by john7 | Jan 9, 2013 | African Tales
While in Uganda I had the chance to visit spots away from the maddening crowd. The roads out there are active with commerce, since that is one of the only ways the folks from the villages can “go to market.” What we have here is a mix of images from the...
by john7 | Jan 9, 2013 | African Tales
This is a special place in northern Uganda where the Nile River passes through a gap in the rock of just nine meters. The result is a torrent of African water that no one at any time could pass through alive. It is the most ferocious piece of water I have ever seen....
by john7 | Jan 8, 2013 | African Tales
That's the name of the rather cool place I stayed while visiting Kibale National Park in western Uganda. For example, here's a photo of one of their rather famous tree houses (at least if you read Lonely Planet). When up there you are eye level with lots of...
by john7 | Jan 8, 2013 | African Tales
While working in Uganda I had the chance to make a couple of escapes. One of those was into Kibale National Park in western Uganda. It is most famous for it's many primates, especially chimpanzees. But I liked the feeling of being in such a dense, forested place....
by john7 | Jan 8, 2013 | African Tales
Few names evoke the sense of exotic the way that Zanzibar does. It's competitors are, perhaps, Timbuktu, Tahiti, Serengeti, or maybe Istanbul. I have no recent photos of those places. But these are thoughts and images from a trip to Zanzibar, which is a mix of...
by john7 | Jan 6, 2013 | African Tales
During June 2012 I had the good fortune to visit this much-admired area in southern Uganda. As is often the case with overland travel, if you keep your ears open you get some good tips about where to go. In short, I try to keep my ears close to my boots and my boots...
