Bukasa stand-off, doggy style
Morning walks with Baldrick used to be so fun and easy. Percy the puppy is now the same size – but with a brain the size of a pea. It’s not just that he’s a puppy, I’m sure he’s a bit dim. Half...
View ArticleCan you play the Xylophone?
Check out the guys playing the giant xylophone at Kikorongo! “Community tourism” bundles up a diverse range of activities – and can be great fun! – as a lucky group of us found out on a three-day UCOTA...
View ArticleDown in the slum, after the rain
The air is damp and heavy, the air is cool and last week’s fine dusty fine marram earth is compacted beneath our feet. Limbs have been torn off the Pawpaw tree the other side of the compound wall and...
View ArticleDriving in Kampala – not for the nervous
Driving in Kampala? Then you’ll need to read this first! Welcome to Diary of a Muzungu! This week’s guest post is by Mark Penhallow. Mark has been working in the roads sector in Uganda since 2001 and...
View ArticleThe Kingfisher and me
I love this time of day, walking with the dogs before the sun goes down. There’s something in the air tonight. A pair of African Grey parrots fly overhead, squawking all the way to their roost in the...
View ArticleThe Muzungu’s travel highlights of 2012 – Uganda travel blog
The Muzungu’s travel highlights of 2012 – Uganda travel blog Life in Uganda has tested me in many ways and 2012 was ‘challenging’ as we say around here – but I’m still here ‘living the dream’ (on a...
View ArticleHow to take your dog from Uganda to the UK
How to take your dog to the UK from Uganda This is a guide to taking your dog from Uganda to the UK, based on the personal experience of Adelaine Williams, an expat resident in Uganda. Much of this...
View ArticleExpats in Uganda Magazine amateur photography competition 2015: the winners
Uganda is an incredibly photogenic country, and many expats have sharpened their photography skills after coming to Uganda, and taking in the breathtaking range of scenery, the wonderful wildlife and...
View ArticleUganda for beginners – introduction for new expats
Uganda for beginners – an introduction for new expats If you’re planning to move to the Pearl of Africa, you’re bound to fall in love with Ugandans’ ever friendly and infectious enthusiasm for life. In...
View ArticlePercy the Rescue Puppy – the first 24 hours
Within just one day, Percy has snapped two leads, something that Baldrick hasn’t even attempted in two years, has chewed up and destroyed the doormat, several banana leaves and the lower leaves of the...
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