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The King Post Nairobi

Rhapta Rd., Westlands Nairobi, Kenya

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The Fates are against us

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... in her backyard doing the laundry. After introducing me to her sister, mother, children and other relations confusedly trying to work out where I had appeared from, she took me through a few other small properties and sent me on my way to some concrete stairs that would allow me to reach the beach. It was a relaxing walk - the water kept almost as flat a as lake because of the sheltering reef that followed along a huge stretch of the coast, the worn cliffs ...

Fast Fingers

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... the boys unhappy with the selection we were grateful to be out of the stifling space and back to the apartments for a shower. With the night creeping on and a thirst growing we had to make a stop for dinner and impress upon the proprietors the need to get the food out quick. The choice turned out to be one of the best meals we had enjoyed - traditional Swahili food cooked to perfection and brought out promptly. The only downside was that, as a Muslim restaurant, ...

Four out of five ain't bad

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... on our list of animals; huge proud male Ostriches strutted about the open plains, tiny hairless Mole Rats kicked out puffs of dirt from their roadside burrows, gangly Rothschilds Giraffes strode about the plains and a variety of birds glided in the currents. The real excitement came from seeing a Forest Elephant grazing in the thick vegetation beside a river. Being much more sedate than their savannah counterparts, it regarded us with caution for a time before returning ...

An ambulating game of spotto

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... for Kevin. He had gone into the gorge to do the tour, which led one through the geothermal features of the valley. Sitting around for a time, we figured that if we were to go on a tour chances are we could miss him completely and have him waiting around for quite a while. Being interested in the animals and landscape, we passed a message on to the rangers and hit the road back the way we came. Our return trip saw the plains teeming with animal life; large ...

The End is Nigh!

A travel blog entry by ttwmarkc

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... two guys outside called Byron and Steven who, like me, didn't have tickets and they helped me get in to watch the game. One was a Gor fan and the other an AFC fan so that was entertaining, especially since the game was really close and ended up going to penalties when AFC won after some intense drama. The guys were great and made sure I got on the right matatu after the game so I met them the next day to watch the Man Utd game since Utd are a team all ...