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05-18-12 07:40 #833
Posts: 822Kampala Activities
While in kampala my activities can be categorized as follows:
Daytime mongering.
Very Frustrating since not may girls in the street especially compare to kenya. In spite of my effort I got only one nice girl last time in her way to university. We stayed together for a week. In mombasa I got in average 3 girls from matattu / street / Nakumatt etc. My conclusion is to take this strategy easy.
Clubbing:
I normally focus on non pro hangout with only minor pro. The best way for that clubs is to come with a girl so she can introduce to you her friends and so on. Also if you come with a girl, other ladies are more interested so it easy to collect phone numbers. Some semi-pro girls there look like coming straight fro MTV video clip. In particular girls from Rawanda.
Clubs at Kabalagala Strip are not my thing, I prefer the more normal places such as Ange Noir and club silk.
Internet Dating:
I got 10 girls from afro, good sex and great fun. The problem is they rarely look close to their photos which they are heavenly Photoshoped. As far as dating kenya has much better looking girls but statistically you can get more sex in kampala since the girls are less sophisticated and far less busy.
So in summary for me staying in the busy area of kampala has no benefit. It is better to concentrate in dating and clubbing in a more out of the center location. Girls can come for a date from very far and distance is not a problem for them.
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05-17-12 13:27 #832
Posts: 5When I last visited Uganda. 2 years ago, I had no problems using my debit card. I got cash in Kampala as well as smaller cities. If you are having problems, it might be with your bank. Perhaps, they are worried about the pattern of use with your card.
Originally Posted by Coalburner69 [View Original Post]
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05-17-12 11:01 #831
Posts: 822Originally Posted by Coalburner69 [View Original Post]
I had to ask my friend from europe to make a western union transfer. I will never forget it.
In kenya no ATM problems if you have two type of cards. Switching ATM may be required while some communication problems or the ATM is run out of cash. But never had a problem in kenya.
Next time I am going with cash.
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05-16-12 22:36 #830
Posts: 215Originally Posted by John Palmer [View Original Post]
In both Kenya and Uganda, I routinely withdraw cash from Barclay's and Standard Chartered banks using my foreign issued VISA debit card with no problem. It's even free of charge when I use Barclay's because of a reciprocal arrangement they have with my bank.
So, if the OP is currently able to withdraw cash from his ATM card in Nairobi, then he should be able to do the same in Kampala as well...
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05-16-12 15:26 #829
Posts: 822Originally Posted by Coalburner69 [View Original Post]
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05-16-12 15:01 #828
Posts: 215Originally Posted by Afaire [View Original Post]
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05-15-12 12:57 #827
Posts: 14ATMs and hotels
Guys,
Is it true that:
- foreign credit cards don't work in ATMs? What are your experiences with Mastercard and Visa?
- budget hotels are of a very bad quality? When I moved to Kenya from Asia I was shocked by high prices and bad quality of the hotels. In this thread someone told in Uganda it's even worse.
How the hell are we supposed to survive there?
Thank you
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05-03-12 06:01 #826
Posts: 215Originally Posted by John Palmer [View Original Post]
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04-27-12 12:13 #825
Posts: 822Originally Posted by Ice Cold Coke [View Original Post]
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04-23-12 16:58 #824
Posts: 4Kabalagala Strip
Kabalagala is located SE of the city center. The strip is located on Muyenga Road between Kibuli Road and Gaba Road. It is about 350m long.
There are a couple of hotels on the strip. Pearl Guesthouse is one and Mabira Hotel is the other. The music from the neighboring bar makes it impossible to sleep in Pearl from about 10pm to 6am. Mabira Hotel is much better. Rooms in Mabira start at about 40, 000 UGS. There are other hotels in the area, especially in Muyenga, but they are less convenient to bars and restaurants and may have other guests who are not denizens of the nightlife.
There are at least a dozen bars on the strip. Girls can be found in all of them. The two most popular are Capital Grill and De Posh. Both are crowded pretty much every night of the week.
