The Top 10 Best Places to Visit in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya’s bustling capital, is a city of contrasts, where urban sophistication meets natural beauty. It’s a city where wildlife roams free against the backdrop of the urban skyline, offering …
Koroga Festival Experience with Turnup.Travel
Imagine just chilling at home with a mpangoless weekend lurking on the horizon. I was chatting away on Whatsapp when I got an exciting early birthday present. Now, I’m in …
GTC Kenya – Presenting New Perspectives with Turnup.travel
Turnup.travel just concluded another epic 24-hour Nairobi Instagram Tour themed “New Perspectives”. The tour was organized in partnership with Peri-Peri Go and was aimed at capturing the diverse and different …
Nai Nami – Experiencing Nairobi through the eyes of former street kids
There’s an expression you often hear people saying whenever they get to a place where they can only imagine the extraordinary things that happened there: “if only these streets could …
Mukuru – Home of Talents & Everyday people
I am excited by the many wonderful things happening in Mukuru, my mind is brimming with hundreds of ideas ready to unleash as the Lord enables me. Having been raised …
The View Mövenpick – 360 degree Revolving Restaurant
I remember I first noticed the Mövenpick Nairobi when it was under construction and wondering why the building had a hideous looking contraption at the top. Boy was I pleasantly …
Nairobi – A brief feature
Nairobi has in a century risen from a frontier uninhabited swampland to a maddening, cosmopolitan and without doubt one of Africa’s most dynamic cities. Welcome to Nairobi, a city of …
Within the Forests
As much as we would like to not admit this fact, the city life requires high levels of balance in order for you not to drive yourself up the wall. …
A Homage to Mukuru Kayaba
Situated in Nairobi’s Industrial area, sandwiched between Enterprise road and the Ngong River, Mukuru Kayaba with an estimated population of 19 to 22 thousand, is one of the largest section …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Juniper Social
I visited Juniper – a bar and restaurant located in the Westlands suburb of Nairobi on a weekday evening . I had visited the place before on a Friday night …
Blankets and Wine July 2016
I attended the Blankets and Wine this past weekend. If my memory serves me right the last time I was there was probably back in 2014 just when they were …
Nairobi Burger Festival at the Flame Tree – Sarova Panafric
Buy 1 Burger & Carlsberg and get another Burger & a Carlsberg free at the Sarova Stanley – Thorn Tree Cafe and the Sarova Panafric – Flame Tree Restaurant. Burger …
Matatus – Art on Wheels
London has red buses, New York has it’s taxi cabs, the Philippines has the Jeepneys, New Delhi auto rickshaws, Nairobi has its matatus. Image Source Matatu is slang for mini …
The Sarova Stanley Hotel Nairobi
The iconic Sarova Stanley Hotel stands at the junction of Kimathi Street and Kenyatta Avenue. I recently took a tour of The Sarova Stanley (maybe next time they will have …
Random Snapshots – Morning Traffic, Sunrise hues and Impending storms
Early morning, minding my business whist on my way to work, time to time I come across interesting views, I quickly whip my camera and manage to capture some shots …
5 Reasons to Visit the Nairobi Serena Hotel
1. GREAT LOCATION Overlooking the Central Park, Nairobi Serena Hotel is located just five minutes’ walk from the Central Business District. The Exterior The hotel is conveniently a 30-minute …
#Safari254Giveaway
This giveaway has been a long time coming and I am glad that it is finally happening. I will be giving away four A3 sized (29.7cm x 42cm or 11.69 …