Leaving IGHER (for now)
View from the UGHE Campus at Butaro looking into Uganda
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2022
IGHER and Kigali
Kigali has lots of tidy cobbled streets, incredibly tidy. Rather than going straight up or straight down the hills, the roads tend to curve contour...
Mansaslu Circuit Trek
Getting there On the 25th of August, after hectic set of days finding the right permits and a guide, I found myself glumly bouncing through the Nepali countr...
Project gets underway: Kirtipur Hospital
After two days too many in central Kathmandu, I headed out to the suburb of Kirtipur which is to the south east of Kathmandu proper, to observe for a few day...
First Days in Kathmandu
I got in early the morning of Monday, the 15th , of August after a lovely 8 hour delay in Dubai. Definitely a bit of a shock driving through the dark street...
Povoa and Porto
I took the train to Porto - big fan of trains - and then a metro-rail/subway kind of thing for another hour north, to Povoa de Varzim. I’m staying in an old ...
Land of Castles
Train to Sintra, was on-time, but lacked some functionality present on other trains, like AC.
Lisbon and Cascais
Mix of old houses and modern shenannigans. Not sure how the ride of scooters is on the cobbles
A first few days in the Algave
And just like that its here - I’d originally planned to spend a few days in Portugal before heading to India, but for visa reasons, those few days may turn o...