We banked steeply out of Malindi Airport and headed north along the concave stretch of coast towards Lamu. Above …
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Diani by Night: Of Roadside Bars and a Beach House
‘Wewe ni Jan?’, our Uber driver asked, as we approached his tinted Toyota Corolla. My friend and I had …
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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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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 …
The World Turned Upside Down
I am writing this mid-day on New Year’s Eve – the strangest and most anxious New Year’s Eve I’ve …
Christmas in Korogocho
The Editor has asked me to weave a Christmas theme into this Going Places. Should be easy – because …
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