Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this HotelCountry Lodge Nairobi
First day in Africa.
So after all the years of looking at that huge continent and wondering "Why would I ever need to go there" I'm here. On the way to the airport and even on board the plane it didn't really hit me. I was just on a plane going where ever the plane was going. Nothing new there. Even in Amsterdam things were totally fine. It was only once our plane …
Ostrich Balls and Crocodile Make Good Eats
We are a bit amazed about Nairobi - it is a very cosmopolitan city – a lot more developed than Addis and we think even more modern than Delhi. There is a definite middle class here and as a result everything is more expensive from taxi rides to bottled water. What we Nairobi has a reputation of being a dangerous city – to be honest we …
Nairobi Initial Itinerary
Placement 2 This placement ended up being split into what I think of as three rough areas (split according to where I was based): a) Mon 25/11 - Fri 19/12 in Nairobi working for Homegrown, looking at vegetables, flowers and insects! b) Mon 22/12 - Fri 9/1 in Kericho, Finlays, looking at tea and flowers. c) Mon 12/1 - Tues 13/1 in Mombasa, Finlays, …
Wishing you a Merry Xmas & a Happy New Year!
Dear All,
As I am departing Nairobi for Kericho and the second half of my placement in Kenya tomorrow and am not sure when I will get internet access again, I wanted to take the opportunity whilst I still have it to wish everyone (Sainsbury's, companies I have worked for and will work for, contacts, friends, family and others just reading …
Nairobi, Kenya Part 1 Best and Worst Bits
Nairobi, Kenya (Homegrown):
My Second official TTW working placement was split into three sections in the end, all under the Finlay's company. These first four weeks were spent predominantly with Homegrown, a vegetable company based by the airport learning about the company and completing a technical project for the team. Additional time …


