Tickling a rhino and bowing to the Shoebill. In conversation with Rob Walker
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In episode four, join me - Charlotte Beauvoisin, author of Diary of a Muzungu - as I introduce you to my second guest, the British TV presenter and Uganda’s goodwill sports tourism ambassador, Rob Walker. Tune in to hear: What first brought Rob to East Africa? How did Ugandans respond when Rob congratulated Joshua Cheptegai during his live commentary from the Olympics? Why is he so keen to bring his son to Africa? What are his favourite Ugandan foods? And how exactly do you greet a Shoebill bird? Welcome to my world!   Tune in every week to The East Africa Travel Podcast for the dawn chorus, travel advice, chats with award-winning conservationists, safari guides, birders, lodge owners, and wacky guidebook writers.   Sign up my weekly newsletter.   Follow Charlotte Beauvoisin, Diary of a Muzungu on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn and X.
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