Blogs from Kenya, Africa - page 13

Es ist eine Weile her, seitdem ich die Altstadt von Mombasa besucht habe. Aber es ist immer wieder ein Besuch wert. Da die Gegend als gefährlich eingestuft wird, müssen gewisse Vorkehrungen getroffen werden. Die Altstadt sollte nur in Begleitung eines Tourguides besucht werden. Somit starten wir bei Fort Jesus. Diese Festung wurde im Jahre 1593 von den Portugiesen gebaut. Die Kontrolle der Festung wechselte von den Portugiesen zu den Arabern und später zu den Briten. Die Festung selber gehört inzwischen zum Unesco Kulturerbe. Von Fort Jesus gehts durch die Altstadt. Die Altstadt befindet sich auf dem südöstlichen Teil der Insel und gehört ebenfalls zum Unesco Kulturerbe. Di Caprio hat hier sogar einen Teil des Films "Inception" aus dem Jahre 2010 gedreht. Mir gefällt es jedes Mal durch diese teilweise engen Strassen zu schlendern. Überall trifft man ... read more

Nach ein paar Jahren, ist es wieder Zeit, den Haller Park zu besuchen. Es ist immer wieder überraschend, so einen Park in unmittelbarer Nähe einer Hauptstrasse (Mombasa Malindi Road) anzutreffen. Im Park selber merkt man überhaupt nicht, dass sich in der Nähe eine vielbefahrene Strasse befindet. Dadurch, dass wir den Park in der ersten Tageshälfte besucht haben, war es nicht möglich, alle Tiere zu sehen (die Hippos waren nur aus der Ferne zu sehen). Trotz allem hat sich der Besuch gelohnt.... read more

I apologize for the followers who already subscribed to my newer blog, but I realized that some people were trying to follow my latest trip on Travelblog.org and were not finding the stories... I now have a new website at cathmandu.com where I post my stories, pictures and even some videos! It is possible to subscribe to cathmandu.com: to do so, click on 'read more' below, then you will be able to click on the link here and enter your email address. No spam, no worries, and you can always unsubscribe. See you there!... read more

The Lion Hunt The light started to wane as we meandered through the Acacia Thorn bushed trail at about 5 kilometers an hour, hoping to spot one last time, before the dimming light made it impossible, one of the big five from our perches that we were seated in the back of the canopied Land Rover. Our driver Michael, and our spotter Eric, two Masai warriors had their eyes glued to the task at hand. In the conservancy, the roads and trails twisted and turned, so that quite often, we would encounter game crossing the road in front of us, always trying to get out of our way. One time, our driver and spotter, but not on this particular drive, each had their eyes glued each one looking to the left or the right, with actually ... read more

Morning appears with monkey shenanigans outside our tent, vocal arguments between hippos, and a croc’s sleepy, lethargic body across the nearby waters. Breakfast at the Voyager Safari Camp was located at the main dining area nearby our overnight accommodations which were tents that included running water, toilets -yea! - under thatched shelters . We immediately had our breakfast of eggs, bacon/sausage, pancake (flat African style) and juice and coffee... and we were off to make the trek back to rural Mombasa to check the progress of the water drill . On our way, we were able to see other animals who crossed our path. And as we got closer to the city we found out the drillers had hit rock and it would be perhaps another day before they would be able to drill through it. ... read more