AFRICA SALSA CONGRESS ABIDJAN (CASA) - 23 AU 25 MAI 2014
Finally, here is my update from Abidjan, capital of the Ivory Coast for the festival there. The first thing was that the trip was long. Travelling from East Africa to West Africa is a trip of 6 hours. It becomes a trip of 13 hours when airline delays keep you sitting in the airport all day. On the plus side, I met up with Angus and Leigh who were heading to the same festival and we passed the time in the coffee house. We found a quiet place where we could rest our heads and play songs…
MAY DAY IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY
Recently returned from Istanbul, what a crazy city. This time, just a visit for a short holiday. Direct flights from Nairobi at the time of 0340 am, so tired waiting for the Turkish airlines plane to board. Loads of Kenyans, tourists, everyone, full plane to Istanbul but easy to sleep due to the timezones being the same.
MAURITIUS – SMALL ISLAND, BIG WELCOME
When the plane landed in Mauritius, the passengers were told to remain seated as the health inspector needed to clear the plane first. Not even two minutes before the doors opened and the doctor had cleared the plane. Next, three checks that I hadn’t been to an Ebola infected country, and Welcome to Mauritius!
RWANDA SALSA, KIZOMBA & BACHATA TOUR
It was a warm welcome back to the dance scene in Rwanda when I visited in late June. And the weather was also warm, escaping from a cool Nairobi. Kigali, the capital of Rwanda is the same distance by air as Nairobi to Mombasa but a completely different landscape. Kigali is a beautiful city with amazing people who love to dance. Known for so many things; gorillas, mountains, awesome scenic places, a nation rebuilding from genocide in our lifetime.
