Indaba

... very alert to react in time to all the nonsense. Luckily Hans drove this part....! We will spend 4 or 5 days here at Indaba campsite, in Karen (named after Karen Blixen as most of this land once was her farm), probably have Christmas Day here: Have ...

Thursday 19th March - Day 29 Arusha to Nairobi (350km) Kenya border crossing, Indaba campsite. What a long day!  As most of us had had a few drinks at the party last night, we tried to just relax.  This was easier said than done as the roads ...

... content. This week was also the conlcusion of the TDA Decatholon, and lo and behold, it came down to two teams - the one man Indaba support "crew" (Good job Gert), and the Three Bears...yes that is Papa, Mama (me) and Baby. It really came down to the ...

We left Indaba camp and headed to Hotel Boulevard to pick up new passengers. We started our trip with 10 people (picked up another 2 for the gorillas) and lost 1 when we came back to Nairobi. At the Boulevard we found that we had another 9 people joining ...

... I wouldn't like to be here in Summer. We journeyed on and arrived, finally out our hotel.  The Indaba...........a welcome drink.....orange, freshly squeezed.....a welcome shower and then a short wander.......another bar...another beer....or ...

After our morning arrival, we transfer to the four-star Indaba Hotel in a prosperous suburb, north of the city. On the way to our hotel we take the opportunity to visit the Apartheid Museum, a truly fascinating exhibition charting the ...

... on a casino in Monterrey. On a happier note it wouldn't be one of my trips without a couple of good meals. I visited "Indaba" a casual tapas bar with a mix of Spanish, South African and Venezuelan food reflecting the nationalities of the owners. ...

... new with the arrival of the SB 4x4. OK we arrived for a bit of hotel comfort but we had a truck full of food.  After an Indaba it was decided to sneak SB around the back of the hotel and near to the rooms (because of course SB is easy to sneak into ...

... nice to see the mountains once last time. Then made our way to lunch and a little shopping at one of my new favorite stores, Indaba, for some last minute gifts. As a final farewell to Stellie the three of us went out with Jillian and Charl to drink, ...

... as we havent seen the rhinos up close so far, other than the blin one in Nairobi. Back to Nairobi for one night at Indaba campsite. We also said bye to our original group who left here. We exchanged emails/facebook and plan to meet 2 in Zanzibar when ...

... spot some Rhino's and I went into town with Shorty, Louise, Lauren, Sarah and Morgan. We used the internet then went to the Indaba Sandwich / Wine Bar for a posh lunch and some wine. We then went to explore the town. Such a lovely place, the people were ...

Seasons greetings everybody, x-mas is finally catching up with us; we have just returned from the supermarket of this posh suburb of Nairobi for some last minute shopping and at the entrance they had a robot Santa going ho ho ho and singing jingle ...

To paraphrase a famous conversation held between an adventurer and a close team of advisers, ""there is no rain in Africa"…Well, the advisers and the adventurer were about as accurate as the misnomer "the West Indies"… The first day out of ...