It’s raining here in Mombasa, which is a double-edged sword. We desperately need the much needed rain as we have been having a drought for almost six years, but the rain always brings flooding and disease. The denizens of the slums around Mombasa suffer, as they...
A Leopard Attacks the Village Where I live in Mombasa is not exactly in the bush. However, we do get reminders from time to time that it is very close. The clever, thieving vervets that come and invade my house, stealing anything they can lay their hands on is one....
I was recently interviewed by Zev Asch on The Entrepreneur Next Door Podcast. Check it out below! Steve Braker: A successful entrepreneur who moved to Africa to write action-thriller...
I had a great Christmas with my daughter Olivia and her fiancé Sam who have come to stay for six weeks. This world of nomad working is fantastic for families like mine where we are spread out all over the world. Olivia is working a few days via the internet and...
Over this last year, a few people have reached out to me regarding coming to Kenya for a holiday. I am no travel expert, but I am more than happy to chat about places to go and things to do. If anyone is planning that trip of a lifetime to see the big game, then...
The weather is improving here on the coast in Mombasa. I went for the first dive of the year about a week ago. For us, the water is still a little chilly at 26 degrees! (I am nearly 60). The weather was good, and the dives were very relaxing and calm. I thoroughly...
Historic Stories From Africa-First World WarAs an expatriate working in Africa, I have several different areas of expertise, one of which is running a law firm with my wife Pauline. Yes, she is the clever one! She mainly concentrates on family cases, but lawyers in...
The Luo tribe, a fascinating group within the Nilotic people, are descendants of a group that originated in Sudan. The term 'Nilotic' refers to the river Nile, the people who live close to it, or the languages they speak, as defined by the Cambridge Dictionary. The...
Last weekend my wife and I went to a beautiful beach restaurant called Monsoon it’s based in one of my favorite towns, Mtwapa. You will all have heard me mention Mtwapa in most of my books. I lived in Mtwapa for more than ten years and watched it grow from a sleepy...
I was recently interviewed by Bob Gatty on the Lean to the Left Podcast. Check it out below! Lean to the Left Podcast If you would like to follow me on Instagram or Facebook, I post most days just click on the links to join the community. For loads of useful...
I was recently interviewed by Josh Morris on the My Greatest Imagination Podcast. Check it out below! My Greatest Imagination Podcast If you would like to follow me on Instagram or Facebook, I post most days just click on the links to join the community. For loads...
As I am sure you know I am a great lover of African history. So, I thought I would hand over the reins to a real hero of a time gone by. Sam Wagner was in Kenya in the 1950s and saw what I can only dream of. He managed to go to places and do things that just are...
Recently I was invited by an Australian friend of mine to go scuba diving. He has recently moved to a small coastal town about 60 km north of Mombasa called Kilifi. My wife and I decided to make a weekend of it and stay in the hotel attached to the diving...
If you didn’t manage to read the first three chapters then here are some links: If you missed the first Chapter then click here, and for Chapter Two click here, and Chapter Three click here.After our wonderful time at Fort Patiko Pauline and I started the long...
If you missed the first Chapter then click here, and for Chapter two click here As the funeral started to wind down, Pauline and I decided to head slowly back towards Entebbe and our flight home. But there was a place I really wanted to visit as I had read about it...
