Mt Elgon National park is located 420 kms from Nairobi. Access is via tarmac road to Kitale, branch to murram road then to the Chorlim Gate. At At 4,321 m (14,177 ft) Mt. …

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Located right in the heart of Nairobi City next to Nyayo House is The Nairobi Gallery. It is housed in the Old PC’s (provincial commissioner) office

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This week is a continuation of my hike up Mount Kenya, marching onward towards the summit. In case you missed the first part you can read it here. We soon came to the …

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We were off by 5 am and Ali our driver (who must have been a rally driver in a different life) managed to get us to the lake’s shore before …

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The weather certainly did not approve of our 4am plans. By the time we woke up it ws raining heavily so for safety’s sake we decided to depart later.

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This morning I had a welcome break from the super early mornings. Nevertheless I did not want to leave my bed. We spent the night in Ken Mosa in Eldoret

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Day 6 started off slow and found us in Iten, the home of champions – over the last 30 years, the town has produced world-class long distance

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Unlike yesterday, thankfully nothing went wrong today, so I have nothing to rant about. Day 5 started off early, 5 am in order to catch the sunrise.

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Last night was a bit of a nightmare. We spent the whole day shooting so naturally we were exhausted. All I wanted was to take a hot shower and sleep.

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During the briefing for Unexpected Kenya someone mentioned that it was going to be hard work and that we should expect to get very little sleep.

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Day 2 didn’t start off too well, we all overslept including Seronei, our driver. It was one of those mornings where I heard my alarm

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I have been chosen as part of the team involved in capturing images for Safaricom’s  2015 calendar whose theme is unexpected Kenya. Safaricom

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A few weeks ago I wrote of about my hiking adventure in the Elephant hill  which I embarked in preparation for much tougher climbs such as Mt Kenya and Mt …

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I happen to love food almost as much as I love travel, so I’m thinking of adding a new feature to the blog – restaurant reviews. My first review is …

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I have already done a post on Chyulu Hills, however the sheer beauty and stunning landscapes of Chyulu, I believe, is worth another post. So here we go … Sunset …

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Hundreds of kilometers north of the capital Nairobi, lies the vast remote arid lands of northern Kenya. In this post we bring you a mixture of the sights of northern …

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(This week is a guest post from my friend Ratia, who takes us on a hiking adventure up the Elephant hill in the Aberdares ). A few weeks ago I decide …

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Are you visiting Nairobi for the first time? Or have you lived here your whole life and are looking for something new and interesting to do in the city – …

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This week I am excited to be exchanging guest posts with  fellow travel blogger Dave Cole of Cook Sip Go. Based in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, Dave has traveled extensively in …

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July in Nairobi is what we consider our ‘winter’ (temperatures occasionally drop to the low teens or single digits). We had intended to go for a picnic in Machakos but …

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