Country Info
- Nairobi
- Capital
- Kenyan shilling (KES)
- Currency
- 30,765,916
- Population
- KE
- Country Code
Nairobi Slideshow
Nairobi
Travel Blogs from Nairobi, Kenya
Being caged in during our first visit to Nairobi
Ok so we arrived late in the evening in the capital city called Nairobi nicknamed "Nairobbery." I was so relieved to find out there was a television in my room so I did the math and found out the 1st NBA finals game would be on at 5am in Nairobi, I soon ...
Leaving a Footprint
When I first visited Kenya in 2006, I thought that everyone walked because I saw masses of people alongside the road walking to and from downtown every day while zipping around seeing the sights in town. Well, now that I live here, I've discovered ...
Into Nairobi
... bag as he slept on the table. I returned to my tent and slept for an hour or two. Today we had a convoy into Nairobi. It was another fantastic opportunity to catch up on some sleep. By the time we arrived in Nairobi I was feeling allright, well ...
What's going on with me?
... invited as a guest by my friends. The last Sunday I finally went to the Carnivore. Carnivore is this restaurant/night club in Nairobi that is quite famous. I didn't go there to eat unfortunately, but I will do that another day. They make roasted meat ...
The Hike!
The second morning at Kilajuni we decided to do a hike! Yes, we paid for the adventure. First we asked if there was a trail, then we had the guide look at Katie shoes and he said they were OK! Well know of this was the truth! There was no ...
Found the legendary Jungle Junction
... way point. The funny thing about a way point without any additional info is that we ended up driving around the back streets of Nairobi trying to work out just which street took us closer than 100mtrs to the waypoints given. Alas it was found, i (Harry) ...
Kenya at Last!
... flight left. It was so nice not to have had to cart my suitcase to the hotel with me. The flight to Nairobi was wonderfully uneventful. I watched the Spiderwick Chronicle (twice) and Batman Begins on the way. At the start of the flight they ...
Ok so here's the deal.
Sp here I am in Nairobi. I am having an awesome time (although I think I lost my cell phone)! The host family we are staying with is a lot of fun. They are really outgoing and are making our stay a pleasure. We spent our second day at the clinic/school ...
Wrapping Up
... to crack into a market it has never had any success with: the over 1 million inhabitants of informal settlements in/around Nairobi. More importantly, a relationship is being forged and developed that could lead into areas not yet dreamed of in terms of ...
Doxy
... to come back. I'm definitely excited to come here with someone that knows the area well. When we landed for a layover at the Nairobi airport we realized it was time to start our malaria pills. This is particularly important as we will be working in the ...
the tourists have arrived
... to get half way over the sahara desert before the first travel scrabble argument broke out, which resulted in our first purchase at nairobi airport, a dictionary. It was at this moment that we realised we had a long trip ahead of us (..and that we ...
Masi Mara - Day 1
... what you get. But we all agreed this is where we would stay. On Saturday we had an 1pm flight from Wilson airport in Nairobi. One never knows about the traffic in Nairobi nor what the que will be like at an airport so we arrived about 1.5hrs ...
Masai Mara Rocks My World!
Hi friends! The girls and I are back at home in Nairobi after a fantastic weekend safari at Masai Mara! Our 10-seater van only had one other passenger in it, a young Canadian guy named Fenton. Apparently he had signed up for "luxury camping" whereas we ...
Isiolo to Nairobi
... declined the opportunity on this occasion due to the presence of locals looking to make money out of the event. We arrived in Nairobi at about 1pm and then proceeded to family friend of the Mullins family, who kindly offered to host us. The afternoon was ...
Nairobi is nuts
So im in nairobi now. on internet that is utterly pants..but its working for now so its all good. tho this is gne be very short. cos im nackered. and havent slept since i got on the plane yest :( went to the Safari Walk today and saw loads of ...
Photos From Masai Mara
Here are a few of the pictures from the weekend in Mara. I took way too many to post, but these are a few of my favorites! ...
Pimp my Matatu.
... their hauling butt, blasting beats and swerving. Entry and exit is NOT done at full stop, adding to the experience. Our friends in Kenya have "all the same sh*t over there as they got over here", to quote Jules from 'Pulp Fiction'. Instead of pimp ...
Lucy, New Appliances, and Tough Chicken
... in Africa, mostly in South Africa. They say it is due to a lack of education, lifestyle, and lack of medicine. In Kenya, a new service has started that let's people sign up and receive AIDS prevention tips on their cell phones. Nearly everyone here has a ...
Safari
Hello To All, Once again we did not have Internet for about a week! Meanwhile I went on Safari! Vickie, myself and two other guest that had arrived the night before we left! Ellen and Katie are mother and daughter here from Ohio. Katie ...
Nature Walk
Today, we made it to the Nairobi National Park. It is the only park in the world that is entirely within city limits. Hey that's something! Sara and I went to the park, Ed and Aunty Jane went to a Christian revival at Uhuru park. At the park entrance, you ...
Kissing Giraffes in Nairobi
What a long flight it was to Nairobi. San Francisco to Minneapolis to Amsterdam to Nairobi. But it was all worth it. We arrived to spend one night before our journey to the Masai Mara and then returned after our four ...
Welcome Elijah!
To start, today was probably one of the most amazing days of my life. We made it in record time to the clinic thanks to Robyn's ability to read maps and remember where we catch the matatus. When we arrived, a nurse named Beatrice from a nearby ...
23/07/09
... up constantly. She decided to stay and rest for the last morning and try to get better in view of the light plane ride to Nairobi late morning. So with the boys and Kieran as our driver we went back to see if the killed happened overnight. So we just ...
Giraffe Kisses
... looking forward to this! They also planned out what we will do at the orphanage each day so we are SET, PEOPLE!!!! Nairobi is totally amazing per Cindy. It is the most bustling place she has ever seen...people EVERYWHERE....all kinds of ...
Pictures
FOr those of you on facebook-check out my pics there. For the rest of you--I'll figure something out. Pics take forever to upload. ...
First stop, well sort of...
Richard Well. After a very pleasant flight from London we arrived in Nairobi, Kenya at about 10pm. The first thing we noticed getting off the plane was the heat - it must have been about 20c, a very pleasant change from London. After our first ...
merry christmas
heilig obet uf 10'000 meter über meer fiire isch emol öppis anders. mir hend's üs aber guet go lu und sind entsprechend verwöhnt worde. merry ...