Ali's adventures in wonderful lands

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• Ssesee Islands
  on May 20, 2012 in Ssesee Islands Uganda Lake Victoria
  It was one of those perfect lazy weekends away with friends. Good company, yummy food, gorgeous views, bike rides around the island and lots of lazing around the pool. I have never seen Lake Victoria looking so beautiful - the light glistened on the...
• Limbo Land
  on May 13, 2012
  For many years, I had an anxiety dream involving my GCSE Geography coursework. In this dream, after having months to compile a folder full of surveys, maps and graphs, the morning of the due date would arrive and I would have absolutely nothing to sh...
• Rhinos!
  on Apr 30, 2012 in rhino sanctuary Africa Uganda
  Last week I took Matilda (my car) on her final road trip up to Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary. A special visitor decided to perch on the bonnet gaze at his reflection in the windscreen before climbing up onto the roof. It was only on closer inspection that I r...
• An amazing April!
  on Apr 29, 2012 in Uganda safari Kenya holidays
  It's almost the end of April ... did I blink? It seems to have flown by, with barely a chance to catch up with myself and share all the lovely things I have been doing. It's been a month of last chances to enjoy everything East Africa has to offer: v...
• A sour ending to a fun weekend
  on Apr 3, 2012 in driving Kampala Uganda
  The weekend adventures and mishaps did not end with the broken down vehicles. On our way back, around an hour or so outside of Kampala, we had quite a disturbing experience.To be honest, I was dosing at the time, so I'm not sure how accurate my synop...
• Return to Murchison
  on Apr 2, 2012 in Kampala Uganda safari
  More stories and photos from my little adventure camping in the wild to come later ...
• on Apr 2, 2012 in Uganda safari Murchison Falls
  A road trip in Uganda over the April Fool's weekend - now that has to be asking for trouble! I wanted a little adventure and I was not to be disappointed.On Friday evening we set off to Masindi to stay in the oldest hotel in Uganda. Back in the day,...
• Things you can only say in Uganda …
  on Mar 24, 2012 in Kampala Uganda
  As I approach my final departure from Uganda, I am starting to think about some of the things that would seem completely ridiculous to an outsider, but are quite normal here. I have to admit that I stole the idea for this post from a friend after a p...
• Looking forward to ...
  on Mar 11, 2012 in biking Africa Kampala Uganda expat life
  Life is good, if not a little busy! I’ve decided to make the most of my remaining time in Uganda and have lots of ‘bucket list’ plans in the pipeline. I am now coming out of my phase of finding everything in Uganda triply more frustrating than...
• Donkeys, Mules and Total Asses!
  on Mar 4, 2012 in Ethiopia Africa travel donkey
  Let's just get a few things straight:Donkeys and horses are totally different species. A mule is a hybrid of a male donkey and a female horse. I'm not sure what a female donkey and a male horse would make. Nor am I sure how I seemed to be such an exp...

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