Scary incident while out last night….Four guys, a driver and us…
Tom likes Tusker beer, a local brew, usually at KES $300, US $3.52, per liter when ordered at a bar or...
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Kenya…It’s people…It’s differences…
The recent rain has resulted in the new blooms in our yard. Living in the US all of our lives and...
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The nuances of booking hotels throughout the world…Expected costs for hotels meeting our criteria…
On our first cruise and venture outside the US on January 3, 2013 on the Celebrity Century, an "Old Hollywood" style ship through...
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Last night’s unusual dining experience…Poisonous puffer fish?? Tom’s ruffled feathers…
I would've loved to try the pufferfish (click to see NG's pufferfish video), a deadly poisonous fish if not cleaned properly,...
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Three weeks from today…Off we go again!…We’ve only just begun…A typical Saturday morning in Kenya with animals in the yard…
Look at those "bedroom eyes!" This was shot without zoom when I visited the goats in the backyard this morning. I...
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Wow!…Scary insect….Wow!…Tom Lyman…Wow!…Amazing reader’s comment!
After days of rain, last night this ugly thing came for a visit only inches from Tom's bare feet. We'd always heard...
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South of the equator…It’s spring here now…Monday was the hottest day so far…Power outages for over two days…Rain, rain and more rain…
Three rainy days in a row. Humid. As I lay in bed this past Monday morning thinking of getting up after...
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Health concerns for travelers of any age…Questions and answers applicable to all…
Sunday's sunset from Jeri and Hans' third-floor veranda, the last rain-free day. The following comments are not intended in any manner...
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Today, we’re published on Dr. David Perlmutter’s website, Grain Brain! ..See article below…
DAVID PERLMUTTER, MD Empowering Neurologist: The food, the facts, the science to control your genetic destiny. GRAIN BRAIN The Surprising...
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August is booked!…Paris and London, here we come!…Solar eclipse not visible from here…
Eiffel Seine Hotel Paris, where we'll spend 15 nights from August 1, 2014 to August 16, 2014. Going against everything that...
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