An Unexpected Visit To The Devil’s Pool in Zambia

I have never had a bucket list in and even If I did, something that had the name devil would not make it to the list. Imagine telling your African/Black parents that you want to swim at the devil’s pool ? They will have you swimming in holy water instead.  I arrived in Livingstone after spending 48…

How To See The Best Of Lusaka, Zambia In 48 Hours

 After living my best life in Malawi and meeting incredible people along the way. It was time for me to head to Lusaka, Zambia.  Turns out you can only access Zambia from Malawi via  Lilongwe and I was lucky enough I met a police officer that hitched a ride for me seeing Malawi’s public transport…

The Hidden treasure that is Homa Bay County Part 2

This is the second part of our expedition to Homa Bay Country with a Kenyan Nomad. Missed the first post on Takawiri and Mfangano Islands? Catch up: The Hidden treasure that is Homa Bay County Part 1 After chasing Takawiri and Mfangano Island, our next phase of the trip was staying at Lake Victoria Safari Village…

#FeaturedTraveler: Jayson Kailikia

Meet Jayson, a Kenyan traveler who’s 5 to 8 entails planning his next travels. When I asked him to describe himself, he said he didn’t want to blow his own trumpet so he let his friends blow it. They were open enough to describe him as lovably cool, chilled and mysterious, random with a free…

16 Things To Pack When Staying In A Hostel

It’s less than two weeks before I go backpacking West Africa and naturally my feelings are all over the place. I am planning to stay in hostels although I am not sure if I will find decent ones in West Africa.  Hostels are way different from hotels and there are things that you must carry…

Things to Know before booking a Hostel

Are you looking to start traveling on a budget? Do you find hotels too expensive? Well, hostels are your best bet if you’ve answered yes to both questions. Hostel dorms can be as low as 10 USD per person. In a few weeks, I will be backpacking West African countries. If I may go by…

We went Live on BBC TV- Focus on Africa!

If I was in class 6 or 7 today, my next composition would have been lit. Especially if the composition would be based on  “The day I will never forget” or “The best day of my life“. My composition would be so awesome such that my fellow classmates would be asked by our English composition teacher,…

#FeaturedTraveler: Christine Ooko

Meet Christine, a sassy, classy and fit girl  from Kenya  who’s about to attain her phD. She’s in the academic field, mostly teaching, writing and doing research work which she absolutely loves. She spends a good amount of time building on her scholarly work and is trying to balance this with her top favourite thing;…