Uganda is set in the geographical heart of Africa alongside a large proportion of Lake Victoria’s shore. The two travel bloggers Matt and Kristy have been discovering the country and posting on all they are experiencing.

Matt is a teacher from Illinois, who began his career in rural Alaska relaying knowledge to the children of an Eskimo village. After this he taught English and Theatre in Chicago, but took the opportunity of his summer break to spend six weeks in Uganda.

He has delivered four instalments on Uganda, each long and detailed, as well as a brief, yet informative summary on the country’s current political landscape. The thoroughness is partly due to slow connections and having to make the most of what access he can get while moving through the country.

Instalment #3 – Uganda Uganda (or look out Gulu, here I come) explains the school structure in Uganda, which is more interesting to your average reader than you may expect. It also features a droll description of a six hour bus journey that Matt endured under the weight of extreme tiredness, but devoid of a headrest.

Kristy has been in Uganda for over 15 months, a “woah dude” moment indeed. Her latest entry is entitled The Struggle and serves as a point of reflection on her time away. ‘The Struggle’ is now much more than just a mildly amusing slogan written on the side of cabs (amusing due to rap song connotations within Kristy’s own mind). To her now it represents difficulties that inevitably are encountered nearly daily in one form or another. It is just the way things are. Despite the sober tone of some of her evaluation, Kristy still manages to squeeze in discussion on ‘hairy’ equating to ‘hotty’ in light of recently grown arm pit hair…

Sat in a UK based office with rain clouds gathering all around, on what is invariably a typical British mid-June day writing about others in far off locations, experiencing all the world has to offer, is promoting some seriously restless legs. However, I continue unhindered with some African adventure at arguably the most spectacular point of the Zambezi River, Victoria Falls.

Victoria Falls is a world beater by some measurements when it comes to waterfall comparison and both Just Us 2 and Adventure: Your Travel Blog have been discussing ‘the smoke that thunders’. Both are well worth a read. Also staying in Africa be sure to visit Becky’s Travel Blog as she embarks on an epic seven week journey through the continent.

Those ‘itchy feet’ Becky mentions are definitely residing under my desk right now. I’ve seen Niagara, and am thinking as far as impressive natural landmarks go, pairing that with Victoria Falls would make a nice duo.

As you creep ever closer to a departure date things get exciting. A swell of possibility takes hold and preparation becomes paramount as you begin to anticipate with fervour. And this would be around the stage where the following individuals are as they get set to head to Africa.

In the TravelBlog forum, Ray_Om is set for Tanzania and needs advice. He has ten days to fill and needs suggestions for where to go. Already he has done a little research, but he wants hear the experiences of others too before making a choice. Thankfully The Travel Camel suggests the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti, both ideas that Ray_Om appears to have taken to.

Lauren is getting ready for the “Warm Heart of Africa”, Malawi. Her blog I Want to Taglia-Tell You Something is predominated by photographs she has taken, and if her work in Malawi is half as good as this snap taken on a previous excursion then her readers are in for a treat.

Finally, there are occasions where the excitement has to be tempered with practical needs, such as knowing about driving in Egypt! And for such things there are pleasantly constructed threads on boards exactly like The Lonely Planet forum.

Getting on top of a travel visa can be a nightmare. While a quick search on the internet can usually help answer the most common questions, it’s not always so easy if you’re starting out completely in the dark. Luckily, the internet is like a chocolate box full of knowledge in the gumpian sense. You can dip inside to get a taste of this useful information but, ultimately, you never know what you’re gonna get.

Fortunately, Lonely Planet is a discussion forum brimming with seasoned travellers best described as ‘the fudge one’. If you have any questions about your trip, chances are someone there will be able to help.

In this thread, Fendergrl97 needs to know how to get two visas at the same time to visit Kenya and Tanzania. If you’ve got an answer or have been asking a similar question, join the conversation by following this here link.

It is something of a male rite of passage that at some point in your life you feel an overwhelming desire to cruise around the world on a back of a motorbike, Che Guevara-style. Few of us ever realise this dream; too many of us settle for more realistic aims, some of us pursue a different direction as a famous footballer with a page three model girlfriend, while I’m reserving all my hope for a radioactive spider to bite me. Regardless, there’s still something intrinsically inspiring about a trans-national motorbike tour, whatever waits for you at the end of your own private rainbow.

This is why I point you towards Nick Sanders, who’s cruising across Africa on the back of a Yamaha. His well-written, insightful blog paints a vivid picture of the nations he passes through, comparing the environmental, economical and political shifts as he traverses the second biggest continent in the world.

For Nick’s view on socialist Tanzania, rev your engines and power through this link.

When going on safari, there’s always the risk that a hungry lioness will mistake you for a wildebeest. That’s why my advice for such trips would be to simply avoid looking like lunch. Other people, however, are more helpful with their tips and a good example of such a person would be Lovemore Ncube, who has made a guest appearance on The Travel Diva blog to share her excellent twenty tips for planning a successful African safari vacation.

I’d be hard-pressed to think of someone I know who wouldn’t be aroused by the idea of a safari tour, and it’s often surprising how accessible such trips are. Just reading Lovemore’s advice made me realise how planning such a holiday needn’t be intimidating. Now all I have to do is convince the girlfriend that’s true….