http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Africa , Kenya , Coast Province en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:23:15 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:23:15 UTC Tag 2631Die Orte Nyali Bamburi und Mtwapa befinden sich an der Nordkste von Mombasa. Am nchsten zur Stadt liegt Nyali. Nyali ist etwa 20min mit einem Matatu von Mombasa entfernt.Ich verbringe mehrere Tage in diesen Orten mit diversen Aktivitten ich laufe stundenlang den Strnden von Nyali und Bamburi entlang trinke tglich mehrmals Kokosnusssaft verpflege mich an den Stnden am Strand ode http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-346246.html Ok brief update since the last blog work day trip to Malindi about 2 hours North from Mombasa 1 week in Nairobi on a training course for new ish volunteers and to contract nasty bugs and stuff back to Mombasa with 5 new volunteers for the Coast province some more work Kenya went is going insane over the US elections another nasty bug and a trade fair. Also and most worryingly the crow http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-345595.html Tag 25Kibaki der kenyanische President hat den Kenyanern einen freien Tag spendiert zur Wahl des amerikanischen Presidenten welcher zum Luo Tribe gehoert.Nachdem schon bei der Busfahrt ueberall nur noch das Wort Obama ausgesprochen wurde nehme ich mit den Kenyanern auch an ihrem Fest teil.Aber nun von vorne.Ich befinde mich an der Nordkueste von Mombasa. Da mir schon viele Leute Einheimische http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-342505.html Tag 1014Zurck an der Kste geniesse ich diese ruhigen Tage. Nach wie vor trinke ich jede Tag 2x Kokosnusssaft geniesse den Strand laufe oft der Hauptstrasse entlang... Ich erkundige mich hier und da fr den nchsten Abschnitt meiner Reise Tanzania Dar Es Salaam und Safari. Schlussendlich entscheide ich mich ein Busticket zu kaufen welches mich direkt von Ukunda nach Dar Es Salaam bringt. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-339358.html Tag 9Auf dem Rckweg aus dem Tsavo East Nation Park besuchen wir das Dorf der Malayata. Hier handelt es sich um ein Masaai Tribe.Wir werden nett empfangen und drfen die Htten und ihre Lebensweise bewundern. Sie erzhlen uns vom Huptling welcher 9 Frauen hat von diesen Htten wo bis zu 6 Personen drin leben usw.Nach einer Tanzeinlage verlassen wird das Dorf Richtung Mombasa. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-339321.html Hello againHere comes my final page of this journeyAs always not all is great in Paradise on Earth as we had a great time in Watamu relaxing on the beach feeding the family of our guide Mansuri buying meat they hardly ever have proper protein fisn rice fruits and vegetables. We also have been feeding the staff of our guesthouse and Mansuri the same food as we've been having such as kil http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Lamu/blog-338559.html Before leaving Egypt I spent a few more days in Dahab on the way back to Cairo mostly to dive the SS Thistlegorm. It is a world famous wreck a British armed merchant navy ship that was sunk by the German air force in 1941. I went with a group of divers from Dahab we took a bus to Sharm elSheikh at 11pm to sleep on the boat and left early in the morning. The first dive was mostly a swim arou http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Lamu/blog-338514.html Tag 89Am frhen Morgen verlasse ich das Hotel Checkout. Mit all meinen Sachen werde ich abgeholt und es geht Richtung Mombasa und weiter Richtung Highway welcher nach Nairobi fhren wrde. Nach ca. 2h Busfahrt erreichen wir die Tore zum Tsavo East National Park. Sofort beginnt eine andere Welt. Der Park welcher zu Beginn einen rotstich aufweist ist wunderschn. Alles zu beschreiben ist sc http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-338243.html Hello againwell not really gone to see the animals things changed plans on the evening of my last blog I realised that I had forgotten one of my HIV pills ones that need keeping in the fridge so I had to instead of going to the natural park and see animals instead we made our way straight to Watamu as I needed to go to a Hospital to try and get the pills I am missing.So we made our way by t http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Watamu/blog-336109.html Tag 1Nach dem Flug welcher die ganze Nacht gedauert hat konnte ich es nicht erwarten kenianischen Boden zu berhren. Karibu KenyaSchon die Ankunft am Flughafen mit der ppigen Luft lsst vorausahnen was bald folgen wird durchschwitzen bei der Passkontrolle. Ist ja egal wenn man weiss das man bald den Strand sieht...Alles klappt auf Anhieb und ich verlasse den Moi International Airport Ric http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-335112.html Jambo allwell here I come with another updateLast time I wrote I was meant to have a meeting with someone from Dance4life that evening but regrettably that person never made it his bus from Mombasa arrived later then expected and didn't have my number of the hotel to call me so we missed on it.The next day he was meant to meet me as he went to a HIVAIDs conference in town but as I had not http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-334607.html This is a bit of a delayed reaction entry Since I wrote the last blog I have been busy with well...not much really. Somehow it all seems to have taken lots of time though and thatrsquos a pretty typical Kenyan experience. Even a simple job like making a deposit at the bank can take 10 times longer than it would in the UK. The last time I went in it took 20 minutes to deposit some cash not co http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-331093.html Hier sammle ich Links und sonstiges was nicht direkt mit Reise zu tun hat... EnglischKiswahili bersetzung Wetter an der Sdkste Kenianische Karte inkl. Nord Tanzania Kenyainfo.ch Seite von Iris und Tanja Kenianische Zeitung Eaststandard http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-326437.html So today I discovered the beach it