One of my most memorable meals was on the terrace of Lamu’s Peponi Hotel. It was a creamy beef …
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Chez Sonia: A Taste of France in Peponi Road
As a teenager my first travelling venture was to cycle with my sister to France. From our home town …
A Guidebook to the People’s Forest
‘It seems nothing short of miraculous, looking back, that the Karura Forest Reserve still exists, given the pressures it …
Unusual Tastes of the Andes in Lavington
For years I was saying that Lavington needed a hotel. Now it has one – The Social House. And …
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 …
Tasting the Delights of Hemingways Nairobi
‘When you come to Hemingways,’ Richard Kimenyi said, ‘It is an experience.’ Richard is the General Manager of Hemingways …
Visiting Two of Nairobi’s Garden Restaurants
I have learnt a new word. We were ordering our lunches at the Steak Out restaurant in Lavington. Given …
The Hub’s Homely Italian Restaurant
When I spoke to the developers of The Hub Karen before it opened in 2016, they were enthusiastic about …
Print Books Are Not Things Of The Past
Way back in the 1960s when I was a student of literature at a university in the UK, some …
