Why Kenya?

31st January 2007 - Nairobi Finally! I'm south of the equator! However, I need proof! So I head straight for the wash basin and with a big grin on my face, I watch a litre of water spin down the plug hole in the "wrong" direction! I thought that was going to be the biggest culture shock of the day, but I was immediately proved wrong. I'm in Nairobi for just one night and staying in a modest 3* hotel (which has enough staff for a place four times the size). The hotel is surrounded by an electric fence and barbed wire, but it's great inside; in particular the outdoor bar area. It's a quick...

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