Hotel Embassy Nairobi
Tubman Road, Opposite City Market-City Centre Nairobi, 00100, Kenya
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Where am I?
... complete with turkey, stuffing, brussel sprouts and a mince pie! Back in London I had sent a few hurried emails to the Nairobi hostel to rearrange my airport pick up and was praying that they had been received, processed and someone would be here to meet me. I was in luck! A short drive through a dark and deserted Nairobi city later and I had finally ...
Christmas in Kenya
... large numbers of cattle, hens and goats being kept alongside a range of crops, particularly maize and sugar cane. The older houses were largely wood, tin and mud brick affairs; newer houses were constructed of stone and concrete and painted bright pastel colours. Along the way we met various family members and were becoming very aware of the family-orientated nature of Kenyan communities. We returned to Brian's house and with everyone ...
The carnivorous sating of a well-deserved hunger
... on we made to return to Nairobi, though quite quickly turned back when Kevin realised that he was driving with only one shod foot - the other shoe back at the waterfall drying in the sun. Making a second departure, we noticed a few fishermen on a bridge further down the road and went for a look. Some locals were fishing further up the river feeding the falls and had caught a few catfish and eels with a long reel-less pole. More exciting than the fish Kevin purchased and ...
Quiet day of company
... Gertrude, both of whom added some great depth to my notebook; and Sam, a young American guy volunteering with a company to make water purification systems for small villages and families. Sam's flight was to head off at 3am and he had set himself the goal of being quite full to make the long journey Minnesota bearable - being considerate, I stuck it out with him until midnight, making sure that he was clambering into a taxi before making a weary move to the horizontal ...
A Kenyan kaleidoscope, part 1
... 8217; in two great game parks north-east of Nairobi (more on those in our next post).
For the boys, sharing a house brought back memories of the good old days. There was plenty of reminiscing and even a round of golf (having a caddy for the first time transformed Greg’s enjoyment of the game).
We all enjoyed a few great meals together and Janine was able to join Olena in a class to advance the pottery skills she acquired in ...


