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April 26, 2005Nairobi and Around (Part 2)I cannot say enough good things about my visit to the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust (www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org). It is essentially an animal orphanage for young rhinos and elephants. The animals are kept there until they are two years old and then...Read this update Nairobi and Around (Part 1)Nairobi is a rather modern city with a big city feel to it. It reminded me more of New York City than it did of Dar es Salaam or Mombasa. Much to my surprise, I rather liked it although there...Read this update April 12, 2005A Dhow Trip From LamuI recently spent a few days on Lamu, an island off the coast of Kenya. It is very similar to Zanzibar, but not as touristy and instead of cars on the island, people travel via donkey. It was a mostly...Read this update Watamu: Ruins, Monkeys, Shrews, and JellyfishWatamu is a nice little town on the coast of Kenya, just north of Mombasa. It has beautiful white sand beaches and nice warm water. It is currently the off season, though, so there aren't a whole lot of tourists...Read this update April 05, 2005MombasaAbout a week and a half ago I left Tanzania and arrived in Mombasa, Kenya. Kenya and Tanzania are very similar, but there are two things I've noticed that seem to be a lot different: 1) It seems way hotter...Read this update |
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