City Walkthroughs

More often than not, when you think travel, Nairobi City doesn’t highly feature in your list of places to visit for a weekend escape. However, there is so much to…

Walking through the grand fixtures within the Sarova Stanley, I can’t help but imagine myself in some museum of sorts, taken back in time and diving into rich authentic history…

With a background in Software Engineering and Aerospace Engineering, I decided to chase my wildest dreams of becoming a photographer. I’ve never really enjoyed labels and prefer to let a…

The concept of Nai Nami (Swahili for ‘Nairobi with me’) is rather genius: who better to show one the streets of downtown Nairobi than the kids who used to live…

Tamani Tanzania explore Moshi town, from a Swahili cafe with the best spiced tea to open air markets crowned by a night out. Moshi is tucked away behind one of…

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…

Ditch the guide book to Kisumu, and allow Magunga Williams, a native of the city, to introduce you to its wild side. If you must – and you must – travel…

If you’re one of a new breed of traveller looking to substitute safari with the chance to explore Nairobi through a sociopolitical lens then Kibera’s Olympic area is a good…

Adrian Blomfield explores an under-appreciated spot just outside Nairobi, where you’ll find one of the region’s oldest churches, a gourmet restaurant and a quaking bog. The church has a rather forbidding…

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…