A New Day

Dance of the Jakaranda by Peter Kimani, © 2017, Akashic Books What better time than the holidays for travel. That is exactly what I...

Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Our leisurely days of sipping freshly squeezed juice and dining on seafood extravaganzas with lo...

Lazy days in Lamu began with a call to worship. The many mosques on the small island rang their bells five times a day to remind the Muslim ...

Within a short time, I was amongst friends again. It is amazing how when you travel, you can make friends at the drop of a hat. Your backpac...

I stood in line and waited for the bus to load. We were supposed to leave at 9:00 PM. I shifted from foot to foot and looked around nervousl...

“Hakuna Matata ! What a wonderful phrase.” While this is a line from “The Lion King”, I learned it in Kenya. No worries, indeed. I heard t...

Happy Birthday to me! I was not in the best of spirits when I woke up this morning due to a distinct case of “poor me” and loneliness, but t...

It was over. There would be no recommendations from Kylie. I was not good enough. Not a surprise by any stretch with our formal and distant ...