by eliasc64 | Feb 10, 2013 | Africa, Destinations, Trips
The 2011 trip to Tanzania was a life changing experience. I traveled extensively in many parts of the world but I had never been in Africa. Tanzania’s culture, nature and wildlife are very interesting and radically different from anything I had ever seen and...
by eliasc64 | Feb 9, 2013 | Africa, Destinations, Tanzania Uganda 2013 trip, Uganda
What drove us to Jinja was the promise for adventure. Victoria lake is considered by many as the source of the Nile and the area is known for its rough waters, ideal for white water rafting. Going rafting Going rafting Getting ready for rafting Getting ready for...
by eliasc64 | Feb 8, 2013 | Africa, Destinations, Tanzania Uganda 2013 trip, Uganda
Kampala, the capital of Uganda is your typical sub-saharan capital. Unpaved roads – even in the very center of the town, tons of people, little stores and open markets, creative ways for public transportation, building anarchy and a city center with some...
by eliasc64 | Feb 7, 2013 | Africa, Destinations, Tanzania Uganda 2013 trip, Uganda
The next day we had scheduled a visit to the forest, where the Batwa pygmies used to live. The Batwa people were pushed out of the forest when the gorilla tourism picked up. A hunter-gatherer tribe, they never learned the merits of agriculture or livestock breeding....
by eliasc64 | Feb 6, 2013 | Africa, Destinations, Tanzania Uganda 2013 trip, Uganda
On the way to find the gorillas, we crossed a local village and a bunch of four kids playing. They enjoyed to have their pictures taken and were ecstatic to see them on the LCD of my camera. Torn clothes, no shoes, dirty but seemingly happy, it makes you wonder about...
