Swollen clouds hung menacingly over the Ngong Hills, and as the rain fell I was glad to be indoors. …
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Nairobi’s InterContinental Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
‘I will need one photograph for my article,’ I said to Oliver Geyer, the General Manager of the Nairobi …
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A Flying Fox at The Forest
Last weekend I finally made it to The Forest, two and a half years after it first opened its …
A Night Under Canvas in the Mara Triangle
All around us the plains are black and smouldering. The absence of long grass reveals a scattering of bones, …
Easter at the Mara’s Oldest Lodge
‘In Maa it means a place of dark green trees. Ilkeek Orok’. James Pere manages Keekorok Lodge, in the …
Budget Bush Accommodation in Ol Pejeta
When I last visited Ol Pejeta 12 months ago, its plains were green and its rivers were swollen. The …
Breakaway Drive to Saruni Samburu and Saruni Rhino
We woke to the roar of a lion. Well, my wife did. When I eventually opened my eyes, she …
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The Peace Hotel and the Changing Face of Mogadishu
‘You will see some changes,’ Bashir said. Bashir owns the Peace Hotel in Mogadishu. He was welcoming me there …
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A Brackenhurst Lunch in the Tea Country
They call it Kenya’s Eco Conferences Centre. Having heard so many good things about this place in the bracing …
