http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana Around the world with no planes...well maybe. Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:55:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Day 285 We sat down for breakfast and ordered a rolex for breakfast, not as expensive as the watch but much more tasty.  A rolex is a Ugandan specialty, a roti rolled and filled with eggs and onions and such.  Simply put it’s an omelette wrapped in a roti and real ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/green-bunyoni.html Day 284 We were up early and had arranged a taxi from the night before to take us to the post office for the bus to Kabale.  I was pleasantly surprised to find our driver waiting for us in the early morning light as we walked out to the taxi and ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/getting-it-right.html Day 283 Finally our last day in Kampala, I mean it has to be.  We’ve been here too long and really we’ve seen just about everything we have wanted to.  It’s been a good stay and both of us have enjoyed Kampala.  We would have been off today if not for ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/another-wild-ride.html Day 282 Rafting tired us out; we slept in our small double room till 10am before we made our way into the Red Chilli’s restaurant for breakfast.  The coffee here is fantastic.  It’s Ugandan grown and comes in a big French press, it’s strong and flavourful and some of the best ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/getting-irish-in-kampala.html Day 281  Jordana and I were sitting in the chilled out bar area of the hostel here at Red Chilli last night, reading the guidebook about Uganda.  As I mentioned before I don’t really know much about Uganda and besides Kampala and white-water rafting I wasn’t sure what we would do ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/nile-wild.html Many of you have recently sent me emails asking about photos from the trip.  Well I'm pleased to say the photo update is finally here.  If you follow this link you will be led to a whack of photos from our travels.  Mostly the albums contain photos from Africa and ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/tales-from-the-chicken-bus-comes-alive.html Day 279 I don’t know much about Uganda, what do you think of when you hear the name?  I think of Idi Amin, first thought of most people I would guess.  After that I think of the movie; The Last King of Scotland, again about Idi Amin.  I remember reading ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/pearl-of-africa.html Day 278 If there was anywhere on the trip I expected to get mugged it was Nairobi. A city with the nickname of Nairobbery. Since I’ve already been mugged in Panama City I hoped that was going to be my only time of the trip. So many African ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/nairobi-or-nairobbery.html Day 277 Thanks to my bravery and my scaring off the buffalo we did manage to survive the night.  We were rewarded with one of the most beautiful sunrises I've ever seen.  To be honest I am not usually awake for sunrises so I don't have much comparison.  There is something ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/lions-rhinos-and-buttsoh-my.html Day 276 It's surprisingly cool in camping out in the Serengeti, we had a clear night with a beautifully bright moon and that definitely kept the temperatures cooler than I expected.  I used my sleeping bag last night, something I didn't think I'd need out here.  By the way, that's not ... http://blogs.bootsnall.com/mikejordana/a-brush-with-black-death.html