Kakamega is a town found in Western Kenya and is 110km from Eldoret. My main enticement to visit this area was to see the famous Crying Stone. I had heart a lot about this mythical stone that cried all year round, yet, it was no where near a river. To make the story even more weird, it was said have flowing water from atop a stand alone rock, I had to investigate. Crying Stone: There is no longer a “Crying Stone” but a “Former Crying Stone”, sorry to disappoint you. It seems to have grown up, stopped crying and now all that is left is a majestic stone with streaks of former tears. I was informed that it had stopped crying and that its tears had dried up years ago. I was greatly disappointed to have travelled all this way only to discover this. I wondered why the “net sphere”…
Conservative Kitale
Kitale is known mainly as an agricultural town and the dominant tribe here is Luhya. It is a quiet and serene town, that has…
Scenic Elgeyo Marakwet
Eldoret had been playing tricks with my mind for some time and thus, it seemed like the only way to end the mental games…
Interesting Kisumu
Kisumu City is a major city found on the banks of Lake Victoria, which is the largest lake in Africa and the second largest…
Angama Mara, Floating in Luxury
Angama Mara is a luxury lodge that is located in Narok county, Kenya, on the periphery of the famous Maasai Mara National Park. Angama…
Wildlife Extravaganza in Maasai Mara
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is best known as “The Mara” and is a world renown National Reserve located in Narok county, Kenya. Although…
Marsabit Lake Turkana Cultural Festival
The Marsabit Lake Turkana Festival is one of those “must attend” festivals in Kenya. The festival has been held annually in Loiyangalani since 2008…
Things to do in one day in Isiolo and Archers Post
Isiolo We arrived in Isiolo from Meru after a near mis-hap and after discovering that the two towns were only about 53km apart. Isiolo…
Things to do in one and a half days in Meru
Meru is located about 271km from Nairobi and its main income earner is farming. The main language spoken here is “Meru” and the people…
Mombasa Cultural Festival
This is a must attend festival that should be on everyone’s bucket list. Mombasa in itself is one of those places I can’t get…