A trip starts in the waiting room for your flight. This is the first time you see who's actually going where you want to go. Since I opted to go from Bangkok to Tbilisi via Dubai, I had that moment occur when I entered Terminal 2 at Dubai airport. I originally thought about waiting out my 7 hour … [Read more...]
No Milk Today, Lots of Alcohol and Visiting the Local Political Party Office
I slept in today after the torturous hike yesterday clocking in at 12 hours of unconsciousness. After handing in some clothes for washing (a pair of jeans, pajama pants, army shorts, a t-shirt, a pullover, 4 pair of socks, and 2 pairs of underwear for a grand total of 2 USD) I arranged for a trip to … [Read more...]
Hiking in the Hailforest
What I thought I had signed up for: A moderately demanding hike that would deliver some great views. What I actually signed up for: Brutal hike up a 4137m Mountain (Mt. Muhavura) with a total altitude gain of 1700m (2600m from the location of my hostel) on a round trip distance of 16km in a … [Read more...]
Bujumbura and the Foreigners Living There
After spending nearly a week in Rwanda – seeing both, the capital and the country side – I decided to move down a little south and take a look at its poorer neighbour in the south: Burundi. Arriving in Bujumbura, Burundi, the first thing I noticed was the countless number of people crowding the … [Read more...]
Rwanda, the Police State With Hardly Any Corruption.
In two days this was probably my most surprising realisation in the nation: It's a police state. Not the bat-shit-insane, limb-chopping, atrocity-sprouting, textbook, African-dictator style police tyrany state, but more the East Germany, Cuban, Soviet, 1984-style police state. With some extra … [Read more...]