So whilst in Kisumu I booked my safari, it was a lot cheaper than I had thought it would be, a mere $300 for 3 nights all-inclusive. The guy said he would pick me up in the morning and we would drive to the Masai Mara Park which is about 5 hours away. Now I was expecting a 4x4 land cruiser to pick me up for safari but no, a Toyota HI ace van was my means of transport. There was an English guy and two Irish lads on my tour plus a Korean chap who never spoke to a...

Next I headed to Lake Navasha . I wasn't sure what to expect but Stella assured me it was good.So I got the bus and headed there. It was a quiet little town and all the accommodation was right on the lake front. I checked into a banda and head to the lake front. The lake was surrounded by a huge electric fence but there was a gate that was open so you could get to the mooring end. When I asked a local what was the fence for he replied sharply, 'the hippos of cour...

Welcome to my Kenya blog, as you may be aware I'm travelling East Africa. Just been travelling in Ethiopia and now have flown to Nairobi. I landed at 2 am I had for once planned ahead and booked a hostel and a pick-up from the airport. Reading the Lonely Planet would put anyone off Nairobi; it describes it as Nai-robbery and Johannesburg's sister as the danger capital of Africa. So as you can imagine out of the whole trip I was a bit nervous about getting there a...