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Kenya Day 7: From Sarova to Sandgrouse to Zebra-Watching at MGM Muthu
From one location to the next, Kenya continues to surprise us with art, wildlife, and… hippos?!?
Kenya Day 6: The Hunt for the Leopard
OPERATION: Find the Leopard Day 6 started at 4:30 in the morning, and I woke up thinking a gang of motorcycles was rolling through the jungle. The sound was deep and rumbling, like engines revving in the distance—but then it hit me: I’m in the middle of the Mara, not...
Day 5: Dirt Runways, Upscale Tents & Ancient Wisdom in Maasai Mara
Day 5 started before the sun came up. We were still in Nairobi, but barely. A 5am wakeup call had us packing and headed to the airport—not the international one with terminals and food courts, but a smaller local strip where Air Kenya flights shuttle people to remote...
Kenya Day 4: Coffee, Culture, and Kenyan Cuisine
Morning at the Best Western Started the day with breakfast at the Best Western, and while the spread looked familiar—eggs, potatoes, fruit, pastries—there were some subtle differences that reminded me I wasn’t in the States anymore. I got my eggs from the...
Kenya Day 3: Animals and a Bunch of Karen
Morning Start: Hotel Breakfast in Nairobi Even though this was technically Day 3 of the trip, it was my first real morning in Nairobi—and my first proper breakfast since arriving. After two long travel days, sitting down to a warm plate of food felt like a small...
Kenya Day 1 & 2: Flight Overload
This is one of the few tirps I've taken where I did NOT have any idea I would be going in advance. I've been talking about wanting to travel to Africal for years now, but figured it would take me at least a year or two of saving up to make it happen. But then, last...