So here I am, back in the luxury of my hotel in entebbe. I can't believe how quickly my month in Kyaka II has gone by. Even the staff at base camp were convinced I had only been there two weeks- it really has flown by. This first leg of my journey was the part which I thought I would find the most trying and I'll admit that I was dreading. However now that my flight to Kenya is inevitably approaching, I would happily spend another few weeks here. I have even lea...

Can't believe I've been heere a week already, it's gone by so quickly! It's really difficult for me to translate what it's like over here... but I shall do my best! My journey over to the camp, it is far to say, was a bit of an adventure in itself. Denis collected me from my hotel at 9am and drove me to Kampala (the capital city). Kampala is a bustling city choked by cars and motorcycles darting in and out of the traffic. In Kampala we went to the Prime Mini...

So as it turns out I didn't arrive in Uganda early afternoon in time to relax in my nice hotel nor to have a swim in the pool. Instead I got to spend my leap year in Nairobi airport. That's 8 hours I spent in the departures lounge... And you can imagine the level of activity there was to keep me entertained... I was ridiculously bored. And hot. They had a power cut which cause the air conditioning to stop and also meant my sandwhich couldn't be toasted (*primadon...

So here I am, in Heathrow, en route to my gap year travels. With "Sunchyme" playing in my ears and a touch of whiskey on my tongue from Edinburgh airport's taster station, it's safe to say it all feels rather surreal. Unfortunately the combination of my choice of clothing (the hat doesn't help) and having a back pack on both my front and back has left me looking like a pregnant ladybird who has lost their way from a green peace protest of the 60s... As you can ...

My shiny new passport arrived today... ready for all the stamps I'm going to be getting....! It's a matter of weeks now 'till I set off and so have set up this blog as a means of letting anyone who's interested know how I'm getting on. If you're wanting to be emailed each time I update it either click "subscribe" or send me your email address and I can add you in. JHJ x