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Sunday sushi at Shokudo
A good friend of mine recently recommended a small restaurant in the heart of Gigiri. ‘It’s the best Japanese food I’ve had in a long time’, he said. My friend is a talented chef, so I took his word for it and booked a table last Sunday afternoon. The restaurant is called Shokudo, and it’s…
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The sights of Tsavo West
Last month I wrote a feature on the excellent Kilaguni Serena Safari Lodge. I’ve been back to Tsavo West since, and I wanted to focus this piece on the park’s incredible geology. The view to the north-west in the ‘developed area’ – a 1,000 square kilometre section of the park that receives the most visitors…
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The magic of the Mara Triangle
Along a steep stretch of the Mara River, a cluster of still wildebeest and zebras gaze down at the shallow water below. Beneath them, a bloat of hippos splash and snort, and enormous crocodiles bask on the surrounding sandbanks. As others begin to lose their nerve and turn away from the river, a brave wildebeest…
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Street names: signposts to history
‘What’s in a name?’ Juliet asked, when she was telling her Romeo not to worry about the rivalry between their clans – the Capulets and the Montagues. She was wrong, wasn’t she? Shakespeare’s plot took a more realistic and tragic account of clan conflict. For some time, I have enjoyed taking note of the history…
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At the Kilimani Organic Farmers’ Market
Last Sunday I got a nice reminder that I was born and grew up a farmer’s boy. The sun was shining, and my wife and I decided to go to the Organic Farmers’ Market at the Kilimani Primary School on Argwings Khodek Road. It was the stacks of fruit and vegetables on sale that triggered…
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The ghost at the Railway Museum
The sun was out last Sunday morning, but there was still a chill in the air. It was an indoors day. I decided to check out the Railway Museum near the old railway station; I hadn’t been there for years. As soon as I parked the car, a figure appeared from behind one of the…
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Sunday lunch at Macushla House
Last Friday afternoon I rang Macushla House to book a table for two for Sunday lunch. We hadn’t been there for many years. But we remembered it as a cared for and secluded place, tucked away in the Langata lanes carved out of an indigenous forest – in Ngurure Road and not far from the…
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Jiko: rooted in Africa
Village Market has benefitted from a significant facelift in recent years, with the construction of its modern shopping wing and the adjacent Trademark Hotel. There have been changes, too, within the luxury Tribe Hotel in the opposite corner of the complex, including a revision of the menu at the African-inspired Jiko restaurant. My wife and…
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In the land of lava and leopards
As they scouted Tsavo West in the early ‘60s, the developers of Kilaguni would have been spoilt for choice while deliberating the location of Kenya’s first park lodge. 60 years on, and the site they settled on still ranks highly among the country’s top safari destinations. The lodge’s long thatched terrace frames a spectacular panorama:…
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