Visiting the Gorillas in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest NP, Uganda
Here's a look back into my travel diaries: In 2012, I had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit the gorillas in Africa. I once saw a monkey - Gorilla Trekking in Uganda I was not going to see the gorillas. I was not
Tea time (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 7)
Two kinds of tea – in multiple regional varieties – are prevalent across Africa. In the North ‘Berber tea’ or ‘Tuareg whiskey’ is served almost everywhere. In the former British colonies, chai is ever-present. In Morocco, tourism is visibly an important
Munching on the go (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 4)
How much is the fish? (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 3)
I remember the first meal I cooked for the truck group. For some reason, we had decided to have fish. So I went to the market in Rabat, Morocco, speaking neither Arabic nor French, having never cooked for a large
It’s dead, Jim! (Food and drink in Africa, pt. 2)
Some readers might think it's crazy to go and eat street food in Africa. They have seen the images of meat buzzing with flies in the hot African sun. Well, if it makes you feel any better: cooked meat is hard to come by on the streets; and if you find it it's been cooked until every last trace of life is gone. And by the way: the meat is usually really fresh - you can watch the butcher do his work right by the side of the road.
You can’t come in here
Be careful what you wish for 
The lady had tattoos in her face which made me like her right away. But I loved her when she said: 'When do you want to go? I can only give you one month.'
I see a river in my future
July 06, 2012. The river Nile has crossed my path a couple of times already on this journey. - Or should I say 'I've crossed the Nile a couple of times already?' I crossed the Victoria Lake which is source to
The countdown begins
June 07, 2012. Today this Africa trip is bound to take a turn for the more adventurous again. After getting used to have lots of choice when it came to bus services in Southern and Eastern Africa there is only
Kampala pics
Kampala, Uganda, a set on Flickr. The main thing to remember about Kampala is to me the minibus station. But I also visited the excellent Uganda National Museum and the Kasubi Tombs, which were burnt down a few years ago and
Leaving Uganda
May 28, 2012. Uganda had a lot to offer: the graceful gorillas of Bwindi, the majestic Rwenzori Mountains, mad boda-boda rides through Murchisan Falls and the traffic chaos of Kampala were just some of the highlights I got to enjoy. Kenya