Tourism in Rwanda: take it or leave it?
Traveling to Rwanda may not be everybody's dream, but it was certainly mine! It's located in the heart of Sub-Saharan Africa, so it's not overrun by tourists. It has a warm climate, friendly people, fabulous nauture, and it’s safer than almost anywhere in the world. My kind of place. Unfortunately, flying from The Gambia to Rwanda isn't as straightforward as you might expect. There are direct flights to Kigali from Europe and other places, but everyone who has been to Sub-Sah
4 hours ago6 min read
Ultra X Rwanda 110K recap
Question: What do you do when you’ve completed a bunch of marathons and the idea of running another one isn’t as exciting anymore? Answer: you sign up for an ultra marathon! First of all, what is an ultra marathon? Ultra running events have different distances. It can be 50K, 100K, 100 miles, or even more. For Ultra X Rwanda, there were two options: 50K or 110K. I couldn’t imagine doing more than 50K for my first mountainous trail run, so I signed up for that distance. Durin
6 days ago9 min read
I do scary things
Over the Christmas holidays, my older sister and her husband got into a big argument because of me. They disagreed about driving me to the airport or letting me drive myself. It had been hailing since a few hours, but it wasn’t freezing so my sister wasn’t concerned. My brother in law, who won the argument, pointed to my well-known fear of driving, and insisted on bringing me there. Nobody asked me. Once we were in the car, I told my brother in law that I could have driven my
Jan 224 min read
