Getting my feet wet

The ferry to Faza and mad, mad Mohammed.

September 28th 2007
All week I’ve been trying to cut corners, looking for a way to get to far-flung Kiwayu - and the luxe Kiwayu Safari Village - on the cheap. The hour-long speedboat ride would set me back Ksh15,000 each way - a round trip total of four hundred-plus US bucks - so instead I’ve prowled the waterfront and hung around the jetty, grilling local captains on cheaper options. In the end, I hatch a schem ... read more

Africa » Kenya » Coast Province » Lamu

Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 196... ... read more

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Christopher Vourlias

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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info

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