Nairobi

I lived in Kenya for years before coming back to the States and I loved it! Nairobi is a great mix of urban and country living with a vibe all its own. Here is an article about some things people can do while there. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/27464/kenya_an_exotic_family_destination.html

Probably the most modern city I have been to in Africa. There are shopping malls there and you can find almost anything you could in the developed world.

I last visited Nairobi in 1989. At that time, it was home, but I haven’t been back since then.

We worked with Kenya Telcom to develop video conferencing in the nation using ISDN. They are now using it for medical and educations purposes.

A very worth while experience.

If you happen to visit Nairobi(my former home for 25 yrs),it all depends on your purpose of visit.If you’re on vacation,don’t dare visit the busy streets,better go visit places meant for tourists:maasai mara,tsavo,malindi etc.
If you’re doing a research about third world countries,look for an avarage kenyan whom you trust to help you with your research.
Though some people may criticize our city,to me,it all depends on what you want to experience.We do have really nice things,places and people to ‘boast’ about Nairobi.

City in the sun. City with mysterious traffic jams. City of a 3 million different people. An intriguing place where you might be scared, but will never be bored.

The Boulevard Hotel is good if a bit pricey – nice food and a good place to rest in between flights and safari. Safe and guarded.
Go to the Thorn Tree Cafe and sit awile amongst the backpackers and their left messages. People watch awhile !
Suggest you dont walk at all, anywhere, use a cab from your ‘hotel’- Nairobi IS a dangerous place for the unwary
But excellent place for moving up North…reccomend DICK HEDGES safaris (GOOGLE him)....well organised! (if it is still there of course)

I’ve been here for a little while and I’ve had the opportunity to see a lot of the city. There are still parts I haven’t seen yet. I would say come see this place, but that depends on what your reasons are for coming. I read one post that mentioned that there were guards at the gate to their hotel. Oh my!

There are guards everywhere! It makes things much safer. Poverty is a major problem in this entire country, and so theft attempts occur. Thus the reason for the guards. However, the only people that I know of who have been robbed since I’ve been here have all been Kenyans and they were robbed on a matatu (public transit) which I’m sure if you’re just visiting you will never ride. (I’ve only seen two other wazungu (white people) on matatus in my time here.)

If there is anything I hate about this city, it is ignorant white people. I would begin to rant, but I know it won’t accomplish anything so I’ll stay quiet. All I can say is educate yourself about Kenyan culture before you come, find a Kenyan friend you can trust to advise you on what is proper and what is not. You are probably offending the people around you and you dont’ even know it…or don’t care. If you don’t care about such things…stay home. You’re not wanted here. All you do is add to the horrible view Kenyans have of white people.

If I love anything about this city, it is the cheapness of things. Prices cannot be very high due to the poverty here, so it is pretty easy to find cheap prices. However, again, it is good to have a Kenyan friend along with you because Kenyans will take advantage of you if you don’t watch yourself.

Come to Kenya! The people you meet will be worth the trip. They are innocent to all of the things that have corrupted white culture. And it’s my favourite thing about this country.

If you want to find out more about what it is like to live in Kenya, go to my blog at http://speaklife.blogspot.com. It’s full of crazy stories that may or may not motivate you to come here.

If you get a chance, and are feeling brave, do check out the nightclub with the fab name “Florida 2000” – it was a wild night for me and my brother. Oh, and yes, the women there are pretty much all prostitutes, but its interesting conversation nonetheless… and the one girl I did meet who wasn’t a hustler turned out to be one of the most Beautiful women I’ve ever encountered.

Kenya’s metropolitan capital. It is an interesting mix of progress and poverty. The markets are a definite must see.