Kenya - General Info

Malindi is a beautiful place, although it's better not to hang around at night. I stayed at DRIFTWOOD Hotel at the beach near the most beautiful marinepark I ever seen. So take those goggles with you!!! Go on a walk to the sandbank in front of the coast and see the most amazing starfish you ever seen... looks like plastic but isn't. Do not buy any shells as souvenier, it's illegal to take stuff from the sea and it keeps the Marine National Park to stay in good condition!! I went there on my own, walked along the beach for 5 days. It's save and it's fun... if your into a chat with some local guys. Do not go out at night!! If you go to Malindi you defintly need to by a 'kikoy' (more known as 'sarong') there beautiful and top quality!

- DO NOT Walk on streets on Nairobi alone when it is dark – you can be robbed or attacked, or very scared at least; - DO take off all your jewelry – the children that beg on the street might just grab it and run away. No need to cry over your lost earrings, but it might be also physically damaging; - DO NOT give money to people begging on the street, as many others will approach you; - DO NOT agree to go where you do not know alone or with other female friends if someone invites you, unless you know that person; - DO not buy food that is sold on the street; - DO ask locals if you can go to a certain night clubs and areas of town; If something bad happened to you, contact the YWCA of Kenya in Nairobi, they will help