The Mediator.

A funny thing happened on the way to Tanzania.

April 16th 2008
I’m sitting in the lounge of Kigali International Airport, drinking a coffee and surfing the free WiFi (murakoze, Rwanda!) and waiting for my flight to board. World news is scrolling across the TV screen, images from the slums of Nairobi, where violent clashes between armed demonstrators and the police have left seven dead. Kibera, again, is in flames, and Nairobi’s nerves are frayed. I’ve ... read more

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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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