Nairobi Restaurant Week – Café Maghreb
I have been looking forward to Nairobi restaurant week since the first edition was launched last year. I went to 3 restaurants last year, and I’m hoping to do more …
Wildlife in my Backyard
Some months ago I stumbled across a chameleon in a nearby thicket, and after taking several snapshots using my camera phone, I thought of a plan to photograph the little …
The Nairobi Gallery – combination of Art & History
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
Bhandini Restaurant – A Taste of India
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 …
3 Unmissable experiences in Nairobi
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 – …
Masai Lodge & Rolf’s Place
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 …
Karen Blixen Museum
I’m in the Nairobi suburb of Karen (again), this time at the Karen Blixen Museum, I had initially planned to combine this visit with the trip to the Oloolua nature …
Koroga Festival 2nd Edition
KOROGA based on a Swahili word that literally translated as ‘stir’ is a Kenyan term for having a cook-out, getting together and sharing a good laugh over a meal and …
Oloolua Nature Trail
This trip has been a long time coming, originally I had planned to go out of town but that will have to wait. I’m off to the Nairobi suburb of …
Bloggers Association of Kenya Awards 2014
I honestly don’t know where to start. It feels like a simple thank you just won’t cut it. Since it’s the best that I can do for now, I will …
The Nairobi Safari Walk
Nairobi being the only capital city that has a National park within its borders means that you come from the concrete jungle to the actual jungle in less than an …
Blankets and Wine @ 50 part 2
I know I said that this post was meant to go up last week well… life happened. Sorry to have kept you waiting, I hope you all had a lovely …
Blankets & Wine, 50th edition Part 1
Hey guys, Happy New Year! I hope it started off well for you. Welcome back to the blog, I am back from the Christmas break and looking forward to a …
The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
This blog post has taken me ages to write. I have a pretty relaxed attitude towards blogging and if it weren’t for my boss this would probably have been up …
The Nairobi Railway Art Gallery
The Nairobi Railway Art Gallery was established in January 2012 by the Railway Museums management in collaboration with ECAK (Educultural Artists Kenya).
Syokimau train adventure
I bet you didn’t know that it’ll cost you more to take a motorbike ‘taxi’ within Nairobi CBD than it will to get a return ticket to Syokimau on the …
Nairobi CBD
The Nairobi CBD resembles a concrete jungle, with tall, modern skyscrapers adorning the beautiful landscape overlooking the Central and Uhuru Park.
The week in Instagram..
The idea was that I take a picture daily when I’m up and about but that hasn’t been working too well. I promise to do better.Anyway here is what I’ve managed to come up …
Evening at the Uhuru Gardens
As the country ushers it’s Jubilee season, we take you to Uhuru gardens memorial park. Uhuru Gardens is located in the Lang’ata area of Nairobi, along Lang’ata Road, bordering Carnivore Restaurant …
Blankets and Wine XL
So this past weekend was the 40th edition of Blankets and Wine. ‘Blankets & Wine is East Africa’s premier music experience designed to showcase outstanding musicians in the emerging genres …
