 | Visit Western Kenya
2007-05-14, Homa Bay, Kenya. By: mourice | | Western Kenya is one of the most unique places in Kenya. Unlike the regions near Nairobi or Mombasa the regions has no well established tourism base. This makes it attractive to those who enjoy advent... |
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 | Game Walk At "Hippo Camp"
2007-10-09, Lake Naivasha, Kenya. By: sdell | | Day 64 – Safari Number 2 – “Hippo Camp Game Walk”
Time: 08:30
Duration 90 mins
Animals seen… Impala
Birchall’s zebra
Giraffe (including babies suckling)
Hippo
Waterbuck
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| Nairobi To Lake Naivashsa
2007-10-08, Nairobi, Kenya. By: sdell | | We started the day by ordering a cooked breakfast which they got muddled up. African waitresses and waiters have no concept of timing when it comes to cooking food. Then we had a briefing which was so... |
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| Elephant & Giraffe Sanctuaries
2007-10-07, Nairobi, Kenya. By: sdell | | Today we were up about 7:45 and I went outside to see what was what and got the shock of a lifetime – an overland club employee actually working!! Annabel was in her overalls checking over the truck m... |
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| Game Drive #1 - Samburu National Park
2007-10-02, Isiolo, Kenya. By: sdell | | Time Start - 09:15
Duration - 8 hours
Cost - $15 entry (thanks to dodgy egyptain student card) plus $50 per person for jeep hire.
Animals Seen...
Grevvy's Zebra
Birchalls Zebra
Giraffe
Elep... |
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| Moyale to Wajir
2007-10-01, Wajir, Kenya. By: sdell | | Well the night at the police barracks was ok (for us anyway!) We were told when we got here that they hadn't had rain in a very long time. Brendan and Marie didn't put the fly sheet up on their tent a... |
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| Crossing Border Number 1
2007-09-30, Moyale, Kenya. By: sdell | | We got up at 6am in Konso ready to head for the border. Hannah had a few G&Ts the night before so was a bit squiffy! It was raining a fair bit as it always does in Ethiopia and so it was the biggest m... |
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| WHY DID THE _________ CROSS THE ROAD??
2007-10-23, Nakuru, Kenya. By: sdell | | Animals that have stopped us while they are crossing the road...
Donkeys
Chickens
Horses
Goats
Camels
Baboons
Dogs
Quails
Giraffe
Guinea Fowl
Elephant
Ground Squirrel
Dik Dik
Thompson... |
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 | Athi River YWAM Base
2007-07-31, Nairobi, Kenya. By: heidijulia | | It's been an awesome 12 days here in Kenya...it's brown and dry, but it's beautiful. In our first few hours of being in Kenya we saw Zebras as we rode out to Athi River where the YWAM base is that we... |
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 | Kenya
2007-06-25, Nairobi, Kenya. By: teamafrica | | Kenya is amazing! We are having so much fun in this beautiful place. The weather is cloudy and cool. We are staying on a Ywam base close to Nairobi. The base is so restful and we are having a blast wi... |
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 | helloooo
2007-06-11, Mombasa, Kenya. By: becochris | | Hey all! I thought it was about time that i actually wrote something on this journal page! (Christy's the one whos good at this sort of thing!) Well we have been working hard and generally having so m... |
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| Happy Rock!
2007-06-06, Mombasa, Kenya. By: becochris | | Hello to all...well Becky and I have arrived here in mombasa...and we are both very good...a little hot and sweaty but good. Right now we are working with a children's home called Happy Rock... there ... |
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| We have arrived!!!
2007-06-04, Mombasa, Kenya. By: becochris | | Well we started off yesterday and made it to nairobi...Our international flight turned out ok and then we arrived in nairobi where we got a quick sleep at a hotel and also had some breakfast before ca... |
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 | Live from Kenya
2007-05-12, Homa Bay, Kenya. By: saradekker | | Homa Bay, Kenya
Communication is not always reliable. We arrived in Homa Bay under a cloud of rain and confusion. Ben and Dorothy, our contacts didn't hesitate to do everything they could and mor... |
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 | Testing
2007-05-18, Nairobi, Kenya. By: hnmenk | | We're now a couple of days under 1 month mark to go until we take off for Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda. This is not specifically a trip that I've always dreamed about - but it is the type of adventure th... |
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| Day Two: New Years in Nairobbery!
