Helen Reynolds who many will recognise as a familiar Hilton face and perhaps have met at Curves, shared a little news of her Ugandan adventure with us.
'I grew up in Cedara, in fact that rondavel at the back of the Rotunda is where I spent my younger years and then from there onto Merrivale/Howick and finally Hilton. I have had work experience in many different fields/areas in my life and I believe that it was because of this, I was offered this fantastic opportunity in Uganda. I am the general manager of two beautiful lodges founded by Australian woman Merryde Loosemore on her travels backpacking through Africa. Gately Inn Entebbe is located in Entebbe town not far from the International Airport of Uganda and Gately on Nile is located at the source of the White Nile in Jinja (2 hours apart). Both lodges offer beautiful surrounds, personalized service, luxurious, rustic but elegant comfort and an extensive bistro menu of Continental and Thai plus we have the best showers in town! Between the two lodges I manage about 45 staff who certainly keep me on my toes!
I have to say, I am loving this country, however I am not here permanently as my heart is in South Africa. The perfect tropical climate, the friendly people, the different culture, the wildlife and natural attractions such as Lake Victoria all make this a special place. I am based in Entebbe which has a wonderful cosmopolitan buzz about it and when I need some quieter time, I head out to the other lodge where I can sit on the balcony and admire the majestic Lake Vic. Oh and there are a couple of things here that certainly remind me of home.....plenty of potholes and power outages! The driving here is very different, the rules of the road are; 'There are no rules'!!!
I am certainly missing Hilton and all my friends there and look forward to coming home in November for a short break. HiltonVillage.co.za emails and Facebook updates definitely bring home closer to me.'
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