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  1. Dazed and Confused and Soaking It All In

    Blog: No Hurry Curry - 14 October 2009

    9/26/09: Nairobi, Kenya It all started out simply enough… We were leaving the market after our elephant adventure, and we just needed to get a cab to take us ten minutes down the road. There were seven of us, all walking toward the street with grocery bags and other souvenirs in hand. We were expecting to walk [...]

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  2. I’m Your Umbrella Holder, How Can I Help You?

    Blog: No Hurry Curry - 13 October 2009

    9/26/09: David Sheldrick Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya Have you ever seen that commercial for Banana Boat with the guys in suits holding umbrellas over people as they bike sit on the beach? I never thought I’d see personal umbrella holders in real life, but today I did! Baby elephants are apparently very sensitive to the [...]

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  3. Blog Post for a Successful Marriage

    Blog: No Hurry Curry - 12 October 2009

    9/25/09: Naiberi Resort in Eldoret, Kenya to Nairobi, Kenya We have officially traded our days of Ugandan rain and mud for Kenyan heat and heat. And dirt. Technically, we crossed the border yesterday, but somehow we brought some of the rain with us to Eldoret. [Side note: I forgot to mention two nights ago we thought we [...]

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  4. One Degree From Kevin Bacon

    Blog: No Hurry Curry - 18 September 2009

    9/11/09: Nairobi, Kenya Do you ever wonder what it’s like to be Kevin Bacon? I used to. But if his life is similar to the character he played in The Air Up There, then Zhou and I now know. Why? Because we’re in Africa! The first thing that struck me about Nairobi was the toll booth guard. [...]

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  5. Trip Advice For Kenya

    Blog: GoBackpacking - 9 September 2009

    Preface:  I did some house cleaning around GoBackpacking in preparation for the launch of the new layout.  Any useful bits of information that had been stored in the corners of the castle are being dusted off and presented anew.  The following information was sent to me around 2000 by a traveler named Alexander.

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