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Kenyan Safari
After 10 months seclusion in Senegal, I broke free for some quality family time traveling through Kenya searching for wild beasts and eating more than any human should in 2.5 weeks. The vacation began at 4pm on January 3, 2010 wherein I left Senegal on an overnight flight to Nairobi. I am terrified of flying, thanks to one bad flight in high school …
Day 1
... some money. We were told that all of the people walkign were hoping to find casual construction work for the day, but that very few of them will get any. It was very sad and also very creepy haha, it reminded us of a zombie movie.When we arrived at the hotel we were pleasantly surprised after the bad reviews it had got. Our room had a living area, double bedroom and ensuite and seperate shower room, with a tv and ...
Don't drive faster than your guardian angel canfly
... don't know how lucky they are. This evening was fabulous - Guy and Susannah gave us dinner and our kids really got to make friends with Gerro and Levi, who are their adopted kids. They bonded over Star Wars on the wii and blowing up juice cartons and bursting them, learning to do a trick where it appears they have put holes in their ears and playing football in the dark. The evening was topped off with a trip to the ice cream parlour, where we had delicious ...
Mankinds homeland
... and very professional staff.
As the Mediterranean passes and Africa nears the pulse quickens ever so slightly. In a way this is a homecoming. Mankinds homeland calls. The debated place of our genesis, our birth as a species. Adventure, awe, learning, danger, risk beauty and adversity. These are life. Like fruit they bear care, selection, picking and squeezing to attain the nutrition ...
Nairobi Part 1
... de Natashia. På vej gennem byen punkterede vores bil, men den fik han heldigvis lappet på et splitsekund. Han forklarede, at hvis ikke man kan finde ud af at skifte dæk, kommer man ingen vegne i Kenya. Bum bum… Sammy lever af at lave og sælge smykker, og tog os med ud til Kibera slummen og viste os rundt derinde. Vi så et værksted hvor de sleb kohorn og koknogler, som senere blev lavet til små knive, smykker og andet tingeltangel. Folk var meget søde og venlige, men stirrede godt nok ...