I made my way gingerly into Uganda from Kenya. Gingerly meaning the packet of gingernuts I found in a local market in Jinja, the town at the source of the magnificent Nile on the shores of Lake Victoria. It was great to be back in ex-English colonies, where Marmite and other Anglo-standards were readily available.

And wow the rafting of the Nile was sensational! Certainly the best action activity I have ever done travelling. A group of other backpackers and I were in a small eight/seater rubber raft and ... (more)