It occurrred to me the other day that I haven't actually described Kenya and now that I'm in Tanzania I probably should as the lanscape has changed. One of the first things that struck me when I got off the plane was the green, although coming from desert this would make sense. The rains had made Nairobi lush with vegetation and the earth a vibrant red brown clumping and spliting the ground into hazardous tracks for vehicles. There was also clouds, something E...

Day 12 3rd June I'm currently sat in an internet cafe in Karen Town. I arrived yesterday after an exhausting plane journey. It wasn't so much the journey, but the amount of times they insisted on waking you up. I knew there was a stop off half way at Khartoum, but what this also meant was two lots of food, dinner and then breakfast in the space of seven hours starting at one in the morning. Anyway I got to the airport and my transfer rep wasn't there. So af...

Ok so I'm actually in Nairobi writing this, but I've kept a diary at the same time so it's pretty much the same. Sorry if the tenses get confused. Day 1 23rd May Heathrow-Cairo Really the journey began yesterday. Mum, me and Caroline took the big van "big boy" down to Heathrow. I think any car trip that involves any length of time, bad singing (on mine and Caro's part) and a coffee break can be called a journey. The adventure, however, began as soon ...