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Don’t Leave Kenya – Let Your Parents go Back to Europe and the US!
Every time I go to Kenya I make a point of touching base at Hillcrest Secondary School. It played an important part in the life of our family for over twenty-five years. On the first day of my recent holiday, … Continue reading
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Tagged Cathedra, charisma, Daniel Libeskind, Dr. Richard Leakey, elephant, environment, evolution, Glen Duffield, global warming, Hillcrest Secondary School, Kenya, Kenya Museum Society, Lake Turkana, pre-history, Sixth-form block
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Today We Are Lucky…
March 2018 It’s amazing what you can learn when you chat to strangers – especially drivers in Kenya. While on my way from Ukunda to Mombasa, the driver told me something which has stuck in my mind: “I wish they … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, Diani, entrepreneur, M-Pesa, matatu, missionaries, Mombasa, Muislim, Nairobi
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Challenging Days at the Office
My Kenyan holiday takes on a business-like tone a week after I arrive at the coast. On Monday it’s an early rise, and a smooth drive to Mombasa from Ukunda. We pass countless tuk-tuks precariously plying their trade on three … Continue reading
Where Oh Where Are We?
Kenya diaries Ctd.. An entirely different ambience awaits me in the spacious beach home of Les and Joe, only a few minutes’ walk from the package holiday Hotel. Their two dogs, black and brown Labradors – whose behaviour reminds me … Continue reading
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Tagged beach, East African Safari Rally, Kenya, labradors, non-biodegradable rubbish, swahili
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A Leisurely Cycle of Sleeping and Eating
Kenya Diary – March 2018. The people in Nairobi are subdued, not the optimistic vibrant feel of my last visit in 2015. The country is divided into two camps, and neither side will give way. Although Uhuru Kenyatta has the … Continue reading
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Tagged Baobab Hotel, char-grilled prawns, Colobus Shade, Diani Beach, full body massage, kalamari, Kenyan coffee, red snapper, spa, toxins, trip adviser, ugali, Ukunda
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BLESSED WARMTH
I’m sorry for abandoning you over the past several months, but I have made a resolution to resume my Friday blogs. And what better time to start, than after a long-awaited visit to my homeland, which changes every time I … Continue reading
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Tagged Karen, Kazuri, Kenya, Langata, Nairobi Game Park, Wilson Airport
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Letters from Elsewhere: Charles Omari Ondiek
Originally posted on Miriam Drori, Author:
Today’s guest speaks to me from Africa and is brought by Jane Bwye. SPEAKING FOR MYSELF Thank you for having me, Miriam, and letting me come alive from the pages of Breath of Africa.…
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Tagged Breath of Africa, Kenya
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The Merry Matatu Marathon
When we rant and rave about “the Authorities”, and bemoan the plight of Africa’s wildlife, we often forget what it used to be like. Here’s a press cutting I’ve dug out from over thirty years ago, from Kenya’s now defunct Langata … Continue reading
Memories of Kenya Railways
When we first came to Kenya by boat in 1946, I suppose we must have travelled to Nairobi by train. I can’t remember, because I was only five years old. My first recollection of matters to do with railways was … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberdare Forest, Eldoret, Elmenteita, Giriama women, Lake Nakuru, Loreto Convent, Nakuru, National Museums of Kenya, Njoro, Rift Valley, salvage, Shell Company, Timboroa Station, token key
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