Category Archives: Kenya

Day 1, Kenya to Tanzania/ Rolling through the mud

Posted on February 5, 2010 by Anna

Day 1 of my 6 week overland trip with Top Deck Tours/ Africa Travel Company, where I would drive from Nairobi, Kenya to Cape Town, South Africa in 6 short weeks, had finally arrived. It did not, however, get off … Continue reading →

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12 hours in Nairobi

Posted on February 3, 2010 by ~Anna

I arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport , Nairobi, on a Saturday evening after my flight with Fly 540 from Entebbe, Uganda. I had no set plans other than to find an ATM and a taxi. I’d only have about … Continue reading →

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Fly 540/ East Africa’s budget airline (seriously)

Posted on February 2, 2010 by ~Anna

I’d always been dreading my onward journey from Uganda to Nairobi, Kenya, where I would meet my group for the start of my 6-week overland trip. I dreaded it because I had looked at various commercial flights–including Kenya Airways and … Continue reading →

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Traveling Off the Beaten Path/ Watching my bank account bleed dry

Posted on December 18, 2009 by ~Anna

I have to confess that I really haven’t really traveled off the beaten path before I began this yearlong adventure. When I was living in England I was able to travel a bit through Europe, but I never considered those … Continue reading →

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