Kenya's Coast - Escaping sex for an island

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June 19th 2006

Published: June 26th 2006

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, and who am I to break from the norm? Well, I usually am the first to do just that actually, but for once, I'll have a traditional 'normal' week. There's... Read Full Entry

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Simon Wadsworth

Mayrad

I've just finished University, at Leeds studying Geography, and have a year free. Since I didn't take a 'gap' year, but have had a taste of travelling for a while, it would seem only inevitable that 9-months away, continuing the geography experience, is in order. Thought I'd keep a blog instead of pestering peeps every few days with mass emails about giant scorpions and losing my luggage in a semi-humorous way. Feel free to email me tho, and I will reply :) Oh and the photo is my audition for DKNY's next sunglasses campaign...... full info

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Old men and their donkeys

Busy traffic down a typical Lamu Town street

Old wise muslim man

light's not great, but he let me take the photo, so I wasn't going to waste this one opportunity. Getting photos of ppl are rare..

Lamu Town suburbs!

Shela Village

Still on Lamu Island, but an ickle bit further north

Shela Village part 2

The dunes of 12km-long Shela Beach

and one idiot in a hat

Shela Beach and Manda Island in the distance

A classic Acacia Tree

Second sunset on Lamu Island

..one for Caroline.. xx

Back to Lamu Town

It's not all rosey in the backstreets

...what one finds behind the town

Final sunrise on Lamu Island

...saying goodbye to Lamu...

The edge of Mombasa old town

Back in England!

Fort Jesus, Mombasa

..interesting colour, don't you think?

Fort Jesus cannon

BOOOOOM booom boom booom, booom booom booom boom booom booom booom booom booom booom. - poem courtesy of Baldric

Hello little man

Old Town, Mombasa

Government Square

..this, believe it or not, used to be the heart of Mombasa!

More Old Town views of Mombasa

Old Mombasa Harbour

Once 1000s of ships would dock here a month, now it's about 1 a day.

21st June 2006

Julia
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Don't worry - you're not the only one. I managed to wander onto what I think was an army base when I was in Austria. Some rather upset guards managed to explain to me (in the days when I spoke no German and these guys spoke next to no English) that there had been a sign about a mile further back. On the way back I checked. Yep, sign there. On a gate. Which was wide open so the sign was actually in the hedge. Love your blog - so interesting!

21st June 2006

Rommany
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hee hee!
Stopped reading when the prostitute went away due to internet cafe charges, as I m back in merry old Italy watching the england matches with ex pats in Irish pubs...but heehee! Simon got hounded by a whore. Oh bless you Mr. too mice english guy. Sounds like you re still just about enjoying stuff though, so take care. I ll look forward to a whole new set of blogs once I m back in blighty. Take care Simon!

25th June 2006

Chris (Brains)
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After breifly speaking on msn a month or so back i have read your blog from start to present, and just like everyone else am 100% jelous, wanting to be there on the trip ! :-) Amazed by what you have seen/done/acheived thus far, brilliant photograpy as well !, dont worry about long entrys and lots of photos, all the more interesting. Btw, sounds like you have your first offical stalker, best watch out when you step off the next plane/train/automobile, never know who will be waiting ;-)

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