Blogs from Coast Province, Kenya, Africa - page 32

Hi and welcome to another edition of Kenya Kapers. Lots of stuff has happened since the special extended shiny gold wrapped safari edition, i didn't see anymore Lions but what ya gonna do?? So this week hath been very good indeed, pre empted by a wonderfully fulfilling weekend with some of my favourite nights in McMombasa so far. Firstly, it all began before my last blog ended, on friday in Il Covo once more. For which occassion i dont know or wish to recall quite frankly. But twas a cool enough night, hilariously intermitted by seeing england lose to New Zealand at t'Cricket. But anyway story goes as before, dance,beach,dance,talk,beach,dance drink home. Blah Anyway so saturday morning i finished thee blog and did round abouts of nothing until we meandered around town looking for somewhere to ... read more

On Safari Africa » Kenya » Tsavo National Parks E W By Mad GreekMarch 15th 2007Nicholas John Nakis My folks arrived around 4:00 AM on a Wednesday morning, and we only had three days to show them Kenya. We started in Chelly's original hometown of Voi. Voi is a foothills town in the Taita Taveta corner of Coast Province--noted for its access to Tsavo East and Tsavo West, which together compose the largest wildlife park in Africa. After introducing all the parents to one-another and giving them the better part of a day to rest, we headed out into that park for the Nakis family's first Safari. We were grossly over-charged at the gate and we ended ... read more

Go past the alleyway filled with metalsmiths; their hand-tools clinking like a percussionist orchestra, wall-less bays of them sprawl out on either side. Follow deep into where the wooden shelters and workshops turn into mud huts and homes. Get into the dark part, where the ground is black from waste-water and the shadows of the taller buildings cover the street. You start to smell the aura of open-air latrines and unwashed drunks. I'm standing there, shouting about language with a drunken dwarf (we don't share one). The place is strange and textural and, as I look around, I think it's just the kind of place where I belong. Then Chelly's brother Ali finds his friends, I wave goodbye to the midget, and we're off back down the clanking-metal road. 3/7/2007 After sitting on the roof for ... read more

I'm back in Nairobi and i am developing a small hatred for this city. This place is one big traffic jam. It's polluted, it's busy and it's unsafe. I really wouldn't normally be worried about walking around but everyone i meet both Kenyans an travellers tell me a new story of how they were mugged. I had heard these stories before I left but took it with a pinch of salt until i arrived. Nevertheless most people are friendly. This morning I visited the Kenyatta Conference Centre as there is a viewing point where you can see all over Nairobi. I then went to sit in the restaurant to have a drink. I was joined shortly after by a Kenyan politician for the opposition party. I think he wanted to understand things from a Tourists point ... read more

Went to a beautiful island today. Surrounding the island is a Marine National park. The snorkelling is amazing. Fish and coral were awesome. Saw some bottle nose dolphins. The trip itself was a living nightmare of german tourists. I felt slightly outnumbered! Being a girl on my own has its downsides as well as its upsides though. I spent a lot of the day fending off the guide of the trip. But it's amazing how quickly the guys dissapear when you tell them you have a boyfriend or even better you are married! Actually, instead of camals i have been asked how many cows for marriage. The standard dowry here for the massai people is 30 cows. I explained it would be difficult to take them home on the plane and that mum and dad don't ... read more