LAMU, KENYA: Little sets apart houses built in the 19th Century or 21st Century. Built from coral stone, and with a ubiquitous white colour, the island’s architecture, like a lot of other things, ...

There’s a boat that leaves every morning from a small island off the Kenya coast. It’s timed to the sunrise and the Indian Ocean tide. Pass the boat captain 1,000 shillings and step aboard. Against ...

Lamu Old Town is a Unesco World Heritage site that is considered to be a living museum of Swahili culture and architecture. Photo Credit: javarman/Shutterstock.com Lamu Island, off the coast of Kenya, ...

We all know about the popular destinations to hit when it comes time to plan our next adventure. But the beauty of a travel journey is that there are no rules. Even if you’ve already visited a ...

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KENYA: Kenya’s idyllic Lamu Island is fast emerging as a wellness tourism destination. This is after the country’s top tourism marketer; Kenya Tourism Board endorsed it as an ideal location. Come ...

One travel writer reports there’s no place quite like Peponi Hotel, which has hosted guests from the Obamas to Kate Moss. From left: Eric Lafforgue/Art in All of Us/Getty Images; C1R/Shutterstock From ...

LOUNGING ON CUSHIONS in the prow of a sturdy wooden dhow as it glides in total silence through the mangrove-edged creeks opposite the island of Lamu, the spoilt Western visitor, freed from two years ...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - At least seven people died and many more were feared missing after a boat carrying dozens of passengers hit another vessel and capsized off the Kenyan island of Lamu on Sunday ...

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