wasnrsquot too difficult as itrsquos pretty much in walking distance Aside from a desperate need not to spend any unnecessary time in my flat the centre of the universe of noise and according to my boss the slums I really wanted to see what the local beaches had to offer. To be honest they were pretty amazingFirst we I went with Diana wondered down http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-323154.html Following my last blog which I guess Irsquoll be posting at the same time as this one as I havenrsquot managed to get online since writing it quite a lot has happened. None of it was on Friday at work though as they just sent me to the ldquoresource roomrdquo read overstuffed 2rsquo bookshelf to read 5 year old pamphlets on work that has nothing to do with the organisation. Luckily http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-322410.html So I guess today Thursday has been day 6 in Kenya although it feels as if Irsquove been here for at least a month.VSO showed up on Monday and took Mark Lucy and me to their very plush offices where we were shown around and introduced to one floor anyway as they have three in total. We were given the standard finance and admin talks before being shipped off to the guest house for lunch the http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-322408.html Hi guys we have landed safe and well and are in paradise the hotel is amazing the beaches are fantastic just a shame we are in the middle of a typhoon and are the only people in the hotel. You may think this is great but there are 143 rooms and only around 20 taken with most people out on Safari so we have zillions of waiteressess eager to please still we don't have to worry about reserving http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-321969.html We arrived at the airport and the transfer to Mombasa was straightforward. The difference in the humidity was astounding as we exited the plane. So moist and the air was damp. We found our guide and I jumped in with a liverpudlian couple. The driver was a real tall athletic looking Kenyan. He was a good man it seemed. A wealth of information about Mombasa and really well informed on the English pr http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-319090.html So I noticed that my last blog entry ended rather abruptly which I'm assuming is something to do with these dam internet cafes where the server goes off every 5 minutes In fairness it was pretty long anyway so I'm sure it doesn't matter...So I've just finished my second week in Kilifi and am in Mombasa again now until I go home. It was so sad saying goodbye to the kids they are all so lovely. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-312814.html Ahhh... so relaxing All we did for the 4 days spent in Mombasa was hang out by the pool or when it got too hot swim for a little. We also splurged and got a couple of massages by the friendly spa staff. It was just what we needed at the end of a long trip. http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-312739.html So after a hard week at work culminating in some very stressful hand and feet painting on friday I boarded the mutatu to Mombasa to meet up with the guys before our safari saturday morning. Obviously we went for one drink obviously this ended up with me in the casino and finally crashing on the sofa of the volunteer house about an hour before we had to leave Sensible Janiney...But if you are http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Tsavo-NP/blog-310845.html So saturday night in Mombasa became a Tequila fuelled orientation to Kenyan nightlife... after doing a bit of exploring and finding a school canteen style restaurant which served the most amazing pizza we decided to hit the town. We met Anthony a volunteer who had arrived on wednesday and joined some of the other volunteers who had already been in Mombasa a while for a quick drink... yeah r http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-308960.html So my journey began with the delights of Heathrow Airport. Airports are very lonely places when travelling solo so I was glad to have the whimsical characters of the latest Marian Keyes novel to keep me company. I stopped off at Frankfurt airport to wait for my connection. Screaming for a cigarette but harbouring no delusions that the airport would allow such a filthy habit imagine my surprise w http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-307438.html The airport taxi drops us just as the ramp falls on the Likoni Ferry releasing a flood of passengers streaming up the landing in their hundreds reminiscent of some timeless migratory scene. Only vehicles pay for the short crossing that links the island city of Mombasa to the mainland south which makes monitoring the exact passenger intake a tough call I ponder as we join the herd in replenish http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-300818.html We left Kisumu on the Coast Bus at 5 PM and travelled all night to Mombasa only 1550 KSH and the bus was clean and comfortable with lots of leg room. The seats even recline. The stretch from Kisumu to Nakuru covered some very rough road but the coach's good suspension was good and we relaxed. We weren't prepared for the many stops for police checks at barriers on the road. At one point th http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Malindi/blog-292368.html Our trip to Mombasa...I only wrote about Nairobi. Now I've got the time to tell you about the hot and multicultural city Mombasa. 15th of april in the afternoon when we arrived in a small town nearby Mombasa called Mariakani we had to get out of the bus and waited there for the sister of Grace to pick us up. Grace sister called Joyce and her brotherin law Pius took us to a small village Kalal http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Mombasa/blog-269897.html 360degree view from up here... http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Tsavo-NP/blog-254829.html sundowners http://www.travelblog.org//Africa/Kenya/Coast-Province/Tsavo-NP/blog-254827.html