Africa has the demand, destinations, and trade potential. What it still lacks is affordable, practical air connectivity. This article looks at how high flight costs hold back tourism and business across the continent, and why airspace liberalisation could become one of Africa’s most important growth levers.
How the pangs of the pandemic are forging a new era of cashless payments for Kenya and Africa, as the world returns to a new normalcy. A few weeks ago, I was positively surprised to see a sign in a sports shop in Karen, stating that they no longer accepted cash, only cards and mobile…
Kenya is bustling with roadworks at the moment. Nairobi is leading from the front. With the promise of great highways soon, however, comes utter chaos now. Every other major road seems to be under construction in 2020. As an inevitable result, brace for slow, bumpy rides through choking traffic jams on temporary mud roads. Nairobi…
Diani is a far calmer, more pleasant alternative to the bustling beaches right north of Mombasa. Still, the place is far more energetic than pristine, quiet beaches of neighboring Tiwi.
In addition to numerous beach resorts, Diani is also home to a great number of excellent restaurants.
I like describing places as hidden gems. Probably because that is what we look for. St. Thomas Royal Palm might soon be one. For now, in gem analogies, it is an uncut one. Well, hidden too.. After cutting through Tsavo East and the new road from Sala Gate to Malindi, we relied on Google Maps…
Day 4 and 5 of our Christmas road trip: taking it easy, but still on a mission to explore. Mayungu, between Malindi and Watamu, features two beach restaurants. Such places can be real hidden gems, so we definitely had to see them for ourselves. Malaika Beach Restaurant Malaika is a very Italian place, with the…
When our 2019 Christmas plans suddenly changed for reasons beyond our control, we had the option of spending the festive season in Nairobi, or improvise something. Spontaneity it was! The Kenya Coast is generally fully booked down to the last room during holidays, with insane prices. Some things are more precious than money, though. The…
Sublime beach restaurant off the beaten track Getting to Monsoons is a journey, through the busy town of Mtwapa, and some good 20 minutes down a rough and bumpy dirt road. It is worth the effort! Whenever I am in Mombasa, this is one beach restaurant I keep coming back to! After walking through the…
This post remains on bauck.com as part of the site’s legacy archive. The current canonical version is published on Wandering Africa. The 490 kms of road between Nairobi and Mombasa can take 6-7 hours with good driving conditions. While there are no major stopover attractions along the road, it is a scenic drive. About 100…
If you are a seasoned traveler in Kenya, you may feel that Mombasa, Malindi, and Lamu are “been there done that“, and that Diani has become too touristic as well. In that case, Tiwi Beach is right up your alley. Tiwi is essentially the coastline North of the Kongo River (no, not the one flowing…
