Travels with Bev and Jess
Egypt
26 July 2006
Zanzibar
February 2005
Red San
Nameless
Castro Destroyer
Buena Vista Social Club
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Nkasei
Some Nubian music name unknown but very good beat ;)
From Sally:
On matters of principle stand like a rock, on matters of taste swim with the current --Thomas Jefferson
Rules are for the guidance of the wise , obedience of fools. --Ernest Shakleton.
From Kev:
The world has no room for cowards. We must all be ready somehow to toil, to suffer, to die. And yours is not the less noble because no drum beats before you when you go out into your daily battlefields, and no crowds shout about your coming when you return from your daily victory or defeat." --Robert Lewis Stevenson
From Angabo:
“If you go through hell -keep going” -- Winston Churchill
“It's lack of faith that makes people afraid of meeting challenges, and I believe in myself” -- Muhammad Ali
Another day in Malindi
Saturday, August 19, 2006
Yesterday we were squired around town by Ramadan and Dennis. They met us at the internet cafe where we had a Kenyan style lunch (complete with eating with our hands). Then we went for a drive around town in the tuk tuk. We visited a workshop where they make beaded sandals that are sold in all the
Malindi continues
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Had a good day yesterday, if not wholly successful. We headed off to the internet cafe and after much deliberation with the “tech” and a call to Sri Lanka to Kevin, we were able to get me online with this computer. However, seems their bandwidth isn’t wide enough to handle this website. So you’ll
Mwembe Resort
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Well, we’ve finally made it to the last leg of the journey. Neither of us is ready to come home. It’s been great but I guess we’ll both have to work to be able to continue this lifestyle.
Anyways, we took the overnight train from Nairobi to Mombasa which proved to be interesting. We were both
The Camps at Dadaab
Saturday, August 12, 2006
We headed out in the morning with a CARE vehicle to the refugee camp called Ifo. Michael accompanied us and arranged to have his assistant who resides at that camp take us around. Upon arrival we were taken to a women’s beading project. The women here are mainly Somali refugees, usually have no
Nairobi/Dadaab
Friday, August 11, 2006
Well, we got back to Nairobi safe and sound. We were both pretty tired, so had dinner with Barry, Sue and Tahnee and pretty much hit the hay right afterwards. I hadn’t been feeling well. Tummy upset. Unfortunately it comes with the travel territory. We get used to it. Never happy about it though.
My Blog
Welcome to our blog.
Jessica and I are on a great travel adventure. This is a continuation of our trip which started in Egypt. We’re now touring Tanzania and Kenya. We hope you’ll enjoy this as much as the first.
