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If you’re looking to apply for a Schengen Visa as a tourist through the Switzerland Embassy in Kenya, then this guide should be of help to you. But first, a disclaimer: I CANNOT guarantee that your Schengen Visa application through the Switzerland Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya will be approved by following this guide to a…
How much attention do you give the introductory segment of your freelance article pitch or UpWork cover letter? If you are like most freelancers, the answer is little to none. After all, it’s only a short paragraph anyway. How much time should a freelancer spend writing something so short and insignificant? And isn’t an “introduction” just a transitional…
As I pass by Pyay Road in Kamaryut Township, I am instantly attracted by the immaculately-tended grounds. I’m not disappointed to soon learn that this is actually the Rangoon War Cemetery. The final resting place of 1,381 Allied soldiers (of whom 86 are unidentified) who died in Burma during World War II. Although largely morbid because…
The last time I visited the Maasai Mara was many moons ago. I was a little girl back then. I remember wondering to myself why dad had brought us to this noisy, overcrowded and unpleasant gathering of man and animal. The vivid memory of convoys of Kombis and Land Rovers that lined the Mara River in…
This is a complete guide for getting a J1 US work visa that enables you to legally work in the United States of America with your Kenyan passport. Whatever your reasons are for wanting to visit the land of ‘milk and honey’, #iwish, if traveling and working legally in the US is one of them,…
Is it safe for a woman to travel to Nairobi alone? Of course yes. And how would I know? I’m a Kenyan travel blogger specializing in solo female travel who lives in Nairobi. Almost every time I travel internationally and meet people learn that I am from Kenya, the same question crops up, especially among…
The Madaraka Express SGR train services between Nairobi and Mombasa finally saw the light of day after an almost 5 year wait. We can now officially say that the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Project in Kenya is over. And that the long-awaited Madaraka Express SGR trains now ply the Nairobi Mombasa route daily in a record 4.5 hours. Instead of the previous 15 hours by the Lunatic…
Turkey is the country which I visited most in 2017. And as I was travelling on a Kenyan passport the whole time, I had to get a tourist visa to enter the republic. Thankfully, Turkey currently has a very easy Electronic visa application system that Kenyans can take advantage of and avoid unnecessary inconveniences involved…
Anyone who travels on a so-called “developed world” or “first world” passport, i.e. US, Canada, Europe, etc. may not understand what the big deal is on traveling on a Kenyan passport – usually categorized under the “third world” or “developing world”. I’ve always wondered why there’s no “second world”so my country could probably aspire to…
Strategic communication means different things to different people. For the sake of this blog post, we shall employ the following two definitions: According to the Miami University website, strategic communication involves how individuals and organizations use communication and media to negotiate their role in highly mediated societies. Another definition is by Emily Tynes, Director of Communications for ACLU, and…