Catrina Stewart explores the area of Nairobi to the north of Kenyatta Avenue from Jeevanjee Gardens to a Luo restaurant that excites the taste buds. Starting Point: Jeevanjee Gardens Finishing…
Acacia Premier Hotel Kisumu, Kenya Acacia is a friendly and polished business hotel in central Kisumu. With its outdoor terrace pool bar and restaurant overlooking Lake Victoria, tastefully-furnished rooms with…
Catrina Stewart heads to the islands on Lake Victoria in search of a peaceful retreat and a whopper of a Nile Perch. Who killed Tom Mboya? The riddle over the…
Sutton Hoo Nanyuki, Kenya Sutton Hoo is an English-style country house transplanted onto the Kenyan countryside at the foot of Mt Kenya, offering classic comfort. Think comfortable beds with thick…
Wedged between Tsavo West and Amboseli is the voluptuous Chyulu Hills range. Catrina Stewart wonders if the country that Ernest Hemingway wrote about still exists. It was the late 1940s,…
Catrina Stewart plunges into an ancient forest to discover sacred rituals, medicinal plants and a way of life that couldn’t be further from beach-style living. If it hadn’t been raining,…
In keeping with our coastal theme, this month’s walk-through heads to Mombasa. Catrina Stewart takes a short tour of the city’s venerable Old City. We start our walk at…
Catrina Stewart heads up to the Cradle of Mankind, source of some of the richest human fossil finds in the world, and finds even this remote land is not immune…
This month, Catrina Stewart heads into Wilson Airport, Africa’s quirkiest little hub, and finds that there is much more than first meets the eye. Here’s a tip if you’re flying…
A 1,300 kilometre road trip in northern Tanzania sounded like a good idea. But what with zealous cops, the Serengeti’s atrocious roads and hefty entrance fees, Catrina Stewart starts to…
