Sun, Sea and Sand resort near Mombasa was an amazing eye-opener to Africa, As was Tsavo and Voi Lodge - sadly on a guided tour for safety

Thanks for that information, sad that the young generation think it could be better, I hope they return to live a better life where they were born !!!

Atieno - I loved visiting your coutry and meeting the people there and hopefully seeing a little of their real life. Sadly some of was all for tourists in parts. Well remember the camel owner. I took a picture of his camel on day 2. He rushed over to demand money for the photo, and chased me demanding money every time he saw me for the next 12 days. I would hide from the camel man.

Their beauty never ceases to stun me!

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We managed some time with local people, in the village next to the hotel complex. Most of them worked there. Huge contrast to the western world. Was a little scary to look out of my window and see a guard sat there with a rifle every night. Remember on my last night, had no room in the suitcases for a large beach towel. Tried to give it to the porter who came to help with the luggage. He was too scared to accept it without us writing a note for him confirming we had given it, lest he be accused of stealing. I later appreciated that the camel man's poor animal was his livelihood and it provided for his family. At the time, however, if he had been the least bit friendly, rather than screaming at me for "stealing" a picture of the camel, and hounding me every time he saw me on the beach I would have paid him, would also probably have paid for a camel ride. I also feel really guilty about giving the cleaning lady at Mombassa airport a hard time. I had used my last bit of Kenyan money to buy a very large brandy as was petrified of flying. She accidentally knocked it over and I got angry at her. How could I have been so thoughtless as to expect her to replace it - obviously she couldnt. My one drink was probably her weeks wage.