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Images of Burundi…

I did not get to see too much of Burundi, but I have a few images to remind me of my short stay there… Jimmy, one of the shift managers at the hotel, went out of his way to help me… If you’re ever in...

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The Moneychanger…

Traveling on your own can obviously be a lonely exercise… It is made easier by meeting people who are friendly and who want to assist you where they can… Sure, there are those who are only out to take...

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Eldoret and on to Nairobi…

I was back on the nasty roads of western Kenya…with their corrugations, potholes, and heavy traffic heading for Uganda and the Congo… It was only 140 km to Eldoret, and I decided that although I could...

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Getting Sorted in Nairobi…

It has hardly stopped raining since I arrived back in Nairobi… The roads are flooded, traffic is a nightmare and accidents are commonplace… Cars are forced to avoid water-filled potholes, and in doing...

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The Gauntlett Girls…

Having spent the last week entwined in the lives of Gemma and Abby Gauntlett, has been great fun, but has also served as a reminder to me of what I lost out on with my own daughters… So while the games...

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Heading North…

Today I will be leaving the extremely comfortable and pleasant environs of Karen, Nairobi, where I have spent the last week safely ensconced in the hospitality and generosity of Angela and Roger...

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Moyale…

When I woke this morning, I felt as though I had been ridden over by a truck, rather than sitting in one for 30 hours… The muscles in my back and shoulders, arms and legs, ached something fierce, and...

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Livid in Luxor…

Khalid and I left The Hotel Hathor together, and rode out of Aswan in convoy on our way to Luxor, about 280 km north of where we had spent the last week. After a few minutes, I realized that I could go...

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Cairo…!! Better late than Never !!

As soon as I stepped out onto the sidewalk outside the Cleopatra Hotel, I knew that today was going to be a scorcher… Inside the lobby of the hotel, the temperature read 34 °… It was 7.30 am…!! I...

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Egyptian Road (Un)Safety…

There are a host of unusual road signs in Egypt… The vast majority of them undecipherable, because they are written in Arabic, of course!! Very few of the signage you will encounter is translated into...

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