Guest Houses in Nairobi

I arrived in Nairobi where I coincidentally met a guy from UNICEF at my hotel.  We explored Nairobi together as it is not a place to explore as a blond chick on your own.  It's not known as Nai-robbery for nothing!  Beautiful violet ...

... opened the gate. I guessed it was Zipporah. She showed me around the house and asked me about my plans. Well i said i have 4 days in Nairobi and i have 3 errands. I have to buy a celtel phone card/ sim. I have to get my yellow fever shot. I have to get ...

... a school for disabled children in a Nairobi slum.  We got along, exchanged stories and saw versions of ourselves in each other. After dinner Eli blogged a bit while Mia packed since we are moving guest houses – the downside of booking as we go. ...

... for three days, it a rural town two hours out of Nairobi. After some rest there, we headed back to Nairobi and have been staying at the Kopling guest houses. I started my first Kiswahili class today. Jina lingu ni Trinh : ) My word of the day is ...

... which was good when we told him what our day was to be like.   We were going to Rose’s apartment outside of Nairobi today and knew that there would be again a family gathering.  First we put in a call to Rose to tell Joseph how to ...

... we've been up to, and its worth saving this one until last, was going to the David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi National Park. It's the kind of place that helps rescue orphaned pachyderms from around Kenya, then looks after them until they can ...

... homes to go back to once they're done working in the city, but it's a little tricky and bizarre for Tabu's generation where Nairobi is actually their home and they don't have land in the country as a safety net if working in the city doesn't work.  ...

... driver and we head towards Mukuru slum ... as we drive through the city we first pass all the government buildings in the city centre ... Nairobi is not quite a modern city, more a step back into the 1970's ... but as we pass through Uhuru park (no it is ...

... took us to Bomet over paved roads, a welcome sight to all.  Once we arrived, we divided the men and women into their guest houses, were reunited with our bags we had left in Nairobi, unpacked the food that Pauline had bought for us to prepare in our ...

... are not - do not rely on hearsay.  For example, check what type of accommodation you will be staying in, for the guest houses I have been in so far towels/soap and sometimes even slippers and flip flops have been included! I would suggest, unless ...

... there. I have to say it is grossly overpriced; while an attractive place, it is a little run-down in places, and perfectly good guest houses in the city are available at a fraction of the price.  Another morning arrived, and we started it well - a ...

... ist, hab ich mich doch fuer das Bewaehrte entschieden: Kokrobite. Natuerlich hatte ich nichts reserviert und musste also alle Guest Houses und Hostels abklappern. Die beiden bekanntesten Plaetzchen "Big Milly's" und "Andy's" waren beide komplett voll, ...

... solitude. I would not really know what else people come here to do. Best Hotel/Hostel By my recollections I stayed in 24 guest houses, hotels, campsites or hostels in Africa across eight countries. Some were better than others and while I never really had ...

... my experience with my friends who have never been about the Kabul norms. If the Taliban's can make a visit to city like Nairobi and come across the women there, they would hang themselves instead. Quoting my friend "I think we need Taliban's rules to be ...

... bodas have not been killed with the way people drive around here. I'm still trying to figure out which city wins: Rome, Nairobi or Kampala. Sometimes I think the drivers (cars, motor bikes AND bicycle) try to intentionally take out pedestrians. I won't ...

... floating bar. What a party animal! And that brings us to the end of Lamu. We headed back to the airport on Manda...flew into Nairobi and took the excruciatingly long bus ride from Nairobi to Kampala. We left Nairobi at 7 PMish and I did not make it back ...