Alliance Safari Beach Hotel Mombasa

... muzungo Bridget, we were in this local shop having coke and lunch. Next minute i was behind the counter trying to sell the the food to Omar the local muzungo it was quite a laugh, the local,s all has a good time <br><br><br><br><br>Another great day in Africa.<br><br><br><br><br>Cheers miles

... He was so dirty, but his angelic face defined his sweet presence. <br><br>Although hot, the Indian Ocean breeze carried a gentle cooling mist which comforted us as we continued along the beach.. But what seemed like a dream only moments before became a shock to our bodies as pelting beads of cold rain were thrust upon our bodies. We begged the "camel master" to turn around - to go back so we could run for cover! <br> <br ...

... a bit of old and a bit of new... I just wonder what this place will be like in two year's time, if, as many suspect, Civil War or some other political situation hasn't taken place - will there be change, I doubt it very much - someone said to me the other day what are we educating our children for when there is hardly any employment; let alone a decent amount to survive comfortably on, you educate the kids, their expectations grow, the demands on the Country grows and then what???

... need as well as food. I met unice today who runs Baobao and who runs dressmaking project she is a fantastic woman who has a vision to help women support themselves, she gets them in touch with banks to set up loans so they can start a business. It was an inspiration to see her and what she has achieved, there is a safe place for women and their children, a schoolm and they learn a trade and an income. She was so pleased when i put my order in, i ...

... mess and realized WE HAD BEEN INVADED. A quick look around showed that all our cameras were still there so it couldn't have been a thief of the usual kind, it had been the monkeys. They (or perhaps it was one monkey working alone?) literally took everything out of my bag and it was strewn across our hut. They had taken my glasses out the case and tried them on... threw them under the bed. Used the wet wipes, left little tiny dirty finger prints on everything. They ...

... van type things that you flag down and jam as many people into as possible. For us to go into the main town centre it's about a 15 minute ride or so and costs about 40 shillings (as you can tell I just can't get over how cheap everything is!). There are always about.... Sorry to leave you hanging after my last blog attempt...and for all the typo's! I ran out of time to finish it but didn't mean to post it. I just re-read what I wrote and found a ...

... you if you want a tour or not, they just start telling you stuff, and offer you their daughter, sisters and anything else they can get money for. but they just start telling you history, peter wouldnt tell him so i told him we didnt want a guide, and after a while, he realised he wasnt going to get any money from us, and left.<br>over the next few days people cstarted knowing my name, what i was doing there and all tried to sell me safaris. very smart touts.<br>

... and he was sweating profusely while studying his book and continuously fiddling with two mobile phones, sending SMS's and regularly swapping sim cards. I dozed off and woke from a nightmare in which I was Harrison Ford, saving the day. I had grabbed 'the terrorist's' phone and threw it out the window before he could hit the send button, which would have triggered the 'bomb'. I figured he had sat in front for easy access and wasn't prepared to ...

... it took close on an hour to get everything and everyone on and off the boat. That evening I met more volunteers on holiday, from Botswana and Chad, who worked for the Peace Corps. Also, and unfortunately, there was a bunch of typical Afrikaans Boere, who were horribly ******. They told me they weren't drinking Castle Lager any longer and were now on the hard tack, Brandewyn - Met Uys! (Brandy on the rocks). During the day in Dar, while inside a taxi in traffic, we ...

... surgical equipment. She called the airline representative who took everything off her, said he would make the arrangements and walked us through to departures. He then handed everything back with a shrug and said, "It's only a domestic flight, why worry?" I carry a chef's knife with me. Securely wrapped [or concealed] in a teatowel inside a poster roll in my pack. The security x-ray at Kigali is before you check any baggage. The security guard made us unpack my pack because ...