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Kenya Highlights! 🇰🇪✈️📸

That’s a wrap on an unforgettable trip to Kenya with my brother and parents.

My Dad last visited Kenya 41 years ago and my Mum had never been. Both have African roots with my Dad’s father being born in Kenya before moving to India and then the UK and my Mum’s mother being both in Uganda before moving back to India.

Does that make me part African? I mean it would certainly explain the love for African cuisine and rhythm on the dance floor…

I last went to Kenya 4 years ago for a friend’s wedding and fell in love with the country and couldn’t wait to go back.

Sun. Animals. Food. The people.

People are so friendly here despite many facing hardships. The divide between the wealthy and poor is huge. There is a lot of deprivation BUT Kenya is a fast growing and developing nation and it’s fantastic to see just how much growth there has been even since I last visited let alone 41 years ago since my father did.

Swipe through for some highlights from Nairobi, Masai Mara, Mombasa and Diani Beach.

I know I will be back someday soon 🙏🏽

Discovering @coffeeandplantke was a life saver ☕️🌱

I think I must have spent most of my time in Nairobi here when I was outside of my Dad’s aunt’s house.

Tried all of their signature coffees with oat milk. Had a few of their breakfast and lunch offerings too.

Also where else was I going to get vegan Pain au Chocolat in Kenya? 🥐

Will need to come back for dinner one day 🙏🏽

I will be doing separate posts on all the Vegan food I enjoyed in Kenya. Definitely didn’t go hungry and managed to easily maintain my muscle these 2 weeks. Might have gained an extra kilo which was expected given how much I was eating 😂 but that’s on me haha.

Thankfully I had access to gyms throughout the trip and just my luck that this place happens to be right next to an amazing gym…

The best gym in Nairobi? @theburnclubke 🔥💪🏽

I had googled a few gyms but found this one completely by accident when I was having coffee at @coffeeandplantke and I knew this was going to be the training spot when I was in Nairobi.

Great range of equipment and space, clean facilities and only 1500 KES for a day pass.

Hit 3 full b

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You are in Diani and looking for an experience to end the day .lets do wasini sunset with @nomadicsails

8000/= per person a minimum of 5 people

#Semawapitwende#tembeakenya
#dianilife#wasiniisland

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Aliye juu mngoje Kilifi 🌊👀

Here’s the 3-day itinerary for Buyu Fest 2 — share this with your people and start planning your coast weekend. 🌴✨

Ready to come?

1. Check the link in our bio
2. Choose your package
3. Book your spot
4. Twende Kilifi! 🤎

#BuyuFest2 #TwendeniKilifi #BeachPaintingKilifi

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… Destination Storytellers ❤️ …

We’ve been moving between Diani and Watamu, working on a new story with Hubert Allah-Mensah and the experiences have been nothing short of surreal.

Diani & the Pemba Channel

I boarded a dhow with Nomadic Sails and set out toward the Pemba Channel. Moving across those waters on a traditional vessel makes you realize how much history lives there centuries of trade, culture, food, and human stories.

Watamu & the Musafir

Sailing through Mida Creek aboard the Musafir was a true highlight. The history behind the boat, the setting sun, and the quiet energy of the creek created one of those rare moments where you just put the camera down and take it all in.

That’s the core of what we set out to document: not just what a location looks like, but the rich stories sitting right underneath the surface.

Big thanks to the teams and people who made this journey unforgettable - @nomadicsails @spiceofthecoastdiani @kimnimmie254 @themusafir_watamu @martichitto @thenomadicrasta @expeditionhubert @v_eean @ibrah_brwn @mbarak_saliim @d_isabel21 @lichthaus_watamu @templepointresort

Words and Photos by Vivian Kinyori (@v_eean)

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#DestinationStorytelling #ContentCreation #KenyaCoast #Documentary #thenomadicrasta

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... Chasing Wasini Sunsets 🌅 ...

My storytelling expedition through the East African Coast brought me to Diani. It sits on Kenya’s south coast, about 30 km south of Mombasa.

It’s known for its long stretch of white sand, warm Indian Ocean, coral reefs, and the quieter coastal atmosphere around the beach towns.

Diani has a strong Swahili coastal culture around it, with dhow sailing, seafood, coconut palms, local villages, and places like the Kaya Kinondo sacred forest nearby. And the highlight of my travel was partaking in a traditional dhow sailing experience on the Pemba Channel all the way to Wassini Island.

The traditional dhow is a wooden sailing boat associated with the Swahili coast and the wider Indian Ocean. They have been used for centuries to move people, fish, and goods between coastal communities and islands.

