Destination: Kenya

Places to go in East Africa

Fri, 24 Jul 2015 | By safariyako | Views [699]

Arabuko Sokoke Forest Country: Kenya Experience a coastal dry forest which boasts of rare species. More Queen Elizabeth N. Park Country: Uganda Volcanic features, comprising ... Read more >

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Mtazamo

Thu, 16 Jul 2015 | By alexandermelck | Views [403] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I'm an aspiring young film maker coming from a graphic design background. I've been sacrificing and pushing to get new opportunities and challenges that relate to story telling, specifically within the medium of video production and film. Being selected ... Read more >

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Photos: Crayfish, Naivasha- Kenya.

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 | By linda3-discoveries | Photo Gallery

Kenya

Wed, 3 Jun 2015 | By caminante | Views [177]

From Windhoek to Kenya

Thu, 28 May 2015 | By luqey_of_oidiva | Views [462] | Scholarship Entry

We arrived in Nairobi at around 17:30. Few minutes before touch down at the Jomo Kenyatta airport, I could see how vibrant and energetic the city life of Nairobi was. The green hills , sunset, combustion and moving cars in the distance all made the whole ... Read more >

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KENYA

Thu, 28 May 2015 | By adventuresofamanicpixiedreamchild | Views [568] | Scholarship Entry

15/3/2015 We’ve been in the air for 12 hours, with still another 12 or so hours on our journey to go. Our first (and only) stop over is in Abu Dabi. We’re only there for about 2 hours but I made sure I dressed appropriately this time (not like our stop ... Read more >

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Lake Nakuru National Park

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By jemima | Views [195] | Scholarship Entry

As we got to the gate at six, we handed over our identification cards for the security guards from Kenya Wildlife Service to verify the passengers on board. It took twenty minutes as our bags were searched. Another couple, the organisers, had gone ahead ... Read more >

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Making the Most with the Least

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By mariquita | Views [186] | Scholarship Entry

I leaned over and the wall, weak with decay, creaked in protest. I was exhausted and my northern-born body wasn’t used to the extreme heat. I followed my group into what remained of a run-down edifice, but with twenty-three of us crammed into the small ... Read more >

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Azure Blue

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By azarius | Views [226] | Scholarship Entry

There is something decidedly persistent about the heat in the air today. It is almost as if the sun went about gathering its relatives for a pot luck today. I don’t remember January being this warm but then again I don’t mind it. With all the cold that ... Read more >

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Mombasa-Nairobi Train Journey

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By sktgready | Views [283] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

There was a knock on my door. “HELLO!” He bellowed enthusiastically at me. “HELLO!” I bellowed back, matching his enthusiasm. “MY NAME IS PAUL!” The widest smile I’d ever seen. “MY NAME IS SIMEON!” “GREAT!” He calmed slightly. “Where are you from?” ... Read more >

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Through the Kenyan Looking Glass

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By yazytauk | Views [307] | Scholarship Entry

Each of your senses helps tells a story. Kenya told me its own story, by the feel of the air and the smell of the land and its effortless miles of pure nature. You can go on the safari trips and see baby elephants play mischievously with each other, ... Read more >

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The Charm Of Sleeping Warrior In Gilgil

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By emmanuelomuya | Views [537] | Scholarship Entry

It was a Red-Eyed Dove that woke me. “I AM a Red-Eyed Dove, I AM a Red-Eyed Dove” he kept calling from outside the window. “And I AM a Red-Eyed Fox” I was tempted to shout back. It was dawn; I had gone to bed late, and sleep hadn’t come easily because ... Read more >

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Magical Mara

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By donnasmelange | Views [182] | Scholarship Entry

Going on Safari is more about learning to reconnect with nature and letting go of the noises in your head. Maasai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, the second largest park in the country is infamous for the great wildebeest migration. So vast is the National ... Read more >

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Flying to the Mara

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By mamasooze | Views [186] | Scholarship Entry

“You can open that little widow on the side,” our confident pilot suggested in his lovely British accent. Huh? How did he know I was about to toss my cookies, along with my entire lunch? Maybe my silence and intense focus on the horizon tipped him off.... Read more >

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Bruno

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By linda3-discoveries | Views [263] | Scholarship Entry

A Gem Indeed. It had been a lazy week, the kind after which you crave a weekend get-away. A couple of friends and I settled on Crayfish in Naivasha town, 77kms from Nairobi and just two hours away. Crayfish is situated at the edge of Lake Naivasha, with ... Read more >

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