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  • I am sitting in a B&B (bed and breakfast) in an English seaside town, where outside it is miserable weather (windy, drizzling and awfully cold!)....

    Cold, windy, rainy … English!

    I am sitting in a B&B (bed and breakfast) in an English seaside town, where outside it is miserable weather (windy, drizzling and awfully cold!)....

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  • Last night was rather exciting because we discovered a snake which had probably lived for a very long time in the back of our refrigerator....

    Snake in the Fridge

    Last night was rather exciting because we discovered a snake which had probably lived for a very long time in the back of our refrigerator....

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  • Particularly fascinating is the wildlife in Uganda. Last night our dog went crazy and began barking and trying to leap up one of the tall...

    Wildlife in our Garden

    Particularly fascinating is the wildlife in Uganda. Last night our dog went crazy and began barking and trying to leap up one of the tall...

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  • Surely everyone has in their lives “knocked something together” for the sole purpose of assembling something with a practical goal for quick usage, without paying...

    Ugandan Special Carpentry

    Surely everyone has in their lives “knocked something together” for the sole purpose of assembling something with a practical goal for quick usage, without paying...

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  • The elections and the possibility of riots were not only worrying for expatriates but also many Ugandans. Most of my expatriate-friends left the country for...

    Elections in Uganda

    The elections and the possibility of riots were not only worrying for expatriates but also many Ugandans. Most of my expatriate-friends left the country for...

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  • I often hear from (ex-) colleagues, friends and acquaintances some unbelievable stories about their work and daily life but when I ask whether they mind...

    Don’t say anything, go with the flow

    I often hear from (ex-) colleagues, friends and acquaintances some unbelievable stories about their work and daily life but when I ask whether they mind...

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  • As a result of some of my posts I am addressed now and then as to whether I can source commodities from Uganda and provide...

    eShop – Arts & Crafts from Uganda

    As a result of some of my posts I am addressed now and then as to whether I can source commodities from Uganda and provide...

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  • There is hardly a Ugandan male who is not fanatical about the English Premiership. Arsenal is the most popular team closely followed by Manchester United,...

    Football Mania

    There is hardly a Ugandan male who is not fanatical about the English Premiership. Arsenal is the most popular team closely followed by Manchester United,...

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  • We cannot offer pictures of snow-covered cars, roads or houses but instead a few pictures of flowering bushes and trees in our garden. . It...

    Merry Christmas

    We cannot offer pictures of snow-covered cars, roads or houses but instead a few pictures of flowering bushes and trees in our garden. . It...

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  • I just watched Twilight Zone, Episode No. 89 To Serve Man (1962). The story is set in what appears to be the present time (i.e.,...

    To Serve Man

    I just watched Twilight Zone, Episode No. 89 To Serve Man (1962). The story is set in what appears to be the present time (i.e.,...

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  • Friends are enquiring, “why is it so quiet on your blog..?” Herewith an article in response… While it’s snowing in Germany and the cold spell...

    We still live in Uganda…

    Friends are enquiring, “why is it so quiet on your blog..?” Herewith an article in response… While it’s snowing in Germany and the cold spell...

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  • It is certainly never boring in Uganda. If one doesn’t have to fight corruption, or is faced with insufficiently trained or de-motivated colleagues and co-workers,...

    Just a Simple Hacking Attack?

    It is certainly never boring in Uganda. If one doesn’t have to fight corruption, or is faced with insufficiently trained or de-motivated colleagues and co-workers,...

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  • The title may sound a little racist to people who are used to living in multicultural environments, and I apologise should anybody feel offended by...

    Being a white person between Africans

    The title may sound a little racist to people who are used to living in multicultural environments, and I apologise should anybody feel offended by...

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  • In Uganda, it is said, there are no niches in the market, but great big gaping holes. You’ll find an unbelievable number of churches for...

    Market and Need in Uganda

    In Uganda, it is said, there are no niches in the market, but great big gaping holes. You’ll find an unbelievable number of churches for...

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  • The Internet is enormously weak and we are glad if it goes at all. We were nearly one week offline in the office, but this...

    Two weeks later

    The Internet is enormously weak and we are glad if it goes at all. We were nearly one week offline in the office, but this...

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