 | Got to Nairobi fine
2009-09-20, Nairoba, Kenya. By: sej | | Got to Nairobi, after nearly missing my transfer. Stupid fog in Amsterdam meant our plane had to be 40 minutes late leaving Leeds. Anyway, got to the hotel in Nairobi fine, just in time to miss my gro... |
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 | Sticky business
2009-06-11, Mombasa, Kenya. By: aw80sa | | It is not the hot season here in Mombasa, in fact it is "quite cool", so they say. I have constantly been peeling the fabric from my t-shirt off of my drenched back. My skin has turned an odd colour, ... |
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 | Kenya!
2009-04-07, Masai Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. By: katsmith | | Ok, so I know it has been an appallingly long time since I updated this but I thought - rightly or wrongly - you might all like to know that I'm still alive and well. There is now an almightly hole in... |
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| Two marriage proposals
2009-04-14, Amboseli Game Reserve, Kenya. By: travelkris | | Where to start since yesterday's entry? The days seem like weeks in a very good way.
Let me start by saying there will be no pictures uploaded from Amboseli. It just took me 15 minutes to login t... |
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| 1st stop in Nairobi
2009-02-04, Nairobi, Kenya. By: RyanEmily | | Jambo!
So we have arrived in east Africa after an 8 hour flight. As soon as we got out of the airport we were surrounded by about 20 taxi drivers all trying to persuade us to get in their taxi. We ... |
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 | Second Time Lucky
2008-12-21, Moyale, Kenya. By: saffa2 | | “Be kinder than necessary, because everyone you know is fighting some kind of battle.”
These words kept playing over and over in my head, a coping mechanism I used to get through our final journey... |
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| Back to Square One
2008-12-16, Nairobi, Kenya. By: saffa2 | | We are back in the Capital of Kenya, a detour which took us just over 30 hours. The bus itself wasn’t bad, but the length of time it takes to get back is what leaves the very bitter aftertaste. Not to... |
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 | Moyale
2008-12-14, Moyale, Kenya. By: saffa2 | | Ignorance cost us dearly, as we approached the Kenya exit and were informed that we had to apply for an Ethiopian visa in advance, as on their side, visas aren’t issued at the border. Because we had n... |
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 | Isiolo to Marsabit
2008-12-11, Isiolo, Kenya. By: saffa2 | | Isiolo was the first pit stop en route to reaching Moyale, a little town which is not charming, but vital for resting and stocking up on dry foods. A boring place, infested with kids, sniffing glue an... |
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 | Nairobi and heading North
2008-12-08, Nairobi, Kenya. By: saffa2 | | When you are waiting for a possible ride, which might arrive after lunch, although you’ve been sitting on a bench for the past few hours, you have time to reflect on the past few days in Kenya. It sti... |
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 | The final half of the trip
2008-10-19, Bamburi, Kenya. By: snutbrown | | I can’t believe it’s Thursday already and I still haven’t got round to completing our Kenya journal. I’ve just read through what I wrote last time and realised that I have missed out a couple of thing... |
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 | So much done in so little time...
2008-10-16, Bamburi, Kenya. By: snutbrown | | I hope you're sitting comfortably to read this as we've got LOTS to say. At the same time, I need to do this quite quickly so I'm not going to be able to check it and apologise in advance for the mist... |
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| A Sponsor's View
2008-10-16, Bamburi, Kenya. By: snutbrown | | This journal entry has been written by Nicola, one of FATE's sponsors who is joining us on the trip.
We arrive at the Wema Centre today by taxi, there was a big steel gate manned by a security guar... |
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 | After Masai Mara Reserve
2008-10-14, Nairobi, Kenya. By: inky2 | | Thanks for all guestbook comments, our comuter is bad so we can't answer all. Rita: hope kids wedding is amazing.
Just checking in, we are at a shpping plaza fr a couple of hurs....we have spen... |
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 | We're Here
2008-10-11, Nairobi, Kenya. By: inky2 | | we have arrived in Nairobi safely...absolutely no problems at all so far, plane rides great, Amsterdam has the best Cuppocino ever. We are feeling a little crooked...we have basically been sitting fo... |
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| Jambo from Kenya!
2008-10-11, Bamburi, Kenya. By: snutbrown | | We're in Africa! This is my first time in Africa and first impressions are all good. It's VERY hot, but I guess that's what you'd expect. We haven't really done an awful lot so far as the night flight... |
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 | J on Safari
2008-09-25, Mombasa, Kenya. By: j_onthego | | Hey there, well, I’ve just touched down in Mombasa, not quite the romantic Arab-spice city/gateway I was expecting, but authentic East African all the same! Just completed a two day safari, saw all b... |
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 | The Lunatic Express
2008-08-30, Nairobi, Kenya. By: travelalex | | Arriving into Nairobbery (the pet name given to the capital of Kenya - Nairobi) was quite an ordeal indeed – I thought we might not make it at all, not after the bus almost left without us at the bord... |
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 | Finally Photos!
2008-07-19, Nairobi, Kenya. By: abrookdg | | hooooray! hey everyone .. please copy and paste the link below to view some of our photos from Africa. We arrived in Jerusalem safely, expect a nice post soon.
Oh, and Barack asked us to accompany... |
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 | 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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