Steve Braker Blogs
Gulu Ugandan Road Trip
Before COVID hit, my wife and I used to travel around East Africa a fair bit, one particular trip I want to chat about this week is when we went to Gulu in Uganda. The place made such an impression on me that I wrote about it in African Vengeance.The safari was...
Koitalel Arap Samoei and His Head
A while ago I was in Kisumu with my wife visiting her mother. On a whim we decided to take a road trip to Nandi Hills which is sort of Central Kenya. There is a stark difference in the countryside from Lake Victoria to the highlands which is full of lush green...
Mekatilili wa Wenza
Below is another of my quests to showcase the wonderful people who have lived and are living on this continent we call Africa. Enjoy.As a father of four children, three of them girls, I am a staunch believer in Girl Power! My children are all grown up now and have...
Fort Jesus – Mombasa
Fort Jesus- Mombasa, Kenya The ruthless fights and rich history of a major piece of real estate in Mombasa. As I am sure you all are aware, Mombasa is an island at the head of Makupa Creek on the East Coast of Africa and is the second city of Kenya. The island has...
The Lunatic Express
The Lunatic Express A Blog Post by Steve Braker-Action Adventure Author. This is one of those strange stories where an African country gets dragged into European or Worldwide politics. Kenya had been going about its own business for many millenniums. The Portuguese...
Amie African Adventure
Amie African Adventure. Author: Lucinda E Clarke Book Review by Steve Braker: Action Adventure Author. https://stevebrakerbooks.com/ Book Review I was very keen to read this book as I live in East Africa and have done since 2000. I am also a writer of action and...
The Battle of the Bees
One of the strangest battles of the First World War! During the writing of African Vengeance, I have been lucky enough to visit Tanga a harbor town on the North Eastern corner of Tanzania, pretty much on the border with Kenya. Tanga was the site of one of the first...
Peter Rimmer- Echoes From the Past
Echoes From the Past Author: Peter Rimmer I picked this book from Amazon as it is similar to the books I write. The William Brody African Ocean Adventure Series and I wanted to see what other options were available for my readers. You can tell Peter Rimmer has...
Martyrs Curse -Scott Mariani
Scott Mariani the Martyr’s Curse a Ben Hope Novel I always love reading a Ben Hope Novel, Scott Mariani is a great storyteller, I have read most of the Ben Hope Series and am looking forward to the next installment. The Martyr’s Curse starts as is common with Ben...
Wasini Island Kenya
Wasini Island and Shimoni Town – Kenya East Africa Shimoni is a small town right at the Southern end of Kenya just before you enter Tanzania, it has a large island just offshore which is called Wasini. I love taking the boat from my mooring in Mtwapa Creek and...
Zanzibar Tanzania
Meeting ‘George Bush’- on Nungwi Beach- Zanzibar- Tanzania I love visiting Zanzibar; the place is old Swahili like going back in time a walk through the bazaars of Stone Town is an adventure into the lost world of Spices and Aromas. The shopkeepers are welcoming,...
Kerosene Harvesting-Stories From Africa
In 2016 I was commissioned by a large oil exploration company to do a road survey in the counties of Kilifi and Kwale. These two counties are coastal, one just a bit North of Mombasa and the other to the South. Every day for two weeks I would get up at 5 am and...
Mugged by a Trigger Fish
I have a very good childhood friend who comes to visit me in Kenya from time to time. Whenever he comes he always wants to Scuba Dive, it does not take much to get me involved I love this coast we have some of the best diving along the East African Coast, that is a...
