A family drives down to Lodo Springs, Elewana’s latest addition to the wildlife-rich Loisaba Conservancy in Laikipia. Road-tripping in Kenya can be exhilarating but also occasionally grueling. Our recent family…
Granted a second-chance honeymoon in Cape Town after 14 years of marriage, Ami Doshi Shah and her husband revel in the opulence of Lanzerac Hotel & Spa where the wine,…
Ami Doshi Shah revisits the interesting history of one of Kenya’s oldest hotels, Mt Kenya Safari Club, which was once an exclusive playground for Hollywood’s rich. In 1959, Hollywood actor-…
On the outer periphery of Nairobi National Park, perched on the elevated cliff at the bank of the Mbagathi River, Ami Doshi Shah finds Ololo Lodge, an unexpected gem of…
Ami Doshi Shah reflects on the true meaning of luxury after a blissful coastal family getaway. I have a somewhat cynical relationship with the word ‘luxury’. It is a word…
By converting their family home into a boutique hotel, the Banins hoped to create a more intimate travel experience. Ami Shah finds out more. In the early 2000s, a light…
I’m notoriously rubbish at buying gifts for my husband. As doe-eyed newlyweds, 11 years ago, my husband forced me to return the gift I painstakingly chose for him and buy…
