Nairobi is well known as “safari central,” the place in Africa where most safaris go from, but what many people don’t realize is just how much safari-like pleasure can be found close at hand. There will be further descriptions later of two of the near-by highlights (the Giraffe Center and the Elephant Orphanage, both of …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (9): Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania
Here’s Stanley and me as our group left the Sopa Lodge in Amboseli National Park. We were travelling over into Tanzania to go to the Ngorongoro Crater. Little did we know when we left the park that the real safari adventure would begin (perhaps giving new meaning to the word adventure). We knew we would …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (8): Amboseli National Park
Stanley’s next big adventure (and ours) was to Amboseli National Park. As readers of these posts have learned by now, of all the splendid wildlife in Africa the African bush elephant seems to hold pride of place for Mr. Guy. So for a long time, Amboseli has been a goal for me, not only for …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (7): More New Friends
Stanley was a big hit in Kenya, and as he got to meet Kenyan children it became clear that young people all over the world like to get to know one another, regardless of where they come from (or how thick they are – even a kid half-an-inch wide can make new friends). One of …
Flat Stanley Goes to Kenya (6): Egerton Castle
Egerton Castle is a very special place for me. I can’t say exactly why, except that I greatly admire what Lord Egerton was able to do back in the 20th century, when he lead other settlers in Kenya in helping the local people. It was his goal to figure out how to strengthen the country’s …
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