What To Do List for Cape Town, South Africa
Planning a trip to Cape Town soon? Here’s a list of some of the must-see attractions in and around what many South Africans, affectionately call the ‘Mother City’. No visit …
Lake Elementaita – Dramatic Scenery & Incredible Birdlife
Africa’s Great Rift Valley is one of the world’s most distinctive geo-morphological features, cutting through the continent from from Syria in the Middle East, right down to Mozambique in south-eastern …
Zanzibar Slave Market – A solemn piece of history
Zanzibar – a destination that conjures images of exoticism, rustic storied buildings, cobbled streets, spice markets, palm-fringed beaches and picture post card turquoise seas. Lying only a short distance off …
An Affair with the Elephants of East Africa
My first elephant sighting was back in primary school on an end of year trip to the coast along the Tsavo ecosystem. It was, you might say, an accidental sighting …
Glimpses of Myanmar
Asia, to me, doesn’t feel like a continent. It feels like a heartbeat whose reverberations change as you travel from country to country, city to city. Gaudy hand painted signs, …
The Koroga Festival 17th Edition
It has been a while since I attended the Koroga Festival. Koroga, for the unaware, is a bi-monthly music extravaganza hosted by Capital FM celebrating the greatest African acts from …
Discovering Nyeri – A Photographers Paradise
I wasn’t born in Nyeri – a bustling farming region nestled in the Central Kenyan highlands, but I’ve lived there almost all my life. Before I became a photographer I …
Le Fleuve – Sunset spectacle on the Congo River
The Congo is a river of superlatives. It is the world’s second largest river (only the Amazon River moves more water) draining an area the size of Europe. It also …
Changuu Island – A Prison, Beach and Tortoises
Surrounded by the pristine waters of the Indian Ocean, exquisite white sand beaches, coral reefs and covered in lush tropical vegetation is Changuu Island also known as Prison Island. A …
Arabuko-Sokoke Forest
The Arabuko Sokoke Reserve is 420km square of coastal forest in Kenya. Declared a protected area in the 1940’s, this unique habitat is characterized by an enormous array of flora …
Relaxing at the OlKaria Spa & a short hike at Hell’s Gate National Park.
I have been meaning to visit the Olkaria spa since I spotted a photo of the spa pools online. The color of the water is reminiscent of the blue lagoons …
Rwenzori Mountains – Conquering the Summit
This is a continuation of Jørn Eriksson’s hike up the Rwenzori Mountains, where he finally reaches the summit. In case you missed the first part of his journey you can …
Forodhani Gardens – Zanzibar’s al fresco
My friend Jess of Leo Tunapika? Has been asking when I would do a post of my food experience while I was in Zanzibar. Hey Jess! I know you have …
Mbudya Island – Refreshing Get-away; just off Dar
I traveled to Dar es Salaam Tanzania in December last year, the culmination of a trip that I had been thinking of the whole of 2016, after a brief requisite …
Kenya using Forensics to deter wildlife crimes
This week we continue with our conservation series highlighting the use of technology to deter wildlife crime. The world is dealing with an unprecedented spike in illegal wildlife trade and …
A Sun-Downer Cruise at The Moorings
Located in Mtwapa a few kilometers from the coastal city of Mombasa lies the Moorings; a little cosy floating restaurant smack right in the middle of the creek. I was …
Vendors at the K1 Flea Market
The K1 flea market takes place on Sunday at the K1 Klub House. K1 is a nightspot located in the cool and serene suburbs of Westlands along Parklands – Ojijo …
Employing Technology to stop the killing of Elephants
The plight of the African Elephant is well known. Illegal poaching of Elephants for their ivory has drastically reduced their numbers from approximately 1.3 million in 1979 to less than …
Nairobi Restaurant Week 2017 #NRW2017 – Marula Mercantile
This post was meant to be up before Nairobi Restaurant Week ended but it just so happened that the blog was experiencing a few issues and was therefore inaccessible. Nevertheless, …
Voyager Beach Resort – Perfect cruise vacation
This post is loooong overdue, in fact I am ashamed of mentioning when I traveled (but my Instagram will definitely sell me out). I honestly had every intention of blogging …