Review: Nalubale Rafting (Jinja, Uganda)

Review: Nalubale Rafting (Jinja, Uganda)

We contacted Nalubale Rafting when we arrived in Jinja at the suggestion of a friend. On price alone Nalubale was 30%-40% cheaper than just about everyone else in town and on that recommendation alone we were sold. After speaking to the owners/guides about the river levels and the river-boarding we preferred to do, we were [...]

Riverboarding the Nile…

Riverboarding the Nile…

Most people come to Jinja to raft the Victoria Nile. But we don’t raft. With the class V water over our heads for kayaking we did the next best thing…jump in with a boogie board. Yes, you read that right, we boogie boarded some of the biggest commercially rafted whitewater on the planet. Upon jumping [...]

Foodie Friday: Jackfruit

Foodie Friday: Jackfruit

The first time we saw jackfruit in a market we looked at the lumpy enormous “fruit” with suspicion. Fibrous and exotic looking, I wasn’t so sure about trying it, especially after some South African friends of ours that we’re traveling with told us the flavor was “interesting.”Usually about 10 inches in diameter, and weighing up [...]