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Bacardi–White, Black, Gold?

Bacardi–White, Black, Gold?

When I say ‘Bacardi Rum', what image comes to mind? If you are like me, until very recently, I pictured a bottle of clear liquid with the words Bacardi written across it. Is that what you visualized? Well, you wouldn't be very wrong if you also...

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Body N’ Soul Gym, Kilimani, Nairobi

Body N' Soul Gym, Kilimani, Nairobi

I am thoroughly in love with the gym I go to! I have been a member for over four years and, truly, I can't imagine what would ever make me go elsewhere! I love Body N' Soul, that's its name by the way, because it is extremely clean, has a lot ...

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Durex Play 2-in-1 Massage Gel

Durex Play 2-in-1 Massage Gel

Hmmm...today's post is going to be just a little raunchy because I would like to tell you about a great sexual find that I made recently. If you are uncomfortable with discussing sex or things related to it, then I suggest you read no further...

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Lemon Spa, Masaki, Dar es Salaam

Lemon Spa, Masaki, Dar es Salaam

In the third post of my “Be My Guide to Your East African City” series, I asked about your favorite local spa. I also mentioned that it dawned on me that I had never been to a spa before, having always received my beauty and body treatments in beauty salons ...

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The Eat to Live Diet: Lose 20 Pounds or More in Six Weeks – Safely by Dr. Joel Fuhrman

The Eat to Live Diet: Lose 20 Pounds or More in Six Weeks – Safely by Dr. Joel Fuhrman

We are now done with the first two months of 2009. How are you doing with keeping your New Year's resolutions? What were your New Year's resolutions this year? Were they the usual: quit drinking or...

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Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 1: Getting to Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 1: Getting to Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park

If you follow me on Twitter, then you probably already know that I spent the last week of November visiting Kenyan marine parks courtesy of Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS). KWS is a bona fide 21st century East African parastatal that...

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Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 2: Exploring Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park & Reserve

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 2: Exploring Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park & Reserve

I woke up the next day, at the Shimoni Bandas, sandwiched between Ivory Kathue and Njambie Mungai, the two other female bloggers on the trip. Not long afterwards, early-bird Mbugua Gitau was at our door waking us up and wanting to use our banda's power sockets. Yes, we’d all gotten ...

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Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 3: Mombasa Marine Park & Reserve

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 3: Mombasa Marine Park & Reserve

We left the KWS Kisite Marine Park office, in Shimoni, full of excitement about what the day held in store for us. Our plan was to visit Mombasa Marine Park and then drive on to Malindi, where we would be spending the night. Despite my excitement, the exhaustion from being ...

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Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 4: Malindi Marine Park & Reserve

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 4: Malindi Marine Park & Reserve

I woke up in Malindi, after a few short hours of sleep, eager to see what goodies Malindi Marine Park held in store for me. As I wrote in my previous post, Malindi is my favorite town on the Kenyan coast, so I was eager not only to spend time ...

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Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 5 : Back to Nairobi

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 5 : Back to Nairobi

It was the last day of our trip, and we were keenly aware of it. Instead of the gusto and excitement with which we'd woken up the past few days, on this last day, we were dragging our feet and barely talking to each other. We got up, had breakfast, ...

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Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 5 : Back to Nairobi

Tree in Tsavo National Park

*Twende Tujivinjari is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!”

It was the last day of our trip, and we were keenly aware of it. Instead of the gusto and excitement with which we’d woken up the past few days, on this last day, we were dragging our feet and barely talking to each other. We got up, had breakfast, and put our stuff together in preparation for the long journey ahead.

Personally, I was a bit excited because I knew we were scheduled to drive through Tsavo East National Park on our way to Nairobi. Granted, we’d just be driving through, but I remember the excellent time I had “just driving through” the Serengeti, a little over a year before. Continue reading

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 4: Malindi Marine Park & Reserve

Magical Island at Malindi National Park

*Twende Tujivinjari  is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!”

I woke up in Malindi, after a few short hours of sleep, eager to see what goodies Malindi Marine Park held in store for me. As I wrote in my previous post, Malindi is my favorite town on the Kenyan coast, so I was eager not only to spend time at the beach but to also explore Malindi under water. Continue reading

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 3: Mombasa Marine Park & Reserve

Fish at Mombasa Marine Park

*Twende Tujivinjari  is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!”

We left the KWS Kisite Marine Park office, in Shimoni, full of excitement about what the day held in store for us. Our plan was to visit Mombasa Marine Park and then drive on to Malindi, where we would be spending the night. Despite my excitement, the exhaustion from being on the road, the last few days, had me dozing off as soon as we left Shimoni.

I had been napping for only a short time when I sensed the car come to a halt: we were at the KWS Shimba Hills National Reserve office. Continue reading

Twende Tujivinjari* at KWS Marine Parks Day 2: Exploring Kisite Mpunguti Marine Park & Reserve

Three Wasini Dolphins in the Air

*Twende Tujivinjari  is Swahili for “Let’s go and enjoy ourselves!”

I woke up the next day, at the Shimoni Bandas, sandwiched between Ivory Kathue and Njambie Mungai, the two other female bloggers on the trip. Not long afterwards, early-bird Mbugua Gitau was at our door waking us up and wanting to use our banda’s power sockets. Yes, we’d all gotten to know each other real quick! Continue reading