Nairobi,
After finishing our tour in Egypt, we had always planned to have a break between tours, particularly because the overland Africa tour is nearly 50 days long, full of camping, adventure & not enough sleep.
Our accommodation in Nairobi is in a gated community guesthouse, about 10 minutes drive from the airport. The Guesthouse is owned and run by a couple called George & Caroline who have 2 kids called Juliet, the same age as me & Leisa who was 3. They also had a worker called Monica that lives with them, who was an excellent cook!
We had a lot of catching up to do in regards to sleep, personal admin such as the budget, blog & sorting the thousands of photos that we took in Egypt.
We intentionally didn't want to do much in Nairobi, the only big attraction that we considered doing was a local wildlife park that we had previously emailed about volunteer opportunities, which they unfortunately do not do.
We did go to a local supermarket with Monica to buy some groceries and a bottle of wine so that we could cook a nice vegetarian dinner for the family. Being vegetarian and atheist's was something very strange & unfathomable for the Kenya family. Over dinner's we had many discussions about economics, politics, religion, culture & various problems that each country faces. It was a great way to get some local knowledge & insight.
- Alli
The vegetarian meal we cooked the family; garlic bread made with fresh garlic, seasoned & roasted pumpkin, honey mustard pasta salad & a warm potato & egg salad with beans.
Saying goodbye to Leisa, she was initially very shy but cried when we left.
After finishing our tour in Egypt, we had always planned to have a break between tours, particularly because the overland Africa tour is nearly 50 days long, full of camping, adventure & not enough sleep.
Our accommodation in Nairobi is in a gated community guesthouse, about 10 minutes drive from the airport. The Guesthouse is owned and run by a couple called George & Caroline who have 2 kids called Juliet, the same age as me & Leisa who was 3. They also had a worker called Monica that lives with them, who was an excellent cook!
We had a lot of catching up to do in regards to sleep, personal admin such as the budget, blog & sorting the thousands of photos that we took in Egypt.
We intentionally didn't want to do much in Nairobi, the only big attraction that we considered doing was a local wildlife park that we had previously emailed about volunteer opportunities, which they unfortunately do not do.
We did go to a local supermarket with Monica to buy some groceries and a bottle of wine so that we could cook a nice vegetarian dinner for the family. Being vegetarian and atheist's was something very strange & unfathomable for the Kenya family. Over dinner's we had many discussions about economics, politics, religion, culture & various problems that each country faces. It was a great way to get some local knowledge & insight.
- Alli
How to open a wine bottle with no bottle opener ;)
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