dumped in the Customer Service Lounge with a TV, my laptop and internet dongle.  Viking Explorer disappeared into the service bay to keep an eye on the service.  While sticking his...
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