If you did not manage to read the first instalment of my Gulu Ugandan Road Trip you can find it here. After spending a good few hours stripping the generator down and servicing it I managed to start it up. The poor old machine was missing terribly so I added a new...
I was recently interviewed by Pew on the Books You Didn't Know You Needed to Hear podcast. Check it out below! To make it easy, you can access the podcast below on multiple platforms. Books You Didn't Know You Needed to Hear Podcast Apple Podcasts Radio Republic...
I was recently interviewed on The JetsetHer's Podcast with Jenny Barnwell and Jaimie Dye. Check it out below! To make it easy, you can access the podcast below on multiple platforms.Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music If you would like to follow me...
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...
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 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. 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...
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...
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 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...
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,...
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...
