7 Best Weekend Trips from Kampala, Uganda
If you’re planning on spending any length of time in Kampala – perhaps because you’re living, studying or working there – there’s definitely going to…
1st July 2019
If you’re planning on spending any length of time in Kampala – perhaps because you’re living, studying or working there – there’s definitely going to…
1st July 2019
Most climbers travelling to Tanzania have only one target in mind: the towering summit of the six-kilometre high Mount Kilimanjaro. Ask them if they’re planning…
14th January 2019
“Does everyone have waterproofs?” asks the ranger, looking around him. The thirty-two of us, crammed into the tiny room, nod grimly. Yes, yes we do. …
28th December 2018
In September I finally got round to ticking one of the top things off my bucket list – I climbed Kilimanjaro. I’m an organiser and…
14th December 2018
So your itchy feet have got the better of you and you’ve decided you want to climb Kilimanjaro? Excellent decision! But now you’ve got to actually organise…
9th December 2018
Imagine a place straight out of fantasy and mythology: a portal to the centre of the earth. A fiery pit, spewing red-hot smoke and flames…
22nd May 2018
Uganda is known for being one of the greenest countries in Africa. Not for her the dry yellow grasses of the Serengeti, the orange dunes…
24th March 2018
No one survives even a day on Kilimanjaro, let alone making it to the top, without a frankly embarrassing amount of support from an enormous team of…
15th December 2017
This is the eighth and final part of my day-by-day account of what it was really like to climb the Lemosho Route on Mount Kilimanjaro.…
2nd December 2017
This is the seventh part of my day-by-day account of what it was like to climb Mount Kilimanjaro’s Lemosho Route, in which I explain exactly…
25th November 2017
This is the sixth part of my day-by-day account of what it was really like to climb the Lemosho Route up Mount Kilimanjaro. Today, we make…
18th November 2017
This is the fifth part of my day-by-day account of what it was really like to climb the Lemosho Route up Mount Kilimanjaro. If you missed…
11th November 2017
This is the fourth part of my day-by-day account of what it was really like to climb the Lemosho Route up Mount Kilimanjaro. If you…
4th November 2017
This is the third part of my day-by-day account of what it was really like to climb Mount Kilimanjaro’s Lemosho Route. Today, we reach the Shira…
28th October 2017
This is the second part of my day-by-day account of what it was really like to climb Mount Kilimanjaro’s Lemosho route. Today, the Kilimanjaro Rainforest…
21st October 2017
This is the first post in a day-by-day account of what it’s like to climb Kilimanjaro’s Lemosho Route. Read all the way through, or click…
14th October 2017
This is the second part of my guide to how to shop, prepare, pack and train for Kilimanjaro, doing the Lemosho Route with Exodus Travels*.…
1st September 2017
In September I will be climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. At 5895m above sea level it’s the highest point in the African continent, and certainly WAY higher…
26th August 2017