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Tips 1 - 5 of 5 Kenya Off The Beaten Path
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Off The Beaten Path: Kibera
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Kibera is, so I was told, probably the largest slam in whole of Africa. According to some statistics, more than one million of people live here. It is situated in the outskirts of Nairobi and actually consist of three parts, Goma, Soweto and Kibera. My guide through the slam was security guy from the hotel where I stayed so I had chance to explore the way of life inside the Kibera, something what not many whites could see.
Although extremely poor, people from Kibera is joyful and friendly welcoming me warmly but inquistively because whites usualy avoid this place. Never before I was asked so many times "how are you", as it occured during my strolling around. Next what I oftenly could hear was, "hey mzungu" (whiteman) and big friendly smile on their faces.
Kibera was definetely one of the most interesting experience I had in Kenya.
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Off The Beaten Path: Kids from Kibera
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The kids from Kibera are very cute and amazingly beaytiful. I was the main attraction of a day to tehm because most of them have never seen whiteman from such a close distance. Each and every one of them just wanted to touch me, surounding me the moment I walked inside their street. Most of the time I was escorted, all the way through the street, walking hand to hand with some of them. It was realy amazing experience.
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Off The Beaten Path: Maasai village
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Those who visited my pages about Kenya could already noticed my special interest for the Maasai people. Fact is, I am in particularly attached to Maasais because of their way of living which hasn't changed much. They live in accordance to the traditional Maasai values respecting and worshiping cattle, family and community. Even today men are rised to be warriors and cattle-breeders, meaning they provide for food and safety of their families.
Truth is, some young Maasais use cell phone or watch, those among them who are good in school go to the university but in spite of that they still remain warriors. No matter what they do or where they go, Maasais wear their traditional cloths all the time.
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Off The Beaten Path: The small Mijikenda village
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There was a small group of my compatriots in the hotel where I satyed and we decided to explore around in our own way. We use to rent matatu and a driver, which cost us 6.000 ksh per day. Our first trip was to Gedi, historical sight nearby town of Malindi.
Right there, opposite to Gedi sight, we discovered small village with Mijikendas and it was one of the most exciting experience I had in my 2006 tour of Kenya. The village is rather small, about 100 to 150 people live there, and it was exactly the kind of place I magined to see before starting my trip to Kenya. Pitoresque and genuine with joyful and relaxed people who live in it.
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Off The Beaten Path: Kibera - life conditions
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Everywhere around I saw smiling faces and people who were very friendly to me but, in spite of that, it was kinda cultural schock I felt watching the life conditions in which they live. Watching it from the distance, Kibera looks alike to harmonica, ocean of tin roofs congested very close one to another. The real things you can see only after getting inside it and strolling around.
It was day after all night raining when I visited Kibera and the whole area was covered by the mud. I had to walk very carefully in order to avoid all those puddles and especially to prevent slithering. My shoes were completely ruined after two minutes only, however, my couriosity prevailed and I kept walking deeper inside the Kibera.......
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Welcome back to Kenya! | Squinchez Fri Nov 9, 2007 06:46 UTC
You did a Great work Boris...thanks for appreciating my country!! | budapest8 Mon Oct 15, 2007 07:53 UTC
Some wonderful pictures! My sister and mother came to Kenya for a safari holiday in the '90's and it always has been a place I would love to visit. I had 2 boys in my class who used to go home in the summers and told me many stories.Tim | hindu1936 Sun Sep 30, 2007 05:47 UTC
great photos of not typical Africa. thanks |
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