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This post is to apologise for the shortage of posts recently, the lack of photos and the rather large n umber of typos. The problems has been that the internet in Kneya is boringly slow and has more stopages than the SA80 rifle wqe use with the OTC, hence the name of the post (I am currently rewriting this post after the internet cut out midway thgrough my writing!). Also there is no spell check, which explains the typos. I will try and put a number of posts up over the next few days as I am having a few days off before my next polanned safari, so hopefully they will be of interest and inspiration, and I will try to upload some photos as soon as I can as well.
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I’m just back from a trip to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, which is an amzing and beutiful place. On the way from Namanga, on the border bewteen Kenya and Tanzania, our safiri began when we spotted a lesser Kudu. It was perfectly camouflaged against a tree, and was an amzing spot by Isaac. We watched him for a bit before he left and we made our way into the park. From there we saw the swirls of dust like mini tornadoes around an amazing mirage that looked like Ambioseli had a huge lake when in fact it was almost as barren as as desert.
As we moved further into the park we came to marhses and watched two secretary birds chasing each other with elephants eating in the marshes behind them and hippos lying on the edges iof the marsh.
We also managed to see some lions mating, a golden jackal searching for birds eggs and a bat eared fox seeking cover in a bush. I will try to upload pictures, but at the moment am having problems doing so.
For the night we stayed in a community camp that was quite cheap and nice enough, with good food, and we were given a treat in the morning when we woke up and saw an elephant in the camp with us.
Amboseli is a beautiful place, and a land of amazing contrast. If you want to see elephants it is the perfect lace to go, and really if you are going on safari in Kenya I would strongly recommend going. In 24 hours we saw over 40 species of bird and 22 mammals, some of which are very rare.
This weeks book of the week is Healthy Travel Africa. It is an indispensable guide for anyone travelling to the continent since it gives clear and easily understandable advice and diagnosis on a whole range of things you might suffer. It has helped me and friends diagnose several problems in the past as well as giving helpful hints about how to avoid ghetting ill in the first place. Its only a few pounds as well, so is fantastic value for money.
I have tried to upload a photo of it, but it hasn’t worked so it’s best to search for it on amzon if you ould likie more info.
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I have finally reached Kenya, and have now come down into Tanzania. This is the first chance I’ve had to get to the internet, so I thought I would do a post about the flight and my booking experience with STA.
The flight went smoothly, although it was rather long – I flew with Qatar Airways and had a stop over in Doha for five hours before flying to Nairobi. Still, it all went smoothly and I arrived safely. I booked both my flight and insurance through STA, and have done before, and have always been very satisfied with them. Not only are they efficient and cheap, they are also very helpful and genuinly do seem to want you to have a good trip and enjoy yourself.
All my friends who have used STA have saisd the same thing, and so I would always highly recommend using them for any booking you may be making. Also, things like this Travelbuzz that they have set up add to the travelling experience, and is a good learning curve as they help you with the set up and writing – I have never writen a blog before, and never even thought about doing so until I got the email from STA and help with setting it up.
All in all, they are a very impressive organisation.
