The shrill cry of a buff-crested bustard jolts me out of a deep sleep. It rises to a crescendo, …
The Luxury Lodge on the Edge of Nairobi National Park
Along the Oloonjua Ridge, in the south of Nairobi National Park, is a small rusty sign in the shape …
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A Guidebook for the National Parks of East Africa
I like guidebooks. There are so many on the shelves in my study. I must have some kind of …
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Up in the Sand Dunes of the Tana River Delta
As Kenya develops, and its population grows, it has become harder to find places that feel truly remote. It …
At the New Osteria Restaurant in Nairobi
There’s a special photograph hanging in the main dining room of the Osteria Milano – Nairobi’s new restaurant in …
First Impressions of the Madaraka Express
I never got round to using the old Nairobi-Mombasa passenger train. So I was quite sad reading about its …
Exploring the Battlefields of Taita Taveta
Before dawn on the 15th of August 1914, a column of 200 soldiers of the German Schutztruppe marched into …
Garowe: In the Brown Barren Hills of Puntland
In colonial times, the old Africa hands used to talk of MMBA – ‘miles and miles of bloody Africa’. …
Sunday Brunch and Jazz at Hemingways Nairobi
LIMITLESS PROSECCO. The two capitalised words on every brochure for the Sunday Gastronomic Brunch and Jazz at Hemingways Nairobi. …
A Relaxing Weekend at Kimana House
A friend of mine recently suggested that I take a few days off work to join him on a …
