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01-09-15 14:46 #2281
Posts: 84New Madhouse
Went to the New Madhouse at 2 am wed night / Thurs morning and the staff practically outnumbered the customers. It's a standard concrete shell with none of the charm of the original. It's on Banda St, one block and a stone's throw from the old site (which is a parking lot. What a waste) and has no sign up yet. There's a place called Noma Caffe (right next to it and a guard sat outside. Hope it gets busy.
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01-04-15 02:23 #2280
Posts: 458Originally Posted by NakedGunz [View Original Post]
I could and have tried African in my stop over at Dxb but I wanted to visit Africa for culture, history etc. Mongering is bonus.
Thank you very much for all your help and support. I think your help have definitley made my trip cheaper and colorful.
You will get my feed back by the end of February or early March.
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01-03-15 05:07 #2279
Posts: 1398Originally Posted by GlobalSurfer [View Original Post]
Pride Inn in Westlands is much cleaner and close to action and the mall. I suggest you do your due diligence and read previous posts a bit more, particularly mine. I went to Nairobi about 5 times between 2013/14 and twice for more than a month. Walking anywhere in the CBD at night is doable, but always with some situational awareness. Smart money is to mix it up a bit with not walking ALL THE TIME, and I never try to get from A to Z with my provider of choice who is usually in heels and a tight skirt. Just takes too long, spoils the mood and makes you an attractive target. Taxi will take you back to your room for 300/400, or let the girl negotiate.
Your are limiting yourself by just doing CBD bars. IMHO, Simmers providers are very much the low end of what's out there. Do it once and scratch off the list. More quality to be found at Black Diamond, Bacchus, etc. As far as security guards, often I see them when they are asleep. I often wonder how much that guard is willing to do for me if something goes down. I have walked from Florida 2000 all the way up Tom Mboya to Kenya Comfort on drunken Fri / Sat nights and thought to myself, that probably was not wise- and I'm Black. I love Nairobi poontang, but I also like walking with no worries like in Pattaya also.
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01-02-15 09:02 #2278
Posts: 55Originally Posted by GlobalSurfer [View Original Post]
Good luck,
Bulik
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01-02-15 02:22 #2277
Posts: 458Thanks for the detailed reply. Also thanks to Ellington and Bulik
Originally Posted by Biffa [View Original Post]
I never wear any Jewellery or watch. Just usual clothes.
From safety I means that most people should be able to walk from Koinange street to e. G. Hilton on most nights (up till mid night).
I understand an occasional incidence can happen anywhere including Central London.
4 or 5 start is not my issue.
I am looking for a hotel that is walking distance from the action, safe and would allow unrestricted access to my guests.
I would use the cheapest hotel that is fit for the purpose.
I was considering Hilton as it was the cheapest hotel. I would appreciate if you could recommend a cheaper hotel.
My only requirements are close to action, clean and reasonably safe.
I am not carrying lot of cash or jewellery. Just one laptop and one mobile.
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12-31-14 03:05 #2276
Posts: 272Well that depends.
Originally Posted by GlobalSurfer [View Original Post]
Relatively speaking its quite safe. I've done it time and again, late at night.
But like all areas you have to have your wits about you. You have to bea able to blow off touts without them getting aggressive, ignore druggy sw's you don't want, and you have to walk fast knowing where you're going.
Don't be drunk, loud and drawing attention to yourself, don't wear watches, jewellery or advertise yourself as a well off foreigner. Walk purposefully even if you're looking for sw's.
Koinage street, simmers and the other tourist areas are fine. I'm not so sure around sabina joy pub and darker areas of tom mboya street would be as welcoming.
But basically there are so many private security guys sitting out that you'll be OK in Koinage. Plus I've always found it quieter than its reputation suggests.
BTW Hilton's not 5 stars in anyones book. Have you thought this through?
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12-30-14 14:49 #2275
Posts: 35Originally Posted by GlobalSurfer [View Original Post]
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12-30-14 02:41 #2274
Posts: 55CBD Walking
Originally Posted by GlobalSurfer [View Original Post]
Bulik
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12-30-14 01:17 #2273
Posts: 458Help on Security and Hotels
Exploring the Nairobi forum to plan a visit. Still in early stages though. Could anyone help me with the two critical issues?
