Sharing Guy's Journey

Thoughts, comments, observations, reactions, enthusiasms

  • Personal History
  • History
  • Art & Architecture
  • Music
  • Nature
  • Travel
  • Current Events
  • Journal
  • Knowledge Services

The Western Kenya Safari (5): Farewell to Kisii and Hello to the Maasai Countryside

May 4, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

We woke early to begin the long journey to Nairobi, going a different route than when we came to Kisii. For the first drive, we came via Lake Naivasha, using much the same route we had used on some of our previous safaris, to Lake Nakuru and Hell’s Gate, and taking us over the mountains …

Read More

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Kenya - Maasai, Lake-Victoria

The Western Kenya Safari (4): Kakamega Forest

May 2, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

The only tropical rainforest in Kenya and the last remnant of the great rainforest that once stretched across all of Central Africa, the Kakamega National Reserve is a very special treat. Just imagining what the great swath of rainforest across the continent must have been like is truly a mind-boggling exercise, and it’s nice to …

Read More

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Kenya - Kakamega Forest, Kenya-Isiukhu Falls, Kenya-Monkeys, Kenya-Rainforests, Kenya-Snakes

The Western Kenya Safari (3): Tabaka and the Soapstone Quarry

April 26, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Saturday in Kisii began with a nice breakfast at the Mash Park Hotel, where I was staying. Another look back into the days of colonialism and the attraction these places had for European travellers (and of course the expatriates, who came to visit places like this and liked it so much they just stayed). Very …

Read More

Filed Under: Travel

The Western Kenya Safari (2): Nyanguru Village – Welcome Guy

April 25, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

Anyone following these notes knows I’m very taken with the Kenyan people, and this safari provided a splendid  opportunity to really get to know my friends, and to learn more about how people live in this beautiful country. My friend Charles invited me to Kisii for a visit, and to come to his house and …

Read More

Filed Under: Travel

The Western Kenya Safari (1): Kericho and the Tea Fields

April 24, 2010 By Guy St. Clair

The longer I am in this beautiful country, the more impressed I am with what a wonderful place it is. My driver Charles and I had planned a safari to Western Kenya for some time (since long before I went away on that massive journey to Europe and America and South America). We chose the …

Read More

Filed Under: Travel

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • …
  • 68
  • Next Page »

Recent Posts

  • Opera: The MET Season Continues with Radio and Live HD Performances January 2, 2026
  • Mason Bates’ New Opera at the MET November 19, 2025
  • Opera: Amazing Adventures? Absolutely! August 27, 2025
  • Juneteenth 2025 June 19, 2025
  • Mozart and the MET Bring Us Real Joy April 2, 2025
  • Belle da Costa Greene at The Morgan March 4, 2025
  • Opera: Berlin: Another “City of Music”? February 10, 2025
  • January 20, 2025: Honoring Dr. King January 20, 2025
  • A Remarkable Opera Experience December 10, 2024
  • Two Surprises at the Kröller-Müller Museum November 19, 2024
  • Elephants Galore September 28, 2024
  • Guy’s Elephants August 12, 2024
  • Carroll Beckwith’s Portrait of William Walton July 31, 2024
  • Digital Postcard: Memorial Day Greetings from Germany May 27, 2024
  • Digital Postcard: Hello from Madrid (but Sent from Amsterdam) May 17, 2024
  • Proust: A Family Reading Milestone April 18, 2024
  • Vienna: Collected Posts April 16, 2024
  • A Conductor For Our Time: Klaus Mäkelä April 1, 2024
  • SLA at 115: Welcoming Our Future April 1, 2024
  • The Frick’s Angel February 25, 2024

Copyright © 2026 Guy St. Clair. All Rights Reserved.