Driftwood Beach Club Malindi

... on a Matatu in the village of Jilore. The reason why this is a necessity is bc there is no food in my village and the closest market town is Malindi and everyone knows I like to eat a lot and food does not stay long without refrigeration. I plan on investing in a raft and just floating down the river to avoid Matatu's bc of their fares and uncomfortable sitting arrangements. I love the lack of organization but at times feel overwhelmed bc these people believe I am ...

... the bride's house where we were greeted by more loud, singing women in bright and colourful kangha dress.<br><br>The men all sat sombrely in white under a tented area and the women sat loudly and colourfully outside whilst the speeches and formalities were agreed between Tony, the groom, and the bride's family.<br><br>After about half an hour Tony was bustled into a small hot room (as were your humble photographer and videographer) with at ...

We caught a Matatu all the way to Malindi from Mombasa ( not the most comfortable 2 hours, but very reasonably priced at 2 pounds. We would have gone by proper bus but couldn't find the bus station. In Malindi it was raining heavily, but our hotel was comfortable and empty. We went to the local Italian for dinner, which we couldn't find but collected another new friend on the way who ...

Tataaaaaaa, geschafft! Seit heute Nachmittag, 16.30 Uhr bin ich ein "PADI Open Water Diver"! Ich wuerde ja gerne schreiben, wie hart die Arbeit war und wie viel Schweiss und Traenen fliessen mussten, um die Zertifizierung zu bekommen, aber irgendwie wars ueberhaupt nicht schwer... war sogar ziemlich geil. =) Am Mittowochmorgen wurde ich von John, dem Fahrer von Blue Fin Diving, an meinem Hotel abgeholt. Die Fahrt ging ins benachbarte Watamu ...

... um keine Dekompressionskrankheit zu bekommen, und Tauchen ist ne absolut sichere Sache (und in nem Pool kann einem ja sowieso weder das eine, noch das andere passieren). Die Tauchstunde hat auch unheimlich viel Spass gemacht und ich war anscheinend gar nicht mal so schlecht, denn wir haben in einem Rucks drei der fuenf Pool-Lektionen durchgenommen. Morgen frueh ist es dann schon soweit: Mein erster richtiger Tauchgang im Meer! In diesem Sinne, ich ess jetzt noch ne Pizza. Brisko

... a Kenyan Tourist guide. I realized that I wanted to see much more of Kenya than I had originally planned. I might like Nairobi or Kampala and decide to stay, in which case I'll have plenty of time to explore the region. When Franco was informed about my aircon, or the lack thereof, a technician was rushed to the scene, despite my protestations that I didn't need it and would happily use my mosquito net instead. He repaired it while I was asleep and I ...

... who were excellent, but we also stumbled on 'Murphys Irish Pub' next door... When I went in to enquire off the African Manager would he be showing the All Ireland Final, he had no notion what I was talking about whatsoever. VERY Authentic Irish pub!! Gutted!! G'wan Mayo!! I even managed to get Dave on his first Matatu on Saturday! Result! He took off for Malawi this morning again - reckons it's going to take him 6-10 days overland to get there. I think I might price some flights....

I spent the weekend in Kenya in Mombasa, on the coast of the Indian Ocean. This means that by the end of this trip I will have been in the Mediterranean Sea, the Indian Ocean, and the Atlantic Ocean. And some swimming pools. Caroline, my friend from Ohio State, and I were accompanied by a mini UN-delegation of sorts: our group consisted of interns from the US, Canada, Kenya, Honduras, France, England, and Germany. We shared an apartment on ...

... St Peterburg. The sole reason this fails to win is that incredibly we saw a sale occur before our very eyes - commuter beckons our hero over, tries on 2-3 pairs, tests them with the sales man's tattered newspaper prop and chooses one. Money is handed over and everyone is happy! Entrepreneurs of the third world we salute you! Back to Kenya. Technology isn't the only challenging pursuit in Kenya. Road Safety is also low on their competencies list ...