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Into Africa | Nov 11 06'

by The Cheng Family a traveling as a family from Canada, on vacation in Nairobi

"We have a sneaking suspicion that we will be changed by our sojourn here; that one can not just visit and leave the same."

November 16, 2006 NairobiWow! It’s only been 4 days since we arrived in Africa but it seems so much longer! We have seen and experienced many new t... Continue reading »
Hospitals, shops, con-artists and coffee in Nairobbery | Jul 05 07'

by adama a 26 year old male from Manchester, on vacation in Nairobi

"[The conman] had been searching for me all day, because he knew how generous Englishmen are..."

Our last day in Kenya was a bit of an unusual mix of experiences. We spent the morning travelling with Jean to different maternity hospitals, to he... Continue reading »
Big Scary Animals | Dec 05 07'

by Annette and Dave a traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Nairobi

"Looks like the dog's dinner."

Decided to do more than look around Nairobi and bathe in the bath temperature pool at the Stanley today.Up at the crack of dawn for a tour out to t... Continue reading »
ICIPE then off to Uganda!! | Jan 20 06'

by Alexandre C-B a 24 year old male from Montreal, on vacation in Nairobi

"This policy of universal benefits for human economic needs and evironmental health is a commendable objective and for this and their altruistic policies of educating farmers and not imposing patent protections on their discoveries to provide as much acess to them as possible has attracted many notable scientists from around the world."

Wewe unafundisha kiswahili tafadhali? Means can you please teach me swahili. I am definitely trying to remember this phrase as i think it will be... Continue reading »
Random Musings, Mutterings and Delusions of a Mad Hiker III | Feb 28 06'

by Alexandre C-B a 24 year old male from Montreal, on vacation in Nairobi

"Although I am aware that they represent only a small percentage of the population, I believe that the existence of this tendency of disillusionment followed by a substance dependency is one of many symptoms of structural problems in Kenya. "

Back in our first visit to Nairobi, we went to the university to meet and mingle with Kenyan students. In the discussions that I had with my guid... Continue reading »
Takin’ It To The Streets | Dec 28 07'

by Four Explore a traveling as a family from Orinda, on vacation in Nairobi

By Dan. . . . or Burnin’ Down the House, if you prefer the ‘ Heads to the Doobies. We flew back to Nairobi on Friday afternoon the 28th, and weren’... Continue reading »
Verbal diarrhoea in a taxi | Jun 24 07'

by adama a 26 year old male from Manchester, on vacation in Nairobi

"Every British-owned company and just about every European giant has come to take a slice of Africa"

After a remarkaly short night's sleep, thanks to a fantastic wedding the days before, we left Manchester in the wee hours with a taxi driver who, a... Continue reading »
More O-Week | Nov 29 05'

by Brandon a 23 year old male, on vacation in Nairobi

The first week was orientation week. I’ve gotten to know the St. Lawrence people a little better, and it’s not quite so awkward anymore. We’ve... Continue reading »
Village des Valeurs - What??? | Mar 26 07'

by Jazz a 28 year old female from Montreal, on vacation in Nairobi

I spent no more than 24 hrs in Nairobi and left with more clothes than I came to Africa with. The second hand clothes market is massive in... Continue reading »
Wheelbarrow races and carnivorous appetites | Mar 03 06'

by Alexandre C-B a 24 year old male from Montreal, on vacation in Nairobi

"I must acknowledge that never have I felt more out of place at a bar. In Montréal, there are two guys who usually know how to dance well and the rest (myself included) usually just bob our heads off beat and clumsily shuffle our feet unless the “spirits” compel us to go a bit crazier."

It turns out that my rain-jogging last night was a good training regimen for what came today. This afternoon, we went to... Continue reading »