Posts Tagged ‘Uganda’
Farewell to the Nile?
Well the rapids, anyway. I had a hell of a good time rafting them last year (and have since heard from people unknown to me that my guide has picked up my joke about safety kayaks; it was repeated back to me, nearly verbatim, and I said, “Ah, you had the guide from Zimbabwe?” [...]
Read this book now
A week or two ago, I mentioned journalist Andrew Rice’s first book, The Teeth May Smile But the Heart Will Not Forget. I told you I liked it, but I had to stay mum. Waiting on the review to run and all.
Here’s the review. I’m not kidding. This debut book is [...]
Of beauty queens and waterfalls
This was meant to be a post a few days ago, but I accidentally put it up as a page. I blame Congo.
Two new stories to point out, just in case you feel the need to read them…
Here’s one about Rwanda’s biggest beauty pageant, which I also blogged about:
From Noses to Hips, Rwandans Redefine [...]
Stuffing yourself
I’ve been in Uganda, visiting my friend Glenna, who lives in Kampala. Glenna’s apartment has the feel of someone who’s been here a long time. First of all, it’s cheap, and if she hadn’t been here awhile, it would be double the price, probably, because it’s gorgeous. The grey paint on my [...]
‘I conquered the Nile,’ or, a story that makes me sound far cooler than I am
I rafted the whitewater of the Nile River a few days ago. Please be duly impressed.
I’ve been wanting to go whitewater rafting pretty much my whole life; I grew up in West Virginia, which is actually known for its whitewater, even among the badass raft guides here, who tell stories that go like this: [...]
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