Hotels thin in the City Centre as Thika road buzzes up Corporate events are now being held outside ‘town’, as the new middle-class corporate/ NGO worker wishes to conference elsewhere
Terrific Taveta from Grogan’s Castle Grogan may long be dead but his aura lingers in the handsome castle, the square clasped by the tall three-storey tower with an eagle’s eyrie from where Grogan had a 360-degree view
Good fortune dessert at Laughing Buddha lounge & café Laughing Buddha Lounge & Café, Kenrail Towers, Ring Road Parklands
OUT AND ABOUT: Discovering jelly coconut 'cure' for peppery food Despite the stew being spicy hot, some people still add chilli at the table!
Support the hungry by visiting Shaba National Reserve There has been an eight-month-long drought and the Samburu village, survive on the money guests pay for these visits
A visit to the Orchid Manyatta I wasn’t sure what to expect when my wife, Lut, and I went to the show. But when we got there we were certainly impressed.
Day in the life of a sales and marketing manager David Kamau is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Hemingways Travel.
A traveller’s quest to see the world The former radio presenter and deejay at a local radio station wants to be the most travelled African woman.
I attended the Nyege Nyege festival: This is what Nairobi can learn as they organise their own Late last month, Governor Sakaja announced that he will be introducing an annual festival in Nairobi
Italian fine dining at La Villa, Kitisuru There are traditional Italian dishes from the starters through to the desserts, and there is also a creative vegan menu
Lunch buffet at La Mascotte Restaurant served less La Mascotte restaurant at Somerset Westview Serviced Apartments in Kilimani
New book documents East Africa’s geological highlights Until now, geological resources have been difficult to access in Kenya.
Revisiting Karen Blixen’s places We learnt about Karen’s unhappy marriage to Baron Bror von Blixen-Finecke; her love for the English hunter, Denys Finch Hatton; and her struggle to grow coffee on a land not suitable for the crop.
Travel: A new chapter in the Tamarind story You can have a table within a glass-fronted terrace, along a narrow veranda, or in one of the many gazebos scattered along the border of trees and shrubs.
A ten-legged meal at Crab Shack in Watamu The crab meat was soft and slightly fishy infused with a natural salty taste.
Lavishing in the wilderness in search of white rhinos From the success of Il Ngwesi, home to the Il Lakipiak Maasai, there are dozens more community conservancies in Kenya’s arid lands north of the Equator, giving rise to the Northern Rangelands...
Karen Blixen Museum: Making history exciting and relatable Fans had come out in big numbers with duvets, blankets, and even pillows in readiness for the “Out of Africa” movie projected on big LED screens in one of the museum’s gardens
Forest trails and train tracks We began our climb up the imposing, green-cloaked ridges of the escarpment, eventually emerging onto the tracks of the Uganda railway line.
Crossing cultures: From Addis to Khartoum On the stage, a troupe of men and women perform traditional songs and dances. At the far end, there is the buffet – a bewildering array of traditional dishes.
Your taste buds by pairing a beef burger with a stout At the launch of Guinness Black Shines Brightest Series, I learnt how to pair a burger with a Guinness Stout Shandy
