A few days ago over lunch, while discussing travel, someone wondered out loud why anyone would be interested in spending their hard earned money to travel solo. How is that fun? It didn’t make sense to her. It got me thinking, do you have the same feeling? Would you prefer company? What if you are part…
“Which are the safest countries to visit in Africa as a tourist?” is a question that you will come across often. A few years ago, if you had asked me if I’d ever want to visit Iran, I’d answered with a resounding no. Kenya has been a target of terrorism, and I would be insane…
1. Thou shall be responsible for your all your expenses Of course, money is first on the list because it’s the heart of the system. We know that person whose money is always M-PESA bound or in the bank account, so they request their friends to sort their bills with the promise of paying back except they…
While there is no perfect age to travel, traveling in your 20s is ideal seeing some of us are single with minimal obligations. A large percentage of travelers choose to go backpacking in Europe or Asia as the ultimate trips to take in their 20s. However, what do you do if you are living in…
A few weeks ago, someone emailed me asking for my two cents on the backlash FLOTUS(First Lady Of The United States) got on twitter when she first announced she would be making her first solo trip to Africa. He wrote, “Why are Africans are too sensitive? What’s the harm in the FLOTUS saying she’s coming…
These personal moments do not necessarily reflect on Jinja as a whole. 1. On being overdressed. Thursday afternoon kicked off the nyege nyege festival, and I rocked this little black dress. The hotel manager saw me walking out and said, “Are you going to nyege nyege in those clodhez?” After a minute of figuring what…
Most people struggle to decide what to wear especially when attend significant events like the Nyege Nyege festival. It’s pretty ironical in a world where everyone in their mother sings “Don’t judge the book by its cover.” In our defence though, we are not dressing for anyone but ourselves. We want to look stunning because…
These are some of the reactions I got from Kenyan netizens after sharing this photo of me at the Nyege Nyege festival. Photobombed by river Nile at #NyegeNyegeFestival#nyegenyege Day one was 🔥 pic.twitter.com/qEqsh0PCNW — Winnie Rioba 🌍 (@justrioba) September 7, 2018 ‘Unaenda kutoa nyege ama kutolewa?” ‘Should I copy the KFCB Boss?’ ‘Sprinkles holy water…
A few weeks ago, I attended the Maralal Camel Derby festival. Other than the Camel race in Maralal, the Camel race also happens in Dubai. Judging by the multitude that turned up for the event, I could tell that this was an important date on the Samburu county calendar. This post is for you if…
Growing up, the idea of moving to a new place intrigued me. There was something about our locality that got all our neighbors shifting because it happened frequently. It was heartbreaking to say goodbye to childhood friends. I longed for the day we would move as well for no other reason than to experience moving to…