A recent Sunday excursion took a group of friends to the Maasai Ostrich Farm, now a rather swell resort, part of the Merica Group. [Yes, you read that name correctly – it’s a hotel chain in Kenya (I stayed at the Merica Hotel in Nakuru not long ago) but every time I see it I …

I commented a little about Village Market the other day, and had planned to follow up with some description and a few photos, but….As it happened, I did get to take a couple of photographs, but that was before I was seen by one of the guards. He very politely told me that photography isn’t …

The section of Nairobi where I live is just a little higher than other parts of the city, and it’s pleasant to walk about on a pretty day and just enjoy the scenery.And, yes, I anticipate your question and no, we do not go walking about at night. Kenya has major security issues and we’re …

Friends keep asking how I live in Nairobi, wondering if I’m still in a hotel or if the client found accommodations for me. As it happened, through new friends I made when I came to Nairobi, I was able to establish a nice bed-sit in a lovely neighborhood, all within good walking distance of where …