Nairobi
Travel Blogs from Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi, Karen camp
... he touches the ground... so next time, he will place his self inflatable mattress under the foam one. Corinne 21 au 22 août, Nairobi, Karen Camp Retour dans la ville, avant de nous diriger vers la Tanzanie ... nous avons changé de camping et trouvé la ...
D Day!
... we are now 6 and will be together for one year...though Lance and Tristan just left France 10 days ahead of us to get to Nairobi and hunt for 2 vehicles that not only should last 5 months with us but should be resold in South Africa... The "boys" seem to ...
Dancing Bird
There's this bird that battles itself every day against the single exterior bathroom mirror. There is only one mirror in the camp, for the 6 showers and toilets. Perhaps the mirrors uniqueness ...
The shock of the first day // Choc du 1er jour
Version française plus bas.... We arrived safe and sound, though very tired of the sleepless night... I wish they would place proper head rests in airplanes, in economy class! The air is thick with mist and pollution, the grass is brown and everything ...
Spain wins 2010 World Cup; Jau is very unhappy
Made it back to Nairobi in time for the finale of the World Cup. Germany took 3rd place over Uruguay. Sunday the 11th brought the game everyone was waiting for. Spain was taking on the Netherlands in the final. I felt like I had already won since these ...
Nairobi to Arusha - Welcome to Tanzania!
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 ...
So long Southern and East Africa!
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 ...
Zanzibar days.....Ticket madness
... point of view..)... we spent longer than we care to recall in this office before having to abandon the attempt until we reached Nairobi...to be continued... After our initial visit to the airline we went to the train station to try to get our train ...
Don't Tell My Mom We Were in the Congo
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 ...
Kenya Believe We're in Africa? Safari- Part 1
... , all to ourselves - a private safari. Our first day was a long one of driving, as we drove north from Nairobi, in the shadow of Mount Kenya, to a private game reserve called Sweetwaters. After staying in $6-10 hotels in Asia, we had a bit of a shock as ...
Carnivores?- Protein Overload
... Arrive exhausted in Nairobi, eat meat, meet Kish (again..) get (long) bus to Kampala Uganda.... Nitty Gritty: Landed at Nairobi completely exhausted after a frantic last day in Colombo sending packages back to the UK, getting CDs cut of our photos ...
Nairobi Has One Wack Airport
I arrived in Nairobi in the afternoon. It's an ugly airport, too. I figured I'd stay in the airport overnight since I was flying to Ethiopia the next day. Ironically, I had met an English woman, Candi, on the ferry to the Lamu airport who had the same ...
Arusha to Nairobi
KENYA Nairobi 10th - 11th January 2007 Wednesday 10th We arrived in Nairobi at the Upper hill Campsite at 01:00 (Nzioka, a friend of a friend, suggested the place when he declined our request to camp in his garden) and Claus was immediately ...
Muzak and Christmas in Nairobi
... Christian melodies and rock ballads. Such a change from the Arabic call to prayer that has become so familiar... Nairobi is really quite a modern city...good banks and shopping. Their local supermarket / Target type store is called ...
Reflections on Africa
... of Karen. Not that much to see to be honest and I found myself back at camp. Team Australia and I eventually shared a taxi into Nairobi and finally I was back where it all began in early June for me. Everyone welcomed me back and it was good to see my ...
More Run Around
Tuesday, Shani, Asma and Jane escorted me to Mombasa Airport. It was a kind send-off. I arrived in Nairobi safely and fought my way through the taxi drivers to a telephone. I caled Margaret's sister, Beatrice, who was to hold on to some of my luggage ...
Packing trucks day // Jour pour ranger les camions
... meat… including crocodile. There was live music too and it really changed our mind from the packing business!! This campsite in Nairobi is really geared towards backpackers who don't even bring a tent but rent one already set up and eat/drink at ...
Pillow fight // Cambriolage nocturne
... "où nous voyagerons et camperons"... à la fois Lance et Tristan répondent:" Non, nous allons acheter un oreiller 'normal' à Nairobi ", et Fabyan a ajouté "Je vais utiliser des vêtements" et donc je n'ai même pas demandé à Roman ce qu’il ...
May a Hippo Never Take a Dump in your Pool
... 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 the ...
Nairobi, Kenya
... . These giraffe's were the rare Rothschild species, there are only a few hundred left in wild so it was a real privilege. Then to Nairobi National park , the only national park in the world in a city. Here they had an orphan animal Park where my guide ...
Last Day in Kenya
This week, I left Ivan's orphanage and moved to Nairobi for good. Anne had forgotten that there was construction work at her office today. So, she returned shortly after leaving for work. We made our way to the Yaya shopping center together. She had ...
Black kite down
... (not to mention my parents'), I've jacked in the job again and hit the road. Africa seemed like a good place to go, and Nairobi a good place to start. The conversation with the taxi driver from the airport was the same as any other in the world: the ...
On Your Marks, Get Set......
... someone that'd done the journey in the opposite direction with the same company, 15 hours he said. Therefore I'd be arriving in Nairobi in the dark, probably tired, with slightly over 1000 US Dollars stuffed into my money belt (for Ethiopia), worried? ...
Cold Nairobi
Day the Twenty-second - in which we mostly sleep and nothing of interest happens. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Got a taxi to the Nairobi Youth Hostel. Pretty pricey, especially as there was no hot water. Nairobi is overcast and chilly. Cold shower - brrrr! At ...
Making More Friends
... and McDonald's don't exist here... Next, Fred the Driver dropped me off at the Turkish Embassy to the Northeast of Central Nairobi. Thought that a few more friends would not hurt. Celil Bey, the Third Counsel, was very welcoming. I told him about the ...
Gorillas and Gameparks
... away. However, a week later we were able to actually feed a hungry giraffe named Daisy at the Langata Giraffe Center outside Nairobi. These were only teasers to our best wildlife viewing day in the Masai Mara, a 15,000-square-kilometer nature reserve ...
Jomo Kenyatta
... and my head fell during one of the most uncomfortable rides of my life. Nakuru was less developed and smaller than Nairobi, comparing the city centers. Streets were nasty and open sewage made itself visible once in a while. We took yet another ...
Recon to Kenya
... so I have to do the good thing very quickly." The first of these Antipodean reconnaisance I conducted was in Kenya. I had about three nights in Nairobi before heading off to climb Mt Kenya and one of the first things I did was visit the Australian ...
I don't like vuvuzelas
... hours later. Still not used to this sort of stuff!! I've also found myself in a few awkward situations with the crazy driving in Nairobi. I somehow managed to end up being a passenger in a car driving down a part of the highway with a middle barrier. This ...

