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on Colm in Kenya (Kenya), 03/Nov/2010 18:53, 34 days ago
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Herethereare nocarsorroads,justdonkeysandpaths.Nomondaymornings,justsundayafternoons.Nothingyeteverything.HereisLamu, aremoteislandarchipelago2degreessouthoftheequatorontheCoastofKenya.FromDianitoMombasaandKilifitoMalindi,Kenyaistruelyspoiltbyanopulentspreadoflushsilversandbeaches,possesingastunningbrochure-esquebeauty;spotlessyawningbeaches,brillianttourquiseoceansandlanguidarchingpalm-trees.Tailormadeforthelensthatsellsanidylicbeachparadisereadyto competewithanyother‘eden’pitch.Howeverhere,hereisdifferent.There’ssomethingwonderfullyuniqueandinfectiouslyspecialthatnolenscouldcaptureaboutLamuandit’sutopianblendofexoticingredients.Ofablissful,tempestousmarriageofarabianandafricanculture,thatdawnedarich,fireyhistoryoftrade,adventureandromance.Ofwild,lustydunesthatguardvirgin,softsandthatspreaddowntotheseaandstretchlongtowardthedazzlinghorizonandgloriousisolation.Ofskinny,shadedstreetsmeanderingthroughtall,stoicbuildingsthatreachtowardthehiddensun.Ofindustryoftheseaandoflongconversationsonstreetcornersnexttodeepthinkingdonkeys.Oftall,ghostlikedhowswhosesimplesailslidesintoswellsofasparklingoceanofdiamondsandpearls.Andofvibrantredsunsetsthatmeltsintosoftsilkygreynights.Farfromanywhereandunlikeanywhere,LamuiswhatitmeanstobeWideAwakeDreaming.
