A young Hawksbill turtle was presented to us in an old green bucket, by a group of fishermen in …
Category: Coast
Sunset Sail Around Lamu Island
It has been a lot easier, of late, to justify our trips out of Nairobi. The days have been …
Fatuma’s Tower: Up in the Dunes of Shela
With its narrow, donkey-trodden alleyways, carved wooden doors, wailing muezzins and rolling sand dunes, Lamu island truly is a …
A Weekend of Breaks at Diani Beach
After assignments in Darfur and Mogadishu I needed a break. For the first time in a long time I …
Shambani: Easter at the South Coast
In light of the various incidents of insecurity recently, it’s hardly surprising that many Kenyans favoured the beaches of …
Why aren’t more Kenyans going to Southeast Asia?
With its enticing mix of rainforest-clad islands, vast stretches of white sandy beaches, bustling capital cities and finely preserved …
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The Jumba la Mtwana at Mtwapa
Our friends with a cottage at Vipingo beach did us a good turn this Christmas – they didn’t come …
Exploring Hotspots in Kilifi
Bigger isn’t always better, is it? Anyway, not when it is a big hotel at the Coast that has …
