Kenya - Writings of a Professional Traveler

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Bus 34 Nairobi Kenya Airport I am flying to BKK Bangkok, Thailand whoopee, no Macho crap for a month or two. I am doing my best to avoid the big cities on planet Earth, to me there is little redee ... Read More ...



Nairobi Kenya Airport Soon I purchased a ticket from Nairobi, Kenya to Bangkok, Thailand for 530 US Dollars with Qatar Airlines. I am going to stop writing if possible, I am tired of East Africa and ... Read More ...



To Bobby on Graduation Hello Bobby, An unstoppable force, my Mother and your Grandmother asked me to write you a note on your graduation from High School. What can I say, I know my Mother and Fath ... Read More ...



A Man Job Hunting in Kenya I got into a van going from Kilgoris to Kisii, Kenya and met a man by the name of Napoleon. He was in Kilgoris applying for a lab technician’s job as was quite frustrated, ... Read More ...



Adjusting Immersion Heater Travel Tip I always take a hot water bath because I carry a bucket and a hot water heater. I guess you call my heating apparatus an “Immersion Heater” An immersion heater ... Read More ...



Beware of Social Status Friends Travel Tip The desire to better ones social status may be the most destructive force on the planet. It demands that some people are lower status and others are high ... Read More ...



2009 June 3 Enter Kenya Leave Tanzania I entered Kenya at the Siriri, Tanzania border crossing, it was a simple crossing, nothing spectacular. Kenya allowed me to enter again without paying a fee. Th ... Read More ...



Mama Sarah Obama goes on Hajj I was told the English Soccer team, I think called Manchester United was going to Kogelo to visit Mama Sarah, the grandmother to President Barack Obama. When I was in Si ... Read More ...



Busia Kenya Busia Kenya is a huge city, there are many Hotels, from large ones to small ones, I am in the excellent Shark Lodge for 300 Shillings right along the road leading to the border. I suppose ... Read More ...



Saying Goodbye to Siaya Kenya Friends I have made some great friends in Siaya, Kenya. I have become a regular at a few places, and people even say my name “Andy” sometimes and do not call me “Musugo” ... Read More ...



Map Siaya Kenya to Uganda Border I plan on leaving Siaya tomorrow morning and going to the city of Busia, located on the Kenya - Uganda border. My normal strategy for crossing border is to go spend o ... Read More ...



Twitter and BlackBerry in the Bathwater I can never get these sayings correct, however here goes… Do not throw the baby out with the bathwater. Maybe my life is not more important than 140 char ... Read More ...



Digging Water Well in Kenya Africa I have been fortunate here in Siaya, Kenya, I have been able to watch some men and women digging a well for water. I moved from the center of Siaya to the Sussy Hot ... Read More ...



Opening Drinks to Avoid Being Drugged Travel Tip Did someone put drugs in your drink? Drinks need to be opened in front of you to be safe. Tourist and Travelers are often drugged in foreign co ... Read More ...



2009 World Malaria Day Today is World Malaria Day, therefore to be a curious person I decided to go see if I how difficult it was to purchase a Mosquito Net in Kenya, Africa. I was in the Siaya Ce ... Read More ...



Bumology 101 in Kenya Africa How to be a Bum in Kenya, Africa? Bumology 101: How to be a Bum? I believe this young boy aspires to be a Bum; I have met enough Bums in my life to know this bo ... Read More ...



Barefoot Hoe Farming in Kenya Africa I walked about five kilometers outside the village of Siaya searching for a Hotel called the Nam Sagali; I finally learned it was not outside Siaya, however reall ... Read More ...



Mosquito Net Stops 20 Bees in Room It is not possible to count the bees in my room, I am sure there are at least 20 of them here in the Siaya Centre Hotel with me. I am lying under the net typing on ... Read More ...



Kenya Observations by Photos I observe many situations in a day, here are a few extra photos along the way. --------------------------------- Siaya, Kenya East Africa Wednesday, April 22, 2009 ... Read More ...



Choose a Hotel by Counting Chairs Travel Tip There are Party Chairs in my Hotel How to choose a Hotel? I have been enjoying my travels in East Africa immensely, the price of Hotel rooms in East ... Read More ...



