Title: Alan in Keyna (Kenya)

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So Long, and Thanks for All the Chapati - 14/Apr/2016 10:11 - 2934 days ago
A few months ago I walked into a kibanda — the makeshift, street-side eateries made of wood beams and aluminum panels ...
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The Tragic Comedy That Is Nigeria - 25/Oct/2015 15:45 - 3106 days ago
Just cruising down the Ibadan–Lagos expressway at 120+ km/h when traffic from the other lane of the dual carriageway suddenly ...
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Kiambethu Tea Farm - 13/Sep/2015 11:11 - 3148 days ago
There’s hardly a better way to spend a Saturday in Nairobi than touring a 100-year-old tea farm in Limuru. In a city with ...
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You need to go to Istanbul - 11/Jul/2015 20:10 - 3212 days ago
If you like food, history, or architecture, you need to go to Istanbul. With the introduction of Turkey’s new e-Visa progr...
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Seaweed farming in Zanzibar - 03/May/2015 10:44 - 3281 days ago
Last week I saw an article about fascinating satellite photos of seaweed farms in South Korea. These stunning photos are from th...
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Doha by night - 13/Apr/2015 05:07 - 3301 days ago
Another layover in Doha, Qatar, another visit to Souq Waqif! What more could you want than delicious food, new buildings made to...
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The“most intelligent”city in Africa - 16/Feb/2015 15:18 - 3357 days ago
CNN reports on the news that Nairobi has been ranked, apparently for the second year in a row, as the “most intelligent...
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A Bulgarian Christmas - 01/Jan/2015 11:48 - 3403 days ago
In my experience a Bulgarian Christmas is family, food, and snow — all in large portions. To be fair, minus the snow, that...
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Five glorious November days in Zanzibar! - 10/Dec/2014 14:06 - 3425 days ago
I can’t shake the feeling that Zanzibar felt like a combination of Lamu — Kenya’s small island with winding st...
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A Dusty Raisin - 04/Dec/2014 19:34 - 3431 days ago
Herta Müller’s The Hunger Angel is a strange, depressing, and fascinating look at post-World War II Europe. The narrative...
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