Around Diani, Mombasa, Watamu and Lamu, you’ll still see dhows being used for fishing, transport and tourism. Some are working boats; others have been adapted for sunset cruises and experiences and one of these is @nomadicsails, which is more than a sunset cruise but everything Swahili hospitality could offer. Can’t wait to work on this story.

Cc @thenomadicrasta
Words by @Expeditionhubert
Additional Photos by @Mbarak_saliim

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#wasiniisland #nomadicsails #thenomadicrasta #destinationstorytelling #magicalkenya

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Had a great time at @villabarizi 's official launch.

A big congratulations to @j_wanja46
Big up yourself @liquidreams.ke

Book that stay with Villa Barazi when planning your staycation in Diani.

@niela_vesti learn how to take photos, what are these?? Thank you 🙏🏾

@mungwana_mndeke Asante kwa mchangio wako wa muziki.

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And just like that, Villa Barizi is open.

A beautiful afternoon of good food, flowing drinks, music, laughter, new connections and a whole lot of celebration.

We opened our doors surrounded by the people who made the first chapter of Villa Barizi feel so special.

This is what we imagined when we said Where Every Moment Is Curated.A place to gather, connect, celebrate and create memories.

Here’s to the beginning.

Welcome to Villa Barizi.

#VillaBarizi

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🌴 7 things you probably didn’t know about the Kenyan Coast 🇰🇪

You came for the white sand and turquoise water…
But did anyone tell you the ocean can GLOW at night? ✨ Or that whale sharks casually cruise past our coastline? 🦈

Yep. The Kenyan Coast likes to show off a little. 😏

We spend most of our days on (or in) the ocean, and it still manages to surprise us.

Swipe through for 7 things that make our little corner of the world pretty damn special. 🌊🌴

How many did you know?

#H2OExtreme #DianiBeach #KenyanCoast #MagicalKenya #Diani

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“...and my aunties still think the only thing I’m missing is marriage.” 😂

What did I miss?

📹: Production and camera By @Merlombo
🖊️ Producer: @TheNomadicRasta
🎥 Director of film: @Photoskyphotography

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#documentary #netflix #kenyandocumentary #netflixkenya #thenomadicrasta

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... New coordinates unlocked!☀️✈️🇹🇿🙌🏽🥹 ...

Found myself in Zanzibar, where everything slows down and the ocean sets the pace. Zanzibar has always been a feeling and not a destination, and experiencing it through @Black2zanzibar was something truly unique.

Here’s everything I experienced: ⬇️

• Day 1: Coming To Africa Gala - over the top Afrocentric inspired looks down the red carpet!
• 🛥️Day 2: Freedom Tide Yacht Day - six yachts carrying a bunch of melanated travelers across the Indian Ocean for the ultimate Juneteenth celebrations eating amazing seafood, sip on cocktails, vibe with multiple DJs and more.
• 🌊Day 3: Big beach club finale +Zanzibar Diaspora Investment Summit - Learnt how I can invest in Zanzibar before taking over Zanzibar‘s biggest beach club with local performances, sections, signature drinks, contests, hookah and more!

📍@Black2zanzibar - a movement that is changing perspectives, building bridges, bringing people home, and making history. 📸: @gilberttunjeh.worldwide @gilberttunjeh |

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#blacktravel #africatravel #black2zanzibar #zanzibar #thenomadicrasta

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📍NBO - 📸: @ExpeditionHubert

Can’t wait to be back!

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... Four years later… and Diani kept the receipt. 🌊✨ 📸: Image One Cover Image By @JulianeSchriml ...

Jana @diehl.or.no.deal, Adam @adamgeri96; Demi @emilie.je and I first met at a party randmomly — strangers united by music, rhythm, and a random conversation that started because of the shirt I had on… an imprint of marine underwater life.

Being a diver, Jana lit up instantly — coral talk, ocean talk, depth talk.
One of those beautiful, unexpected human collisions.
Of course, we joked about swapping shirts…joke turned into dares and we swapped! I walked away that night rocking her African Dashiki shirt.

And life, as it does, carried us into our own tides.

Fast forward to this morning — on the same location we celebrated semi birthday with a big ass cinnamon roll, a breakfast reunion at @Tribearth — and guess who walks in rocking the SAME shirt. 🐠💙

Full circle moment.
Proof that some meetings aren’t accidents — they’re bookmarks in time waiting to be revisited.

Music brought us together.
The ocean kept the memory alive.
And four years later… the shirt still fits the story. 🌍✨

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#FullCircleMoments #OceanSouls #Tribearth #TheNomadicRasta #reunionstory

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