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Buying travel guides in Kampala
in Departure Lounge » Africa, May 3, 2013
G'day,

Just wondering if anybody knows a place to buy Bradt or Lonely Planet travel guides in ...

Hitching to Kidepo Valley National Park and other park info
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Apr 1, 2013
G'day all,

So here I am sitting at Pavillion on Acholi Road in Gulu....the food is average and...

Re: Kampala - Kigali / Huye (Butare) - Bujumbura - Kigoma - Mpulungu
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Apr 1, 2013
G'day,

This seemed as good a place as any to ask this questions.

Have ferry services betwee...

On my way to Kidepo
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Mar 18, 2013
G'day fellow Ugandan travellers,

I'm setting out for Kidepo Valley NP in the next couple of da...

RE: Getting a simcard
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Feb 12, 2013
Thankyou!

Getting a simcard
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Feb 11, 2013
G'day all,

Moving on from Ethiopia, I'll be flying into Entebbe on the 16th of February for th...

Heading south
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 22, 2013
G'day all,

I've spent the last 10 weeks in Ethiopia, a 5 week tour of north and east and the t...

RE: Ethiopian Tourist Visa Extension Report
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 7, 2013
Nope. Sorry mate, but you're wrong and a bonehead. Remember, I was the person at immigration and ...

Ethiopian Tourist Visa Extension Report
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 8, 2013
G'day,

So I thought I'd post some info on my recent experience with getting a tourist visa ext...

RE: From Ethiopia to South Sudan and then Uganda
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
So I guess that's all the information I need, thanks heaps.

The whole plan came out of the ide...

Ethiopian tourist visa extension queries
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
G'day,

I'm soon to return to Addis and need to extend my Ethiopian tourist visa. I stupidly go...

From Ethiopia to South Sudan and then Uganda
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
G'day,

With all the negative hoo-haa being reported about travelling from Ethiopia through Nor...

RE: German working holiday visa - applying abroad
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Western Europe, Jan 3, 2013
Yeah mate, just hit the Germany embassy and it should take about a week to process.

Again, I d...

RE: Anarchist community in Bahir Dar
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
Thanks all.

I think there must of been some initial miscommunication with the person telling m...

Anarchist community in Bahir Dar
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
Alright then,

this is a strange one maybe?

But my couchsurf host was telling me about an a...

RE: good place to hang-out with travellers in Ethiopia
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
Join couchsurfing mate....

You can find a mix of ex-pat's and locals to hang out with....prefe...

Another Simien Mountains post
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
Hey all,

Just started out hitching the Northern route in Ethiopia, took two days of slow bumpy...

RE: Simien Mountains Nov. 19 - Nov. 24
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
G'day,

I'm Matt, from Melbourne and travelling with a girl from New Zealand...I'm not sure on ...

RE: Volunteering in Africa
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
You should check out www.workaway.info

I've found some pretty cool stuff here and you don't ha...

RE: Travel mates
in Departure Lounge » Africa, Jan 10, 2013
Interesting info about the horses....I wouldn't say I'm the most avid rider, I was considering th...