Everytime I’ve come across an English speaker here in Europe, the initial question sometimes delivered with shock has been, “You speak English?” Without skipping a beat, the answer has always been, “Yes […]
1) You will feel at home: You’re really home. You’re sinking your teeth into familiar food you’ve missed for so long: matumbo (cow entrails) fried tilapia, nyama choma (grilled meat), ugali (maize […]
For purposes of this report.. Nairobae: a term used on instagram with abandon. The combination of two words: ‘Nairobi’ and ‘bae’ meaning it is a crush-worthy city. Colloquialism for Kenya’s capital. Nairobbery: The […]
Twinkle, twinkle, little star, How I wonder what you are! Up above the world so high, Like a diamond in the sky. Amboseli is a beautiful mistake. A slip of tongue (or […]
The map of Africa (credit: Google images). My Africa is nothing like your Africa… I haven’t been caught up in a ‘fit of braggadocio,’ by this one-liner.. rather I’m increasingly made aware […]
If Krakow had us feeling like melanin queens at the receiving end of lavish compliments, selfie requests, little gifts and trinkets; in Lviv we were akin to long-awaited aliens who had just disembarked off […]
“Dad, how big is the heart?” a ten-year old me inquired. “Make a tight fist with your hand,” he said in a half-whisper. “Like this..” I made my fist into a ball, […]
I first visited Dr Jack Githae years ago, in my teens. At the time, he had just one treatment facility; in Kinangop. The visit came after a worker tipped my mum about […]
Any rookie travel blogger looking to spread their tentacles and earn some quid doing what they love, knows how important it is to keep traveling. Travel keeps the country-count up, it ensures […]
If you have lived, worked in or visited Nairobi, you may know a thing or two about matatus, also known as mathrees. You may regard them with indifference, especially if you own a […]
Travelogues of an African Girl 