Winston Churchill -- My African Journey -- Uganda "The Pearl of Africa"

When I learned that it was Sir Winston Churchill who coined the phrase that Uganda was the "pearl of Africa" I wanted to learn more about his experiences there.  It turns out, he wrote a book: My African Journey.

I found a used copy on eBay for me to read on the plane (or - one of the 3 planes that I would take from Tampa to Entebbe).

His journey took place during the summer of 1907 - as he described - in 4 stages (jungle, plains, mountains, lake). 

It was fascinating to follow along on his journey - to read his descriptions of the Buganda Kingdom and the wildlife here and to see some of the photographs that he took. I'll have to write a longer book review at a later time.

the flight from JFK to Doha was almost 15 hours

finally finished up the book at a restaurant in Kampala