Masai Mara – travelling in the off season
It’s been a while. I’m sure you all have noticed the lack of regular posts on the blog. I have been quite busy and it doesn’t help that I have …
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 …
Lamu Museum
I made the most of my time in Lamu and tried to visit all the cultural and historical sites on and around the island including Lamu Museum. Lamu museum is …
Takwa Ruins – Abandoned Civilization
I am a huge lover of history and whenever I visit a new town I always make a point of visiting any museums or historical sites. I could not pass …
The Panari Resort – Luxury Hideaway
I (and a couple of other people from the media) recently got invited by the management of the Panari group of hotels to check out their new resort in Nyahururu. …
Stop over at Lake Ol’ Bolossat and the Samawati Conservancy
This past weekend was traveling to the new Panari Resort in Nyahururu and part of the itinerary was a stopover for lunch at Lake Ol’ Bolossat. I had never heard …
The Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary
In another life I would probably working in a sanctuary taking care of bonobos/chimpanzees/orangutans or in the middle of a jungle right now observing apes in the wild in order …
Aberdare National Park – Majestic Moorlands
The Aberdare National Park is a perfect sequestered weekend gateway yet close to the city. The Aberdare is a mountain range located in central Kenya. Located about 180 km north …
The Swahili House Museum
As promised in my previous post here is my post about Swahili House Museum. The Swahili house museum is located in Lamu town and is about a five minute walk …
Lamu: top things to do
Lamu Town is a small town on Lamu Island, which in turn is a part of the Lamu Archipelago in Kenya. Lamu is Kenya’s oldest continually inhabited town, and was one …
The 15th Lamu Cultural Festival
I have so many photos to share so please pardon me if this post is all over the place. I want to try cover a bit of everything in one …
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 …
Road trip to Lamu: Hellish bus ride & JamboHouse Hospitality
This was originally meant to be a review of Jambohouse, the guesthouse I stayed in while in Lamu for the cultural festival but I felt like it would be incomplete …
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 …
My trip to the legendary Maasai Mara National Reserve
The Masai Mara National Reserve can trace its origins to 1948, when the colonial administration established a Wildlife Sanctuary covering the Mara Triangle. As Kenya was gaining independence, the Sanctuary …
Rhino Tourist Camp
I was contacted by the good people at Rupu and asked if I wanted to try out one of their travel deals. Rupu is an online shopping platform and they …
Road trip to Magadi
There are lots of companies that organize day excursions out of Nairobi and I have been yearning to go, but I had never gotten round to it until last month. …
Wildlife at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy
This post has been a long time coming. If you missed out on my last post about Ol Pejeta you can catch it here. I arrived in Ol Pejeta …
Sweetwaters Serena Camp
Serena Sweetwaters Camp lies at the centre of the 110,000-acre Ol Pejeta Conservancy, in the Laikipia plains 17 kilometres from Nanyuki and 217 kilometres from Nairobi. Ol Pejeta is a …
