Mombasa

[Reiner Otto]

H I'm not a picky eater

Wh enlooking for basic food, try the buffet in the large supermarket in Nyali Centre. You need to buy some groceries, anyway, so that's a good place to combine it with lunch.

And I suggest to visit Char-Choma restaurant. Excellent barbecue, reasonably priced.

[Mombie75]

Hi, I'm planning a trip to Mombasa within the next few weeks. Will be there around 10-15 days.

I'm probably going to do the Airbnb route to avoid the awkwardness of bringing multiple girls up a day through hotel reception, even if I book a hotel for 2 it's a lottery if they come up with some bullshit policy where you can only bring the same girl back or 1 a day which has happened to me in other countries. I'm probably going to stay in the area between Nyali centre and bamburi beach as it seems convenient for everything I want to do.

Accommodation and travel to / from the airport is already accounted for financially.

My plan is to have 3 different girls a day in my airbnb for short time. 1-2 hours of non rush GF experience per girl. I've been using dating apps such as Badoo, Ok Cupid and tinder to gauge pricing whilst also lurking on this forum to gauge prices. In my experience the majority of girls are willing to accept 2 k - 3 k for a couple hours fun for what I want. I'm budgeting 4 k per girl, 3 k for the girl and 1 k for the Uber to bring her to me and take her home.

My plan is to find girls from dating apps, the beach, beach bars and the bars in mtwapa. I'm not a big drinker so when I go to mtwapa bars I'll only be getting a beer for myself and a couple drinks for a couple different girls before I make my choice and take her home..

Sound pretty right budget wise. The hardest thing will be getting 3 girls a day. Plenty will say they will come and visit you but not all will oblige. Also timescale wise as the clock does not exist in Kenya. If a girl says she is coming 12 noon expect her anytime between 3 pm and 8 pm. 12 days could be 36 women. Good luck with that. It sounds like you will have some headaches, but you never know.

[Mombie75]

As I took early retirement this year, I am looking for an extended stay in Kenya through Christmas / new year, possibly until the end of January. If anyone would like to meet up for a beer or 2 let me know. I am also looking for reasonably priced girl friendly accommodation. All pointers would be much appreciated? Thanks Derek.

What is your budget? If staying a month or more you can get better deals especially in Mtwapa apartments, Hotels tend to raise prices over Christmas / NY period. The majority of places are GF.

[MadMonger777]

Hi, I'm planning a trip to Mombasa within the next few weeks. Will be there around 10-15 days.

I'm probably going to do the Airbnb route to avoid the awkwardness of bringing multiple girls up a day through hotel reception, even if I book a hotel for 2 it's a lottery if they come up with some bullshit policy where you can only bring the same girl back or 1 a day which has happened to me in other countries. I'm probably going to stay in the area between Nyali centre and bamburi beach as it seems convenient for everything I want to do.

Accommodation and travel to / from the airport is already accounted for financially.

My plan is to have 3 different girls a day in my airbnb for short time. 1-2 hours of non rush GF experience per girl. I've been using dating apps such as Badoo, Ok Cupid and tinder to gauge pricing whilst also lurking on this forum to gauge prices. In my experience the majority of girls are willing to accept 2 k - 3 k for a couple hours fun for what I want. I'm budgeting 4 k per girl, 3 k for the girl and 1 k for the Uber to bring her to me and take her home.

My plan is to find girls from dating apps, the beach, beach bars and the bars in mtwapa. I'm not a big drinker so when I go to mtwapa bars I'll only be getting a beer for myself and a couple drinks for a couple different girls before I make my choice and take her home.

So I'm budgeting 12 k per day for the girls. I'm not a picky eater and am fine with eating normal quality Kenyan food and I'm estimating 3 meals per day of basic food in local restaurants will cost about 2-3 k per day. I'll also account for short ubers to the beach and ubers to mtwapa at night which I'm accounting maybe 2 k. A beer for me and a drink for 1-2 girls in mtwapa bars before I make my choice maybe 1 k.

Is 18 k per day a realistic amount for what I want to do? I'm a basic guy, the money will be spent on the girls, Ubers and basic food. Only other things I'll be doing are exploring walking around and chilling on the beach which is free.

My budget for this trip is 15 k -20 k per day but if I can get it towards the 15 k end then any saving is better than non. As I say, some girls will accept 2 k for ST, but it's better to overestimate and be comfortable.

Thanks.

[London Del Boy]

As I took early retirement this year, I am looking for an extended stay in Kenya through Christmas / new year, possibly until the end of January. If anyone would like to meet up for a beer or 2 let me know. I am also looking for reasonably priced girl friendly accommodation. All pointers would be much appreciated? Thanks Derek.

[Reiner Otto]

If she isn't what I expected or if the sex isn't great, find an excuse to get her to leave and go back to the dating app. From what I've seen on these apps, almost every girl replies and is willing to meet up.

Yes, had quite some success on Tinder during my stay in Mombasa a month ago. Probably, because not many potential customers, as I have seen only very few single white foreigners.