Kenya Drinking Water Mystery I pride myself in understanding the water of the world, normally understanding water systems in countries is easy, however Kenya is still a mystery. ------------------ ... Read More ...



Global Email Blocked Travel Tip Email anywhere on the planet, anywhere you can connect to the internet the inferred promise is you will have email. Can you trust email? No, if you go to some count ... Read More ...



Siaya Kenya “Yes We Can” I am in Siaya, Kenya, this is the closest city to Kogelo, Kenya, the place where Barack Obama Sr. was born and buried. As Judy from the Bread Shop here in Siaya said, “Du ... Read More ...



Kisumu Kenya I left the nice city of Kilgoris, Kenya in the Masai Highlands and traveled to Kisii, where I sat for a half hour thinking about whether I should find a room. I finally decided to make t ... Read More ...



Steel Buildings in Kilgoris Kenya Here is a question for readers, and I am hoping my Mother and Father write me with an answer. What are these steel building used for? ------------------------ ... Read More ...



Zip Lock Plastic Bag Hose Travel Tip There are many reasons to carry one gallon Ziploc Plastic bags and the other day I discovered another reason. I was in the Farmers Lodge in Kilgoris, Kenya; someh ... Read More ...



Malaria Medicine in Kenya Africa I have a fat nodule pushing against my sciatic nerve, the pain is difficult to ignore. Therefore, I have a habit of stopping in Pharmacies and asking question, hoping ... Read More ...



Kenya He Ain‘t Heavy “He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.” - The Road is Long Song by the music group “The Hollies.” --------------------------------- Kilgoris, Kenya East Africa Friday, April 1 ... Read More ...



Worst Hotel Key Travel Tip In my 11 years of living in Hotel rooms on the other side of the planet, I have developed a few self-imposed guidelines. 1. I do not allow cleaning people to enter my Ho ... Read More ...



Masai Family off the Electrical Grid I think the trendy way to say it is, “I am going off the grid.” “I am going of the Electrical Grid.” I wish to live where there is no publicly provided elect ... Read More ...



Plug Falls Out of Outlet Travel Tip I have a 220-110 adapter on the power cord to my Blackberry Storm that will not stay plugged into my power cord. I cannot bend the two slotted electrical prongs to ... Read More ...



Tea Plantation Kericho, Kenya at 2026 Meters above sea level appears one of the Tea capitals of Kenya. The companies Unilever and Finlays have signs saying they are here. From about 10 Kilometers bef ... Read More ...



Kericho Kenya A person in Nakuru, Kenya said, “Kericho is Ever Green.” And this appears to be correct, the city of Kericho appears to be forever green because it is surrounded by Tea Plantations ... Read More ...



Where am I in Kenya Take a look at this map, somebody drew lines on it separating the countries, however they forgot to show where the Tribes live. Imagine a map without roads; you would not be able ... Read More ...



Easter Sunday in Kenya My mother asked me, “Do they rejoice over Easter in Kenya?” I am from a small farm community in Indiana, where the people work in factories and live on small farms. They ha ... Read More ...



My Kenya Truck Almost Tipping Over I rode in the back of a large dual axel grain truck from Moyale, Kenya to Isiolo, Kenya. The night before we left it rained, this is a video of my truck sliding in ... Read More ...



What is this BlackBerry Storm I have a Hewlett Packard Computer, now I have a BlackBerry Storm, about 13 years ago I had an Apple Newton. I am trying to remember what I called it, I think I called it ... Read More ...



15 is 50 Travel Tip There is language confusion, when non-English Speaking people say the word “15,” it often sounds like “50.” Maybe 50 also sounds like 15. --------------------------------- ... Read More ...



USA Made in China I would not expect you to know this, however the Chinese people are working in Africa, and trying to politically seal up the country so they can have their way. They are installing ... Read More ...



Nakuru Kenya I am bouncing down the roads of Kenya; I have been changing cities daily. I do not go far, maybe 50-100 Kilometers, however each trip is about three hours because I need to wait for the ... Read More ...


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