Journeys Through Africa

Looking for a private romantic getaway near Nairobi? Olurur House is it

Above: The gorgeous verandah at Olurur House overlooking the Great Rift Valley. Image Rupi Mangat Published Nation Satmag April 29, 2023 Olurur House is the grand setting to the open horizons of the Great Rift Valley, set atop Champagne Ridge where ancient humans roamed. At first sight, the house doesn’t show and then a few […]

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Journeys Through Africa

In Magadi’s Magical Moonlight

It was the red rock in the night sky at Island Camp Baringo that spurred me to Lake Magadi to watch the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century on Friday 27th July 2018 that lasted an hour and 43 minutes. I wasn’t risking the event of the century in cloudy Nairobi. Magadi, lying […]

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