Wandering/Wondering

Tag: Rwanda

  • Why does Kigali have so much undeveloped land?

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    One of Kigali’s most pleasant features puzzled me. The city’s most prominent charm was the abundant greenery, and not just from the prominent tropical flowers that lined the streets, but also the frequent swathes of grass and trees dotted around its hills. These weren’t parks, they were simply patches of land without buildings. Gaping holes…

  • Rwanda

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    Day 1 It’s not an auspicious start when I struggle to find my way out of the airport. Thankfully, a helpful man with an assault rifle has pointed me in the right direction, so now I’m walking into Kigali. It strikes me, through the fog of travel-exhaustion, as I look out across the terracotta roofs…