About a year ago, just a few months before the entire pandemic situation started, I arrived in Masindi. I had been in Uganda for only a couple of days and I had already crashed a wedding party, ordered a hundred … Continued
Updated on 3/9/2022 Travelling around Uganda is easier than you think. The main roads of the country are indeed well made, decently paved and cover a good part of Uganda. There’s a fair amount of traffic of cars, buses and … Continued
In a time of compromised, cancelled and delayed travels, I remember that about a year ago I was coming back from my 40 days volunteering trip in Uganda. A slightly crazy and improvised journey that helped me to get to … Continued
To each his own. Even when travelling together, people can be surprised and caught by different details, moment, stories. While I usually tell my own experiences on this blog, today I’ve asked other volunteers to tell theirs. What they saw … Continued
Data from Uganda Wildlife Authority say that, in the last few years, the world population of mountain gorillas is been growing, reaching today a thousands individuals. Uganda hosts about half of them, while the others live in the forests of … Continued
In West Uganda there’s one of the most interesting locations of the country: the Murchison Falls National Park. Spreading for almost 4000 km2, this is the largest park in Uganda. It hosts forests, hills and savannah and it’s crossed by … Continued
Updated on 25/4/2021 In October 2019 I was packing for Africa again. That time it was going to be for 40 days volunteering in Uganda with many different activities planned. Once again I’m trying to figure out what I’m going … Continued
One of the most common question people ask, when organizing climbing Kilimanjaro, concerns the luggage. “What should I pack? Will I miss something? What is necessary and what is not? Is this too heavy? Should I buy something before leaving … Continued
Mozambique is not a country as popular as other more touristic African destinations. It doesn’t really have the same huge safari areas Tanzania has, nor the sandy white beaches of Kenya, for instance; even though you can actually find both … Continued
Many mountain lovers are a little scared of climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, due to the long trekking and the high altitude.“It is difficult? How long does it take? How much does it cost? What should I pack? Is it dangerous?” are … Continued
When I decided to climb the Kilimanjaro, I knew nothing about it. I didn’t know it is a Natural Park with a very expensive entrance fee, I didn’t know no one lives there and I didn’t know the rules to … Continued
“400km can’t possibly be considered a road trip!”, will think those that have never been in Africa….. I was in the north of Mozambique, visiting my amazing friend A. who was donating few months of her life to a (private … Continued
How did I end up here??? 2016. I was organizing a short holiday to add to a volunteering trip to Tanzania. I had few days left and I was wondering if it would be better to lay down on a … Continued
Tanzania is been my introduction to Africa, when everything appeared new and I constantly found myself amazed by life and everything surrounding me.Stories and what transform a travel into something to be told and shared. And since pictures speaks more … Continued