Tomorrow I am going to our clinic in South Sudan. Not southern Sudan (the county that is (or was until Hamas kicked off on 7 Oct) in the news for its civil war) but South Sudan, a country in its own right which gained independence from Sudan in 2011 (but itself had a civil war… Read More »
I came with a lot of luggage; Emirates let you have 2x 23kgs. Of course I smashed that with 25 and 24, and had my ‘patter’ ready. The rest was in my ‘little’ rucksac. The guy at the desk was a complete pain in the ass, though. He first asked me to weigh my hand… Read More »
First weekend and I was invited to the wedding of one of our team (though I later realised there were three of our team (both brides and grooms) getting married). Now let me just explain a little of Africa. Or maybe Uganda, though I expect it is common throughout. So, boy meets girl. They may… Read More »
Back again in Uganda, or I should say more correctly East Africa, as I will be again spending a fair few days in South Sudan this trip, before heading home in mid-late January. So a short trip of only 10-ish weeks. The trip in was pretty good actually, on both my Emirates flights, 7 and… Read More »