How safe it would be to walk in and around Koinange Street at night e. G. Walking from any of the popular clubs Simmers, Florida, Mad House to Hilton?
Any recommendation for cheap, safe and clean hotel? Hilton or other 5 starts would be my last option.
Thanks.
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12-28-14 01:53 #2272
Posts: 458Originally Posted by TenaliRaman [View Original Post]
Is it normal / expected to bribe the security guys in hotels? Specially hotel like Hilton?
I understand the price 5 K ST included premium for not venturing out?
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12-26-14 20:57 #2271
Posts: 1398Originally Posted by Zimzam [View Original Post]
Originally Posted by Zimzam [View Original Post]
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12-24-14 12:06 #2270
Posts: 390A book about Florida
A Dutch ex-diplomat, turned author has written a book about the Florida & other (sexual) relations between black & white in Kenya.
It's a pity for most of you that so far it is only available in Dutch language.
Probably with the help of Google Translation it is possible to get most of it.
In Nairobi (Kenya), is the famous nightclub the 'Florida, a universe where love, deception and sorcery fight to win. For journalist and former diplomat Robbert van Lanschot that place was the starting point for a search for love stories between black and white and the mysteries surrounding African sexuality. On the beaches of Malindi 'beachboys explain him how they conquer a European woman. A mistress tells how her white slaves, who -dressed only in a white apron- when serving the tea already begin to ejaculate. In the interior, he met Europeans who have forsaken all for the love of that one African woman. And he's at the drinking sessions that the "girls of Florida" should give the guts for another night at the club.
Take me to the Florida is raw, endearing and revealing, full of sharp observations about a rapidly emerging continent. A book to read in one sitting.
Robbert van Lanschot (1949) worked as a diplomat, including in southern Sudan, Ethiopia and eastern Congo (Goma). Several years ago he left the Foreign Service for a living as a freelance journalist.
Nairobi (Kenya), the famous nightclub Florida. Van Lanschot is settled there. Here he hears stories about love between white and black men and women and decides to write it down. There is the story of a German man who leaves everything behind to marry a twenty years younger Kenyan. She is addicted to drugs and later to booze. They have a son whom he mostly educates alone and yet he still loves her. What is this magic? The personal experiences of the author who finds African women very beautiful are included. The reader discovers in thirty short stories much about African culture and sexuality. Van Lanschot writes clearly, documentary-like, airy and with humour, but certainly does not evade heavy subjects.
Van Lanschot (1949) is a scion of the famous banking family. He worked as a diplomat in Africa. Several years ago, he began working as a freelance journalist.
"Take me to the Florida!" the book of the former diplomat is called. Shiny black painted lips on the cover add silently to the the longing message.
"When white (m / f) looking for black," the subtitle explains further.
"For who lives in the middle of nowhere, Nairobi gets more beautiful as the centre of the necessary rest and entertainment at the same time," he says. With a bunch of diplomats he flew every two months in a UN special plane to the metropolis. You met life there, and there was soon nightclub Florida. Where carefree entertainment is never far away.
You wrote a book about the sexual escapades of a former diplomat. Why So?
"I wanted to tell a fantastic story that reads at once. A story about African culture, without taking position.
"The Florida was for me a source of experiences and stories. I became friends with Emily. One night we were together in the club, her phone rang. She looks at the screen, runs startled down from the club. Ten minutes later, she's back. Her friend called in from the Netherlands. Emily run into the first available sound booth of the first taxi. "I'm already sleeping, honey. ".
"That story releases a fascination loose about the love between black and white. I want to tell the stories behind the people of Florida. ".
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12-21-14 10:59 #2269
Posts: 89Originally Posted by OnlyOneLife [View Original Post]
I am halfway and it is good hunting in this area.
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12-17-14 23:18 #2268
Posts: 1398Originally Posted by Jamie69 [View Original Post]
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12-17-14 14:55 #2267
Posts: 6As so starts the festive season.
Nairobi group has been awfully quite though there has been quite some actions in the streets let me show you what I mean.