6 October 2016
This is a post that gives some background on the country of Kenya, the third of my trip across East Africa, and described by many as the most developed in the region. In this, we cover some of the fundamentals of what Kenya is all about.
15 September 2016
Continuing from our introduction into Uganda, this post is looking at some of the other elements about the country that I’ve observed and found myself compelled to research. It covers things such as religion, demographics, and street food.
8 September 2016
As I continue my trip across the East Africa region I thought I would do a bit of research about the second country I’m visiting, along with some of my initial impressions of the place.
1 September 2016
On Sunday morning I collected my bus ticket (£10) from the Kigali terminal and took an aisle seat near the front for an 8am departure. As I’ve documented previously, Rwanda is hilly, and so as we headed up the country there were many windy bits for the bus to sway from side to side. It […]
4 August 2016
Before I flew out, there were some pretty fundamental things about Rwandan every day life that I was unaware of. Things like what language is spoken, what food is eaten and what is the local currency. Now that I have at least a bit of sense of how things work I thought I’d write them up […]
1 August 2016
My travel plans are largely guided by the need to get an impressive Facebook profile picture. Over the past few years I have generally looked for something with an epic landscape/ geographical wonder, and then plonk myself in the foreground. This has taken me across Latin America, India, and after recenlty touching down in East Africa, […]
28 July 2016
As with most journeys to catch a flight, stress levels are somewhat increased. For us going down to Heathrow early on Wednesday morning, it was motorway congestion, but thankfully the updates on Google Maps lived up to their ETA and I was able to get through the clearances without too much of a rush.