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Safari in the City – Exploring the Nairobi National Park

Safari in the City – Exploring the Nairobi National Park

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The Nairobi National Park is the only wildlife park located within a metropolitan city. If you really think about it, that’s pretty wild – no pun intended! Right in the heart of the city of Nairobi is a 117 sq. km wildlife park, the home to some 100 mammal and […]

5 Beautiful Green Spaces for Picnics in Nairobi

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By now, I’m sure you must know that I love a good picnic. There’s just something that appeals to me about sitting outside on a beautiful day, enjoying a lovely spread and spending time with yourself or loved ones in one of the picnic spots in Nairobi. One of the […]

A Weekend at Amboseli National Park

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The sound from a lone hot air balloon floating across the sky, several kilometres away, breaks the stillness of our first morning at the Amboseli Bush Camp. To my east, I see the sun begin to peek through the clouds, painting them a stunning and vibrant orange colour. And in […]

Of Donkeys & Dhows – A Lamu Tamu Experience

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Mark and I had the pleasure of visiting Lamu in May. It was an exciting trip with a lot of rewarding moments. We spent a total of five days there, our time spent between Shela, Manda Island and the Old Town. We spent most of our days relaxing and taking […]

A Spontaneous Trip to Benin and its Resulting Love Story…

by Amarachi on 22 comments

For my old-time readers, this has been a long time coming right? I remember a time when I teased about telling this story on Instagram. My blog traffic spiked! But alas, it was clickbait. I’m sorry if you fell for my gimmicks then, but I can’t blame you. Who doesn’t […]