Mukutan Retreat Nairobi

PO Box 63704 / Laikipia Plateau Nairobi, 00619, Kenya

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Where am I?

A travel blog entry by charlotterowley

... and security checks. However this time, we got on a plane! The girl sat next to me on the plane lives a 5minute walk from my old house in Putney - what a small world it is! 8 hours and 3 films later, we were coming in to land over the dusty plains of Nairobi, skimming over the heads of the giraffes. We were even treated to a Christmas dinner on ...

Christmas in Kenya

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... the digestive system. It was mostly offensive in taste, texture and smell and our minimal trial of it convinced us never to go near it again. After the morning meal the guys headed off to pick up some supplies and a sound system so we hung with the family for a time. One of the cousins took us for a walk around the village, taking us to visit a few families, look at the old homestead and farm and see the surrounds. The area is very ...

The carnivorous sating of a well-deserved hunger

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... pieces of detritus floating past promised a world of potential infection and mischief for the foolish swimmer (of which there was, with locals jumping off one of the ledges into the deep pool below to the delight and expense of tourists). It was hard to enjoy ourselves with a number of young men attempting to act as impromptu guides (for a donation) so we made a move for the car - after watching Kevin misstep and end up with one leg in the drink. With the ...

Quiet day of company

A travel blog entry by tobequitefrank

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... sibling - after giving him the quick five minute tour around the hostel he proceeded to crash in bed and begin tearing the wallpaper off the room's walls with his excessive snoring. Outside, a good little group of us were looking after the fire and keeping the barman employed. I was keeping company with: Jo and Rob, a British/Scottish couple who were quite incensed by the prices of British rail; Kevin the old stalwart; Tristian the Brit (met earlier that day) and his ...

A Kenyan kaleidoscope, part 1

A travel blog entry by the_hoffs

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... 8217;, to some of the resident ex-pats. By some reports it’s the most dangerous city in Africa but we were greeted at the airport by the friendly face of Tim Chessari, Greg’s former flatmate and now global FMCG guru.

Tim and his wife Olena (pronounced more like ‘Elona’) were generous hosts and provided a glimpse of expat life (gated communities, domestic helpers and country clubs). They also took us on a ...