Kenya Travel Blogs

My flight from Addis to Nairobi was delayed an hour for transit passengers. Duty free shops are taxed. I called Margaret to tell her I'd be back that night. The flight was smooth once we got going. We flew straight down the Rift Valley, over Shashamane ...

A travel blog entry from Kilifi by cpricci
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Friday I woke and set off back to Kilifi to meet with Margaret and Peter once again to visit another group of farmers. I was late, but we were well recieved by the farmers when we arrived. It was fun riding on the back of the dirt bike through the ...

A travel blog entry from Kilifi by cpricci
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I left Kilifi in a matatu with a working tape player. I had heard about a big reggae show that was moving up the coast from Mombasa. I figured I could catch it in Malindi, on my way to Lamu. I arrived around mid-day and settled into town with some ugali ...

A travel blog entry from Malindi by cpricci
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... life and the ills of the world. She has many great resources I have yet to look into. It finally rained. A delegation of Kenyan ministers of parliament died in a plane crash on their way to calm tribal war in northern Kenya. Politics is dangerous.

A travel blog entry from Kilifi by cpricci
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In the morning I woke up to go to Kwetu Training Center for Sustainable Developement (kwetu@sollatek.co.ke, pda@africaonline.co.ke). The bus wasn't too long from Kilifi to Mtwapa, but Kwetu was at least 5 km off the main road. The wierd thing is that you ...

A travel blog entry from Mtwapa by cpricci
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Arriving in Nairobi it looks like quite a modern city. The first thing I noticed were no boda bodas - how the hell were people meant to get around? Taxis! I took my complementary breakfast with the bus company - Chips, eggs, fried battered sausage and ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by jonclark2000
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Nairobi, Kenya marks the end of the road for our 8-week trip through southern and east Africa. Crossing over from Tanzania was a little sad because we knew we would have to say goodbye to the friends we made on the overland safari, but we're excited about ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by edamame
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Leaving Tanzania we drove across the border into the capital of Kenya, Nairobi. Nairobi, often referred to as "Nairobbery," is known for its rampant street crime. Despite thinking of myself as pretty street smart after working in the Bronx for three ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by jmo
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... up.. by close of business we were ready to throw ourselves or maybe the staff out of the 10th floor window of Kenya Airlines.... After a much needed beer and picnic dinner in our room we went to bed feeling pessimistic... obviously some deity thought we ...

A travel blog entry from Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania via Zanzibar to Nairobi by grahamandrach
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... to the south end of the Aberdares National Park, which has the notoriety of having more elephants per kilometre than anywhere else in Kenya. After a two-hour ride to get there, we arrived at a fishing lodge that had more than enough room for all seven of ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by chrisandlara
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Day the Twenty-third - in which Stef gets The Rage, we travel in comfort by bus and rodents provide the evening entertainment. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Predictably, woke up at the crack of dawn.  Stef discovered that his bag had been rootled through, and on ...

A travel blog entry from Kakamega by izzie
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... The rainforest is primary, a relic of the swathe that used to cover this latitude from DRC, through Uganda to Kenya. It is beautiful - full of forest sounds and flowers. The tracks were narrow, wending between giant hardwoods, but ...

A travel blog entry from Kakamega by izzie
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Arrived yesterday from Zanzibar and checked into the Boulevard Hotel where my tour starts tomorrow.  Similar to the Meridian Court, the Boulevard is the latest in 60's modern kitsch! Had dinner last night in the dining room to the sound of medley ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by tracystravels
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... have a bit of trepidation? We are happy to report that so far, it is nothing like we expected. Keeping in mind that Kenya is a developing nation; the town of Mombasa is pretty clean, orderly, and safe. The Kenyans we have encountered so far have been ...

A travel blog entry from Mombasa by globedecker
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Sage Words: "Your true traveller finds boredom rather more agreeable than painful. It is the symbol of his liberty - his excessive freedom. He accepts his boredom, when it comes, not merely philosophically, but almost with pleasure." -Aldous Huxley - ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by grahamandrach
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... see fit. The International Humanity Foundation's (IHF) funds come from donations, individual sponsorships and grants. While I am in Kenya, I would like to meet all the alumni that I have gotten to know through the alumni database. There seems to be ...

A travel blog entry from Nakuru by muratcan
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... last test was passport control. They were only letting through people flying before 7 a.m. They didn't want to stamp me out of Kenya. I told them I was sick, and what's the point of a sleeping lounge after check-in and immigration? They passed my passport ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by cpricci
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... Casino. We were both parched and famished so we avoided the gridlock chilled out at the casino, speaking to the locals about Kenya while waiting patiently for the buffet to open.  I had the concierge make a few calls for me to investigate the buses ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by dcm
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Kikambala & Mombassa 30th December 2006 to 6th January 2007 Friday 29th Claus, the Danish seven-toed Jesus look alike, and the two American dykes Lee and Katia, met up with me in Kilifi late on Friday.  I had invited them to join me at ...

A travel blog entry from Kikambala by dcm
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... that. I like having time to myself, so being constantly watched and stuff can grate after a while. It's not so bad here in Kenya, though we are about to head up to Mt Elgon. Just having everyone crowding can be a bit tiring - we are from Britain after all ...

A travel blog entry from Endebess by izzie
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... Somalian border, was to do a feasibility study into upgrading the cell phone tower and telecoms infrastructure for Safaricom, Kenya's primary mobile telecommunications operator.  We encountered several Somali dhows on the way, and even docked next to ...

A travel blog entry from Lamu by dcm
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... have mentioned it earlier), the local shops sell mira, or chat (Catha Edulis). This plant grows in the mountains around Mt. Kenya and is transported to every corner of the country, where it is in high demand probably because it is addictive. Fewer people ...

A travel blog entry from Lamu by cpricci
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Hi Everyone, Just a quick note to let you know we have arrived in Nairobi. We will actually be leaving soon to go to Arusha, Tanzania. We will tell you all about it in the next entry when we get there. It is absolutely sweltering in this internet cafe ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by audreyandjack
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... road, not helped by having large open air vent holes in the wall. Africans do like to use their horns! Leaving Kenya tomorrow! It's been ok, but nothing special. The food has been consistently awful. Still think you should stick to Tanzania, not ...

A travel blog entry from Eldoret by izzie
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I spent three days in Kilifi, mostly trying to keep cool and hydrated. The sun is indescribably brutal on the Kenyan coast. I called down to Kwetu to see if things were in order for the workshop. I had emailed at least three times from Ethiopia, but ...

A travel blog entry from Likoni Island by cpricci
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... to stay in touch after much good conversation. Finally, Tony helped me find some special matches (Farasi (Horse) Matches, only in Kenya, are the best matches in the world, I'm sure.) I'd been meaning to export, and negotiated a taxi to the airport for ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by cpricci
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I got the boat back to the mainland and I became a man on a mission to get up to Nairobi in time for my flight to Ethiopia. On arrival in Dar I headed straight to the Scandanavia bus company (The good company) to get my ticket, but rather unfortunately ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by irax
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Twice to Kenya. I will talk about it later. Good

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by paul
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... told us just as the meat was on the grill and the beers were being iced. Only fours to go until sunset. Whoops. As Kenya is a fairly stable country - as far as Africa is concerned - Nairobi is the main base for aid operations for the region, including ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by dazzla
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... of the animals that had filled our childhood tales and imaginations. This trip surely did not disappoint. A couple of notes on Kenya: 1. Do not come to Nairobi and expect NOT to see people with rifles. They are there for your safety and security at ...

A travel blog entry from Nairobi by chrisandlara
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