2007-01-01, Nairobi, Kenya. By: baniebear | | We are given a guided walk by our receptionist, and cross the road into the "dark side" of Nairobi: Down Town. Beggers. Hip-hop Hey Lady! boys in baggy pants sprawled from colourful vans with ghetto b... |
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| To be continued...
2007-01-01, Nairobi, Kenya. By: baniebear | | Day One: Nairobi
We've been told Nairobi is really Nairobbery, so understandably we are a little petrified to arrive and meet each other at our hotel.
Clare arrives at 3.30pm, and braves "downto... |
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| Safari and eating MEAT
2006-08-14, Masai Mara, Kenya. By: catmo79 | | Safari was AMAZING! One of the best experiences of my whole life! I was giddy in the morning before we left because I couldn't wait to see the animals! It was the time of the wildebeast migration so t... |
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| Walking to Kenya/Jaga's Child Home
2006-08-11, Nakuru, Kenya. By: catmo79 | | It's been almost a week now since I've had time to write, so hopefully I can remember what I've been up to. Friday we walked to Kenya! We really did! At the border crossing you actually have to walk a... |
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 | Africa is SOLID
2006-12-04, Nairobi, Kenya. By: motherland | | Hey Gang,
So far Africa has exceeded all of my expectations!! I arrived last thursday and have been really busy with all of these wedding ceremonies. Plus the internet really sucks here, so I hav... |
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 | Journal #2
2006-10-17, Nairobi, Kenya. By: ctraveller | | “To satisfy our wanderlust”
It was time to depart from Egypt and head into Kenya. This became blatantly apparent after spending some two hours trying to negotiate for plane tickets in a downtown ... |
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 | its over :-(
2006-10-17, Nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | I can't believe its already over!
I left Upendo yesterday and I leave Kenya tomorrow. But I've really enjoyed my time here and have had a lot of fun. Im just sad that its over after looking forwa... |
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| suicide by hippo
2006-09-14, Nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | well that was a whirlwind of a week.
first off i'd like to thank the lovely Linda Seidenstein and Renee and Jeff Pessin for their donation that will allow for the building of shelves in the Upendo... |
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| nikwega (im learning gikuyu)
2006-09-08, Nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | I've been in Murang'a since my last entry, so instead of updating you on my latest travels ill stick to Upendo in this journal...for the most part.
but first i want to say how great it is that im he... |
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| everyone should kuja hoppa: part 1
2006-08-30, Murang'a, Kenya. By: melpessin | | whoa a lot has happened since i last wrote only a few weeks ago.
but first of all the volunteers her are considering setting up a sponsorship program so that the older girls will be able to go to... |
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| one month down
2006-08-19, Ngong, Kenya. By: melpessin | | Wow, i am not good at this whole journal thing. oh well.
so where did i leave off?
Since the girls are out of school until september we've beent trying to do things to keep them occupied. two ... |
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 | LAST DAY
2006-08-15, Nairobi, Kenya. By: lauren743 | | It's my last day in Kenya. Last Friday I said goodbye to everyone at Upendo. I was sad to leave the girls but happy to come home, a mixed emotions day. On Friday me and Melanie and another voluntee... |
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| ahhhhhhhhh
2006-08-08, nairobi, Kenya. By: melpessin | | so this is the thrid time ive written a journal. both of the others have been amazingly interesting. but both times when i went to post it the connection crashed. so after three weeks of trying hope... |
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| Safari
2006-08-08, Nairobi, Kenya. By: lauren743 | | WE JUST GOT BAck from safari sawe all sorts of aniniumals (even a zebra about to give birth). THIS keyboard is very hard to type with so I am not going to write muhc. Back to Murang'a today, bike rid... |
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| WHERE TO SEND STUFF FOR ORPHANAGE
2006-08-08, Nairobi, Kenya. By: lauren743 | | Upendo Children's rehabilitation CENtre
P.O. BOx 55650-00200
Nairobi, Kenya
TEl:254-2-7120324/0722-524242/0733-788396
Fax:254-2-7120325
email: gikai-afric@wananchi.com
[url]www.upendo-ch... |
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