"When I was in Africa"

I had a friend who used to tell travel stories when ever he could. He had certainly been a few places, but only by the safety of a tour. He came out to dinner with me and my new girlfriend, and proceeded to tell her about when he was in Africa, and what he did in Uganda. To which she replied that her father had been a diplomat in Uganda, and she spent most school holidays there, visiting her mum and dad...