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Lamu

Well, its been yet another whirlwind weekend of fun here, just got back from Lamu a few hours ago, had a cold shower and went to get some photos on cd which i will try and upload asap! [...]

Meh Part 3

Had another night out last night again, even though it was supposed to be a chill out Night! [...]

Meh part 2

Had an awesome weekend since the last one, ain't been a quiet day yet, Friday we went to a reggae concert, me grace amy and emily. It was good, we went for drinks before down the Castle hotel which is like the poshest hotel on Moi Avenue.Pretty standa [...]

First Blog from Kenya

Hiya everyone,i know im pretty late in typing this up, but this week has been so hectic, i cant believe itsonly been 4 or 5 days, it seems like more! I am quite settled now and really enjoying the project a lot, 3rd day there today and becoming a lot [...]

Hakuna Matata - a lazy man's dream

Crime, poverty, poor transport, poorer roads, corrupt governments, smudged cities, Africa is the unexplored continent, the unknown. It’s as if all my travel so far has been to prepare me for these final 2 months, and although I feel uneasy, I’m squigg [...]

Kenya's Coast - Escaping sex for an island

Kenya's coastline stretches from no-go Somalia in the north, past luxury beach resorts, to Tanzania's Zanzibar archipelago in the south. It is a relatively short coast at only 500km, but nearly every traveller to Kenya makes it here at some point, [...]

Back to the cradle of man - and 101 photos of Kenya!

Bonjourno! Another VERY long one, but it has been two weeks, so lots to cover, and I promise you it’ll make you think in places. It’ll also definitely make you laugh at me. Enjoy the photos - the connection here is good, and the photos are low qua [...]

Music and Community: The power to heal

I'm now in Mombasa, but I'm transcribing what I wrote in my journal on that day:

I just heard and saw the most amazing thing tonight! Egan, Annie, faith and I were walking back from Petley's (a local bar). When we got to Milima [...]

Clubbing in Lamu

Went Dancing!!!! Sat. was a long but great day. Went and got Henna done on my hands and feet. It took 4 hours, but it looks great. After I got that done I spent the entire day with Bushra. It was wonderful just hanging out with her. She in [...]

Welcome back to Mombasa

Well, I'm back in Mombasa now. I was really sad to leave Lamu. It's a great town. Sun was a long travel day. Our plane leaving Lamu was delayed 2 hours. Also ran into my first experience with corruption at the Lamu airport. Luckily Ali took care o [...]