Venturing Rad

09/06/2022

Find out about my experiences on the boda-bodas in the blog post about my second week in Uganda.

07/02/2022 Boda-bodas Gripping with one hand onto the driver with the other hand onto the frame, knees pushing into sides of the seat and feet pushing onto side pegs, looking ahead to anticipate the next manoeuvre. Slow slow. I reminded the driver I was an inexperienced rider. Navigating roads and t...

08/06/2022

Unfortunately a couple of the banana trees collapsed due to the rain and weight of the crop meaning we have lots of bananas. Equally our avocado tree is producing lots of avocados so I made this Avocado & Banana Chocolate Cake. Using the instead of butter or oil. A very long bake but it tastes a like Chocolate Fudge Cake.

08/06/2022

Read about my experiences of entering Uganda during the pandemic in my blog post from My First Week in Uganda. Good news is these restrictions have currently been lifted although as a result Uganda is seeing a rise in Covid19 like many other countries experienced after lifting restrictions.

Introduction Welcome to Uganda! By the way we have no running water in the house. This was my introduction to Gulu, which is home for the next six months. The lack of running was water was not a surprise. Social media posts alerted me to the situation before my arrival. Jerrycans were already filled...

29/03/2022

Planning a trip to explore Uganda or any backpacking venture and wondering what to pack? Then have a look at my ultimate packing list:

Whether you are travelling for two weeks or volunteering for six months this is my ultimate packing list for your African adventure.

22/03/2022

Last week I took some time to Explore Uganda with a visit to Queen Elizabeth National Park for game drive and boat cruise safari.

09/03/2022

Blog post on my second week in Uganda now available to read at the following link:

07/02/2022 Boda-bodas Gripping with one hand onto the driver with the other hand onto the frame, knees pushing into sides of the seat and feet pushing onto side pegs, looking ahead to anticipate the next manoeuvre. Slow slow. I reminded the driver I was an inexperienced rider. Navigating roads and t...

01/03/2022

One month in Uganda volunteering as a fellow for Health Education England, Improving Global Health, Diagnostic Imaging Project today. To celebrate I have published my first blog post. Access it at the following link:

Introduction Welcome to Uganda! By the way we have no running water in the house. This was my introduction to Gulu, which is home for the next six months. The lack of running was water was not a surprise. Social media posts alerted me to the situation before my arrival. Jerrycans were already filled...

27/02/2022

The mangos from our mango trees are beginning to fall especially after a storm the other evening so I made a mango cake with cinnamon sugar topping

26/02/2022

Ethiopian food in Uganda.

20/02/2022

Finished the crop of bananas and waiting for the next lot to be cut down so this weekend mada a passion fruit and pineapple cake .

16/02/2022

Today was a public holidayso used some more bananas to make an upside down banana cake.

15/02/2022

Experiencing African Minibus services