Tag: Nairobi National Park
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A Night in the Forest
I’ve enjoyed plenty of gamedrives in Nairobi National Park over the years, but few as much as my drive in the park last Saturday evening. An overnight shower had washed the air clean of dust, and the city lights shone bright against a lilac sky. We trundled along a rocky track near the park’s Middle…
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A Drive in the Nairobi National Park
Waking up last Saturday morning, the sun wasn’t up either. There was still a chill in the air. I pulled the duvet closer round me and began to wonder what I was going to do about Going Places. I began to wish, as I had often wished these last three lockdown months, that I could…
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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 of an eland. I’ve often past this sign and wondered where it led to. Last weekend, I finally found out. It leads to the Ololo Safari Lodge, on the bank of the Mbagathi River. The river…
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Protecting Kenya’s Oldest Conservation Area
Whenever I sell Nairobi to visiting friends and family, or justify to them why I choose to live here, I usually gloss over the city itself and describe how easy it is to escape from it. It’s the places around the city that keep me drawn to it – the likes of Naivasha, Nakuru, and…
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A Drive in the Park
It was the worst time of day for such a trip. I told my visitors that if they wanted to see the usually difficult to see animals then they should get up before dawn. I even described some of our memorable moments in the National Park: the rhino that made us brake when it emerged…
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