Diary of a muzungu
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Experience Uganda with a Lonely Planet blogger & connoisseur of local gin: cultural (mis)observations, trips to the Bush, birds. Initially a VSO volunteer with the Uganda conservation foundation, now a would-be travel writer, I love U.G. :)
I want to travel across Africa - by public transport? with my dogs? who knows?
New for 2013, I've developed a souvenir photo map of Uganda, that I can customise with your favourite safari photographs. Ideal for leaving presents, birthday presents, or just a nice memento for yourself! They are proving very popular, so please check out my blog for more information or become a fan of Diary of a Muzungu on Facebook or Twitter @CharlieBeau.
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tags: adventure, Africa, conservation, safari, travels
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'Diary of a muzungu' - conservation volunteer and Lonely Planet blogger: random thoughts, (mis)observations & travel.
Feel free to ask me any questions about Uganda via my blog :)
I arrived in Uganda with VSO, as Marketing Development Manager for the Uganda Conservation Foundation www.ugandacf.org.
My blog 'Diary of a Muzungu' www.muzungubloguganda.com has featured on Lonely Planet since 2009. I'm now a freelance marketing consultant.
I want to travel the length and breadth of Africa - by public transport? with my dog? who knows ... ?
I'm a member of Kampala Hash House Harriers.
PLEASE NOTE: I don't read 'invitations to be friends'
Latest posts on Diary of a muzungu
A wedding fit for a King
Posted on 18/05/2013
There was an explosion of noise as the Kabaka arrived for Prince David Wasajja’s wedding at Rubaga Cathedral, Kampala. It’s not every day (week / month / lifetime) that you get...
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No hurry in Africa – bus Kampala to Kigali
Posted on 27/04/2013
No hurry in Africa: on board the bus Kampala to Kigali I didn’t understand much but the salesman’s words: “Tsunami in the vagina” and aggressive pelvic thrusting...
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Bang! goes my day
Posted on 25/04/2013
Woke in the night to a BANG and a pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. The outside lights flickered off, on, off, on ….. off. Heavy rain had preceded this latest burnout, apparently the fault of...
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The changing face of Kampala slums
Posted on 16/03/2013
I love Namuwongo, it’s where I first fell in love with Uganda but I’m sure many Ugandans would shudder hearing that. Like many other Kampala slums, Namuwongo slums...
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And there goes my wall – weather in Uganda
Posted on 24/02/2013
Rain… rain… rain… weather in Uganda - eh! You’re disorganising me! Rain stopped work. Rain stopped play. Rain stopped John our askari going home...
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Bandas, huts, hostels. Where to stay in Kampala?
Posted on 25/01/2013
Bandas, huts and hostels – where to stay in Uganda? Living in Kampala As soon as I stepped off the plane, I fell in love with Uganda. I just knew I was going to be happy in Kampala....
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The Muzungu’s Best of 2012!
Posted on 12/01/2013
Uganda has tested me in many ways and 2012 was ‘challenging’ as we say around here – but I’m still here ‘living the dream’ – the lucky muzungu did...
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Wake up and smell the coffee, Rift Valley style
Posted on 29/12/2012
Kyambura Gorge Lodge, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda Day breaks over the Rift Valley and my early morning coffee has arrived, a wake-up call for my morning safari game drive in...
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The Kingfisher and I
Posted on 08/12/2012
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...
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Are muzungus all rich?
Posted on 17/11/2012
Being a Muzungu (having a white skin) defines me as rich, or so the Rollex man tells me: “For us we know you are rich.” Let’s talk English semantics here: when he says he...
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