Lamu, Kenya Travel Blogs

Lamu
Dec 24, 2006

... 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
Apr 24, 2006 (22 photos)

... 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
Dec 19, 2006 (3 photos)

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
Oct 25, 2004 (6 photos)

... 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 was ...

And then there was one...
Mar 7, 2005

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!
Mar 31, 2009 (18 photos)

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 ...

Movie AfriKa mon amour part 2
Oct 14, 2006 (159 photos)

soon +300 hundred more pics

Lamu Island
Oct 13, 2006 (282 photos)

Soon + way more pics

Lamu ramblings
Feb 28, 2005 (3 photos)

... 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 ...

MPEG 4 Movies
Nov 2, 2006 (14 photos)

I called Germany yesterday and I heard that Afrika Mon Amour is now playing on TV. I didn't really have the desire and the time to write anything about it. There is a lot of stuff to write about the time spent working for this movie but because I am ...

Lazy Days In Paradise
Feb 18, 2009 (5 photos)

... und der gemuetlichen Rueckfahrt war es dann auch schon 16 Uhr - Zeit fuer einen kurzen Mittagsschlaf (obligatorisch auf Lamu). Beim Abendessen gabs dann noch eine kleine Unterhaltung mit den Niederlaendern Nils und Jasper, und meine Zimmernachbarn ( ...

Pole Pole
Oct 9, 2007 (15 photos)

... 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, all ...

Keepin 'em keen
Mar 4, 2005

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.....
Oct 16, 2007 (6 photos)

... 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 all ...

Lamu Life
Oct 14, 2007 (15 photos)

... 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 day.

A swahili christmas...
Dec 21, 2008

... 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 ...

Its still raining
Jun 15, 2009

... 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 bananas ...

towards the kenyan coast: adventures!!!
Nov 10, 2008

... 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 lendemain, ...

puerto escondido
Feb 1, 2009 (7 photos)

... 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 ...

Dhow where?
Mar 7, 2005 (3 photos)

Against all the odds I made it to Kenya. The plan was to head up the coast as soon as I arrived. But my taxi driver refused and instead took me to a beach close to Mombassa. I forget the name of the beach but it was full of old European women and their ...

ancient city
Jul 11, 2008

... 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
Sep 25, 2005

... 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 in ...

Escape from Lamu
Jan 5, 2009 (2 photos)

... , 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 ...

Lamu
Dec 27, 2006

mmm

Travel to Lamu
Jan 1, 2009 (6 photos)

On Thursday, twelve of us descended on the airport for the 1.5 hour flight to Lamu, an island off the coast of Kenya, where we settled into the two houses we rented.  With its dark, narrow, winding walkways, crumbling stone and cement buildings, an ...

Lamu
Aug 2, 2008

stunning and absolute paradise, forget pepponis

LAMU PARADISE FOUND!!
Sep 21, 2008

I HAD THE BEST 3 WEEK SOF MY LIFE IN SHELLA which is on Lamu island in Kenya. a 3 day trip turned in to 3 weeks in fact! i stayed at Bahari hotel which is right on the sea... when the tide is in you can jump of the top balcony in to the sea (great fun, big ...

Lamu
Mar 30, 2005

If you stay away from the most touristic places it's a nice town.

kenya's paradise
Sep 9, 2005

the most relaxed and not-dangerous place i could think of in kenya. no cars, just onkeys everywhere. peaceful little swahili town, muslim covered women, nonetheless open and friendly people. right next to the most gorgeous people. lamu gets you stuck! ...

yeay beach and relaxation
Mar 14, 2008 (23 photos)

we are relaxing in Lamu. It is very hot here, but there is a nice sea breeze. We have been busy spending our time eating and sleeping and reading and learning the local Bao board game. We hope to go on a Dhow trip to the local beaches/islands at some point ...