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Travel Blogs from Lamu, Kenya
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Lamu
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Coconuts, Donkeys, Cats, Ninjas, and Dreads
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
Mombasa to Lamu
This is a top pick! KENYA Mombassa to Lamu Monday 18th We woke up at 05:00 and ran down to the office to pay for our bus tickets. The early bus had already left, so we had some time to kill before the next one left. I didn't have any Kenyan Shillings and ...
Lamu, Paradise on Earth
This is a top pick! ... Lamu are Swahili. They are really a mix of cultures derived from the historical tribes that existed along the northern coast of Kenya, Portugese, Arab, and probably other sailers thrown in. The Arabs were the conqueror in the end, and slave trade here ...
And then there was one...
As of this morning i am on my own. I thought it would be a little intimidating, but it is a bit of a relief after living so closely with so many people for nearly 4 months. Sorry to those who i was in the middle of smsing theother day when i ...
Lamu Lamu Lamu!
Flew out of the Mara on the 31st and met up with my friend James in Nairobi and the New Kenya Lodge... a backpackers hostel. An interesting spot... right in the heart of the area in Nairobi that you don't want to be in after dark, but at $500 ...
Lamu ramblings
... arse to the airport only to be told there was no seats, and that whoever we spoke to "may not have been telling the truth". Go Kenya. All hyped up and nowhere to go, so we decided to splurge and book into a resort for the night. So after dragging our ...
Lazy Days In Paradise
... Jahren vom langweiligen Fischerdorf zum sackrisch teuren Feriendomizil mutiert ist. Von der Aktivitaeten her hat Lamu - abgesehen vom Nichtstun, was hier extrem verlockend ist - ebenso einiges zu bieten: Hauptattraktion ist die ...
Pole Pole
... out my own ticket!! The following day we decided to check out the next village of Shela, about a 40 minute walk from Lamu town. Some Swedish people in Nakuru had recommended a guy with an apartment here. The walk to Shela was lovely, ...
Keepin 'em keen
I am one of a very small handful of white women on an island of black men. We are a rare commodity, very sought after. It starts out quite amusing, they can be quite poetic in their undying love. Now we are at day 7, and i am still not engaged to any of ...
Just to make you all jealous.....
... see the white sand beaches and turquoise sea. We were staying in a part of the island called Shella Beach which we would recommend over Lamu town which is only a mile down the coast. This beach is something like 12km long! You can get a piece of the beach ...
My time in Kimori
... since December 30th) and watching tv (the museum was closed) on the Sunday. On Monday morning, Leonard from World Corps Kenya, an umbrella organisation that supports projects in rural Kenya that are seen to be contributing to the local community and in ...
Lamu Life
... the perfect mix of volunteering, travelling and holidaying. I have met some wonderful people on this trip and seen some amazing, interesting and heart-warming things. Kenya is a really great country to visit and I hope to return here one ...
The Lamu Smackdown
... people who are predominantly Islamic following the arrival of Arabs to the East African coast back in the day. Lamu has a reputation for being one of the highlights of Kenya and having spent a few days there it is clear to see why although I did have a ...
Aesel, Ali og vandsport
... tilboed os en oel for ulejligheden. Det havde vi ikke tid til, da vi skulle tilbage til byen inden det begyndte at regne igen. Alt i alt var Lamu virkelig en fed by, uden biler og bare stille og roligt. Det regnede meget, men vi havde det sjovt alligevel. ...
Donkeys and Dhows
... nbsp; Well, half a somersault as it didn’t exactly come up the other end, but made everyone on the beach laugh. Lamu is also a distinctly Muslim culture, so the vast majority of restaurants do not sell alcohol and bars are non-existent…. ...
Its still raining
... that it will definately have stopped raining by then! I think it involves catching the fish first We visited Olivers favourite Lamu restaurant for lunch and sampled their milkshakes- mine was avocado- unusual but very good- but Oliver went with the ...
A swahili christmas...
... you have to take a boat) takes you to the village of Shela, set on a (rather windy) beach and a little less frantic than Lamu town. We split out time betwen Lamu and Shela and whilst in Shela have a lovely view out to sea from where we are ...
towards the kenyan coast: adventures!!!
... de locomotion, pas de supermarché. Il flotte un air d'authenticité et de magie que l'on ne retrouve nulle part ailleurs au Kenya, ou en Tanzanie. Les milliers d'âne en sont un héritage, servant de moyens de transport pour toute sorte de chose. Le ...
Feeding the fish
Today we went for a snorkelling trip with a few people from our guest house. They had been out before and so wanted to go somewhere different so we opted for a coral reef an hour or out on the open sea. The crossing was a little rough in our sailing boat ...
Christmas in the sun
Hello from Lamu, Decided to be brave go from Nairobi to Lamu in one go (thought everything was going ok for the first 12 hours and then the road decided to disappear, leaving a rutted path. Cue driver speeding up). Was met by Abdul who got our bags taken ...
Dhow Race
... to be shared between the crew of 14 but the main thing is the prestige and bragging rights for the whole year. A great last day in Lamu, will be sad to say goodbye but there is only so much relaxing you can do! On to Malindi next then to Mida Creek and ...
Happy 2010!!
... from the dj who seemed to only have 1 cd player, no mixing here!! The party went on til 5am when we sailed back to Lamu and after a quick breakfast it was to bed. Didn't manage to sleep though as Mohammed from the guest house had found the stash of booze ...
Lamuuuuuuuuuu
... that is our journey, which started on the West coast of Africa and now we're on the East...West to East baby! Anyway, Lamu is delightfully chilled out and there is only a slight chance of being attacked by Somalian guerrillas as you get to the ferry ...
puerto escondido
... dal vento e con l'acqua abbastanza torbida per essere inaffrontabile. Da malindi abbiamo preso uno splendido autobus per Lamu, tempo stimato di viaggio 4 ore. Le strade sono decisamente migliori sulla costa, fin'ora abbiamo incontrato solo asfalto e ...
ancient city
... already on the way there, to the mysterious island with an ancient town. I apologize to polish roads, as in comparison to those in Kenya, they used to be brilliant (and we cursed them so much). I have no idea, how buses survive such conditions. I see, ...
Slow days on the coast
... the runway the pilot is chatting on his mobile phone. But he got us to Nairobi in one piece. It was beautiful flying over Kenya, best tonic after a few sick days. At one point we could see Killiminjaro to the south and Mount Kenya to the north. Once ...
I am sure this journey could be worse!
... was sat directly above it) however this didn't make the journey any worse other than the permanent burning smell. I arrived in Lamu after a 6:30 bus journey and another 30 minute boat ride. Understandable I was looking forward to relaxing in the evening. ...
Escape from Lamu
... , a speedboat appeared (standard issue 12 passenger canoe with an engine on it), and we hurried aboard, as the representatives from Lamu house continued to try and convince us our boat was 'on the way'. Relieved to be en route, we laughed at the ...
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