Nairobi, Kenya Travel Blogs

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 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 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 by jmo
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... 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 ticket ...

A travel blog entry by grahamandrach
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... , 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 we ...

A travel blog entry by chrisandlara
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... 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 Nakumatt ...

A travel blog entry by tracystravels
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... 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 and ...

A travel blog entry by grahamandrach
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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 plan ...

A travel blog entry by cpricci
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by dcm
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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 and ...

A travel blog entry by audreyandjack
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by cpricci
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... 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? you ...

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

A travel blog entry by paul
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... 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 weather ...

A travel blog entry by dazzla
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... 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 banks, ...

A travel blog entry by chrisandlara
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... 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 managed ...

A travel blog entry by christosp
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by muratcan
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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 ...

A travel blog entry by izzie
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by muratcan
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by paul
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... . 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 that ...

A travel blog entry by jill_and_andy
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry by muratcan
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A travel blog entry by heatheravan
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... your safari and other arrangements prebooked so that you are not having to do it when you are in Nairobi. I'm sure lots of people have had great experiences in Kenya once you get outside of the big cities like Nairobi . For us it was a little too much ...

A travel blog entry by audreyandjack
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... 4 hours, because we were using an frequent flyer miles award ticket, the routing was roundabout and involved a 16-hour layover in Nairobi, Kenya. We didn't want to shell out another $100 each for entry visa just to take an expensive cab into downtown, and ...

A travel blog entry by globedecker
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... many different animals that JoAnn began writing them down in her notepad, just so she wouldn't forget any. Before returning to Nairobi we stopped at Lake Naivasha again and saw thousands and thousands of pink flamingos along the waters edge. Next time you ...

A travel blog entry by donstump1
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... ~ Kakamega ~ Mt Elgon and the caves ~ Kenya Summary ~~~~~~~~ This is the account of our trip through Northern Kenya, from Moyale to Nairobi. It began the morning of yesterday, 28th June, and ended this morning [29th]. The rest of the events from ...

A travel blog entry by izzie
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A travel blog entry by jambo
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Despite its reputation (Nairobbery), Nairobi's downtown was pleasantly clean, had some great cafes and restaurants, and was relatively hassle free.  I paid too much money for a hotel, but decided to treat myself after the previous few days.  I ...

A travel blog entry by djchurch
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... in the dusty ditches by the side of the road, but to be fair he obviously knew what he was doing and I arrived at Nairobi airport in one piece and on time.   The roads are so bumpy in Africa , not really surprised there are broken trucks ...

A travel blog entry by christosp
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