HOW I TRAVEL

from Ng'aali InFlight Magazine Issue 3

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Robert Lakin Babra Adoso

Lakin is the Principal/CEO of Gems Cambridge International School, Uganda. GEMS is a worldwide brand that has successfully nurtured over 152,000 students in its respective campuses in Kenya, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, USA and Great Britain; GEMS truly is an international global leader of education, fulfilling the mission of providing quality learning to every child. Babra is the Chief Executive Officer of MICE Uganda, a full service Incentive Travel House specializing in Incentive Travel and Meetings Planning as a Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) and Destination Management Company (DMC).

What is your favourite destination in the world? My favourite place is Zanzibar, as it is where one of my favourite music legends (Freddie Mercury) grew up. Secondly, it gave me a first taste of life in Africa. That was about 10 years ago, a visit during which I was fortunate to stay at a tranquil resort on the beach of Stone Town, Zanzibar’s main city. What is your favourite Ugandan dish and why? Sweet potatoes, beans and chicken stew! I am not really a fan of matooke (green bananas), having eaten a stable diet of bananas for over 10 years. This was back in the day when I was still an active rugby player. What particular item can’t you imagine travelling without? I have a red thermal hoodie that I always take with me when I am flying. It is a perfect substitute for bulky suits. It’s so old and getting worn out but I can’t imagine life without it, for nostalgic reasons. I bought it in Paris on a very cold day out with my wife and daughters. What is your favorite destination in the world? I have many but some of the ones that top my list are: Santorini in Greece, Sibenik in Croatia, Casablanca in Morocco and Singapore. What is your favourite Ugandan dish and why? Here too I have a few - I love matooke, kalo (millet bread) with smoked fish in roasted peanut paste and greens, locally called eboo in my language. What particular item can’t you imagine travelling without? My hand luggage into which I chuck a number of necessities, my passport and credit card or cash.

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