Capital is full of pros. Some girls may not admit they are pros, but rest assured, nearly every girl in the place is there for one reason, to earn some extra shillings. There is an African girl there for every taste, regular or occasional worker, veteran or amateur, university student or product of the Kabalagala slum, big or small, young or old; you can find it at Capital. The going rate for ST starts at 10, 000 UGS. A girl who considers herself a queen of the scene may ask for 20, 000 UGS, but can be had for less. If a girl asks for more than 20, 000 UGS it is probably better to move on. Oddly, the rate for LT is about the same as the rate for ST. These girls rarely complain, and most will accommodate you for as long as your can go. With Wazungu, many girls do not admit they are pros. The want you to treat them as a girlfriend, something a local would never do. If you want, many will stay with you night and day, but rest assured they will not turn down outside business if the opportunity presents itself. A final note, you really have to watch your pockets in Capital, especially on the dance floor.
De Posh is a bit more upscale than Capital. There is a mix of pros and non pros. The pros move back and forth from bar to bar on the strip, so the particulars are the same wherever you find a pro.
There is not to do in Kabalagala outside of the nightlife. There are internet cafes, football on TV and pool in the bars.
There are places that provide massage in Muyenga, especially on Tank Hill Road. Massage and a HE will cost at least as much as ST or LT in the bars. Massage and all the extras can be had in Chez Bettina, but the prices are way out of line with the market.
Minibuses run along Gaba Road to Lake Victoria. Gaba Beach and KK Beach have food and occasionally live music. At Gaba Market they sell fried, Lake Victoria fish at cheap prices. Minibuses run along Gaba Road in the other direction to the city center. Motorbikes can also be hired to the city center from the strip for about 2, 500 UGS. Motorbikes to Garden City Mall run about 2, 000 UGS. Rule of thumb for motorbikes is 500 UGS per km.
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04-18-12 14:14 #823
Posts: 25I am in Kampala tonight.
Anyone around want to go for a beer?
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04-13-12 23:03 #822
Posts: 21Mamba Point
Hey,
Is the Mamba Point Guesthouse in Kampala girl friendly / do they charge extra?
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04-05-12 19:13 #821
Posts: 25Am in Uganda now hanging with friends. Anyone around who would like to hang out sometime and chase some gals. Send me a message
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03-30-12 01:30 #820
Posts: 215Originally Posted by Interracial [View Original Post]
To that end, the best option I've found to date is the Samalien Hotel on William street behind the old Equatoria Hotel (now a shopping mall). For a self-contained double in a secured, relatively quiet compound, it's about $20. As you would expect, there's no air-con but they do have a fan, TV (with limited channels) , hot water (from a tank vs head) and 24/7 power (full power). No fridge, but they do have chilled beers, sodas and water avail for sale at the reception. If they don't have something you fancy, they will go out and get it for you if someone is avail. Good staff (even better on a nominal tipping plan) and trustworthy. No restrictions on girls.
After 10pm, a boda or taxi is strongly advised to and from this location.
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03-29-12 11:26 #819
Posts: 250The JBK is excellent at $50 USD per night for an air-con double
The JBK is excellent at $50 USD per night for an air-con double. It is quite a challenge to find hotels in Africa that are in the $30 to $50 range and actually 'work'. You usually get the extremes, dumps under $30 USD that don't work or hotels above $50 USD that are over-priced. JBK fits nicely in the middle. Stay away from Aponye at $25 US per night, not everything 'works'. The extra $25 is worth it a t JBK.
While you may deem the JBK as just an "average budget hotel", the reality is that it's actually more of an ABOVE average budget hotel for Kampala and the city center location. It also happens to be closer to Rock gardens (YOUR specified mongering location) than any of the other budget hotels. You were given what you asked for. Kampala is what it is.
Hotels like the 680 in Nairobi are well over your stated price range in Kampala. As far as distance is concerned, your beloved "Black Diamonds" in Westlands is NOT walkable from the 680 hotel, whereas Rock gardens is less than a 15 min walk from the JBK.
ITBO Night club? Never heard of it.[/QUOTE]