Podcast
Kenya Travel Podcast with Baraka Kimani
Episodes — page 3
A Dusty Goodbye and the Waiting RoadOn the final morning in the Maasai Mara, Baraka pays a visit to the Keekorok hippo pool one last time, grabs an inexpensive cup of coffee from a local vendor, and reflects on the c…
- The Mara's Final Dawn and a River Crossing
Baraka marks his final day in the Maasai Mara with a last dawn game drive, a tense river crossing, and a deep look at the human cost of the park's success. He reflects on the ecosy…
- The Mara's Last Crossing and a Dusty Goodbye
On his final day in the Maasai Mara, Baraka chases one last river crossing, wrestles with the economics of the park fee hike, and finds a quiet moment at the Keekorok hippo pool. H…
- The Mara's Quiet Peak: Crowds, Costs, and a Last Crossing
Day five at Maasai Mara Airport. Baraka dodges the peak-season crowds, explores the economics of the conservancy model versus the national reserve, watches a final dramatic river c…
- The Mara's Working Landing Strip
On day four in the Mara, Baraka explores the daily life of Maasai Mara Airport itself — the airstrip's rhythm, the Keekorok hippo pool, the jetty bar, and the economics of communit…
- The Mara's Rhythms: Balloons, Beasts, and Balance
Day three in the Maasai Mara at the peak of the Great Migration. Baraka takes a dawn balloon flight, watches a river crossing, checks into the Keekorok Lodge hippo pool, and digs i…
- The Mara's Crowded Skies and Quiet Corners
Day two in the Maasai Mara: Baraka navigates the peak-season crowds at the airstrip, talks conservancy economics with a local guide, watches a leopard drag a kill up a tree, and fi…
- Mara Landing: The Great Migration's Peak
Baraka arrives in the Maasai Mara at the height of the Great Migration, navigating dusty gates, a stalled airport construction, and the peak-season crowds. He checks into a budget…
- Flamingos, Politics, and Packing Up Nakuru
On his final day in Nakuru, Baraka takes one last dawn game drive at Lake Nakuru, talks politics and the cost of living with locals, and reflects on the city's rapid growth before…
- Nakuru's Last Light: Politics, Geese, and Goodbye
On his final full day in Nakuru, Baraka takes a last look at Lake Nakuru's flamingos, checks in on the town's political mood after the week's events, and enjoys a farewell nyama ch…
- Nakuru's Sixth Day: Politics and the Future
On day six in Nakuru, I wade into the political heat at a new party office in Lanet, talk to residents about the 2027 election, and balance it with a quiet visit to Milimani's gard…
- Nakuru's Lakeside Dawn and a Castle of Love
Day five in Nakuru: an early morning wildlife drive around Lake Nakuru National Park, a visit to the 52-room Lord Egerton Castle, and reflections on the town's urban boom, geotherm…
- Menengai's Edge: Nakuru's Volcanic Heart
Day 4 in Nakuru. I take the road up to the Menengai Crater rim, trace the town's volcanic history, weigh the hope of geothermal power against the political heat, and end with nyama…
- Nakuru Markets, Politics, and the Cost of Living
On day three in Nakuru, Baraka explores the city's markets, street food, and the daily costs of living. He talks politics with locals, checks out the upcoming SME expo, and samples…
- Nakuru's Dual Soul: Flamingos and Politics
Baraka spends his second day in Nakuru exploring the town's political heartbeat and its natural wonders. From the market talk about the opposition leader's visit to the flamingos a…
- Nakuru Arrival: Flamingos, Crater Views, and City Dust
Baraka Kimani moves to Nakuru, settling into a new flat in Milimani, exploring Lake Nakuru's flamingos and rhinos, hiking Menengai Crater, and getting a feel for the city's politic…
- Packing Up Naivasha: A Last Look at the Lake
On his final full day in Naivasha, Baraka takes a last boat safari, walks the flower-farm settlements, and reflects on the town's economy, ecology, and politics before heading to N…
- Last Light on the Lake, and a Geothermal Goodbye
Baraka spends his final day in Naivasha cycling the quiet paths of Hell's Gate, taking a last boat safari on the lake, and reflecting on the cost of living and working in Kenya's f…
- The Lake That Feeds and Floods
On day six in Naivasha, Baraka walks the shore at dawn, visits the KMFRI research station to understand the collapsing fish catches, and joins a papyrus planting crew. He maps the…
- Walking the Lake Shore, Counting the Cost
On day five in Naivasha, Baraka walks the lake shore at dawn, visits a papyrus restoration site, talks to fishermen about the proposed ban, and considers the real cost of a rose, a…
