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OVERVIEW I could spend the rest of my life rocking in a chair to the music of chirping birds at the back of Garden Lodge and looking at the Timau…

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…

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…

Words and photographs by Mwangi Kirubi At 3,470 metres high on the eastern slopes of Mt Kenya, Lake Ellis is the last accessible point by vehicle. In this photo essay, Mwarv…

Board the train early in the morning, and by midday you could be eating lunch in front of a Tsavo watering hole. Thanks to the recent arrival of the SGR…

When Jill Craig and a friend embark on planning a trip to Ethiopia, they quickly realise that cheap isn’t always best. It hadn’t started like this. No, no, no. Several years…

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…

Heading to Lake Victoria? Then check out these places to stay in and around Kisumu, and on the lake itself. Photographs: Brian Siambi KWEISOS HOUSE, KORU About a 90-minute drive…

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…

Travelling to beautiful places doesn’t have to be expensive. The Traveldote, who have travelled the length and breadth of Kenya in search of pocket-friendly gems, share with us their five…