Category: Claire’s Uganda Trip

12th January to 19th January    Chloe decided to relent and get the 9.00 am one instead.  We later heard that the 6.00am had crashed and the majority of people had died. I have found an amazing new reason/excuse for being

4th January to 11th January She said that if the police stop you and threaten to give you a fine then really they are wanting a bribe but cannot directly ask for it as it is illegal. Although last year

16th December to 20th December HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND HAVE A RELAXING NEW YEAR! Well it’s nearly Christmas and Renske and I are going to go to Enfuzi Campsite, 18kms from Fort Portal in the West of Uganda, on Saturday. We

One day I was a bit late for work and went and explained to Mathias why and he leaned back in his chair laughed, held out his hand to shake mine and said ‘Welcome to Africa!’ 9th December to 15th

Christmas is coming and boda men are getting greedy! 3rdDecember to 8th December. Christmas has arrived in Uganda!! It came last week.  The shops are playing hymns like ‘Thine be the Glory’, ‘What a friend we have in Jesus’ and

‘come and see the grasshoppers’ 18th November to 24th November, 2013 I have been wondering what to write about this week, but again I have so much. You will recall that I was worried about my glasses but I have

That was a new experience as I have never washed my feet in a public loo before! 10th November to 1th November, 2013. Last week I explained something of the culture and how it is a two way process –