However, the photos very often were (heavily) photoshopped, so you might meet first in a neutral location, I. E. BigTree or Caffesserie. Or try a video chat.

[Neddy69]

Matatu theft is a lot more common in Nairobi than Mombasa.

Always sit by the door and if anyone site beside you with an empty bag then be aware.

Use Matatus that already have several travellers and are a mix of age and sexes.

Use popular routes with busy streets.

In 20 years, I use them most days, I have had maybe 2 or 3 attempts at my pockets.

Can you even trust Bodas or Taxis in Kenya? TIA.

There's 2 methods. Pickpocketing. Which can hit anyone in any matatu. Including me. A well dressed gentleman with suit and tie with a briefcase entered my matatu. He placed half of his briefcase on my upper thigh. What I didn't realize. He worked on my thight pocket of my cargo trousers. He managed to steal my optical glasses. That's not the kind I'm concerned about.

2. Method. It can happen and does happen in Nairobi and in Mombasa. Late night usually. That's why I never use a matatu later than 9 pm. There's robbers entering a matatu. Usually 2 or 3. At a regular bus stop. They have a knives and maybe a rusty pistol. They proceed to rob all passengers of cash and smart phones. That takes only a few minutes. Never resist. They kill you. After they just stop the matatu, get off and melt away in the night. And yes. That also happened on Malindi road. There is a twist I heard in Nairobi. There's complete fake matatus. You enter. They rob you and kick you out thereafter.

That's why I never take a Matatu later than 9 pm and sunrise. It's Africa. Usually the bad guys melt away at sunrise. Can you be robbed by Taxis. Yes. But rarely. You can also run into trouble with pikipiki drivers. But. That's a story for a different time.

Karibu Kenya.

Mwalimu.

[Rat Traveler]

I need some advice with dating apps and girl psychology. I am getting a lot of serious girls who want a real relationship. I read in the forums that it's not real and there is nothing to worry about, but I am not getting that vibe. It's becoming uncomfortable to keep the conversation going with this assumption. I can see myself going on dates with girls who are definitely NOT going to sleep with me because of the way we built this up.

I think some of these girls are seeing a good husband in me and will pretend to be saints and act pure = no sex.

Maybe my approach is wrong? Am I supposed to be caring and play this game, or be less warm and make it clear from the very beginning that I am looking purely for dating / short term? What is your approach?

It's funny, I find myself in a somewhat similar situation. I began the dating app conversations two months before I go to Mombasa. I wasn't expecting much, mostly just to try to understand these girls a little bit and also some of them have been a good resource for asking questions about Mombasa.

Anyways, I exchanged Whatsapp numbers with a few that were fun to talk to. Some of them it was easy to be upfront and say let's spend a day or two together. One girl, who happens to be the one I'm most attracted to, came right out and said I want to spend all three weeks with you or else I know a other woman will steal you from me. I know I'm not the type that will be interested in spending my entire vacation with one woman, but this girl is the exact type I'm looking for thick but not chubby with the biggest ass I've seen so far.

As many have pointed out in this forum, this isn't Thailand haha. In Thailand, I always tried this same method of meeting girls and it always worked out because after a night or two, I make up some excuse that I have to meet a friend or something and once they leave we go back to texting. I guess what I'm saying is that I never worried about getting too close with them via messaging because sometimes you really meet one that you want to spend your whole trip with. If she isn't what I expected or if the sex isn't great, find an excuse to get her to leave and go back to the dating app. From what I've seen on these apps, almost every girl replies and is willing to meet up.

[Mombie75]

Matatu theft is a lot more common in Nairobi than Mombasa.

Always sit by the door and if anyone site beside you with an empty bag then be aware.

Use Matatus that already have several travellers and are a mix of age and sexes.

Use popular routes with busy streets.

In 20 years, I use them most days, I have had maybe 2 or 3 attempts at my pockets.

Can you even trust Bodas or Taxis in Kenya? TIA.

[John Auro]

Ok, as there are some stories about being robbed in a bus. Here my story which happened to me.

HOW TO GET ROBBED IN A MINIBUS (matatu) IN NAIROBI! (year lready 2005).

1) You decide to take the bus for a relatively "harmless" route in NAIROBI. E. g. The route ADAM's ARCADE-SHOPPING to the center. (Taxis are expensive in NBI, around 400+400 Ksh or 9 one way.).

2) The city bus doesn't come for a long time, and you get into one of the minibuses called "Nissan" or "matatu". (Scouts may inform a team at the next stop via cell phone that a prey entered the matatu!

3) At the next station, two or three men who already have an unpleasant appearance get on (you better should spontaneously get out of the minibus by now).

4) The team has sports bags and a flat department store bag that they place over their knees. The stronger man may have a knife or a pistol in his sports bag. But first they try to rob you "softly".

The stronger man sits behind you, protecting the clever man, he sits close to you, like a student in a clean shirt. The sports bag is lifted behind you and if there is a gun inside it would be aimed at you, but you won't notice this if you don't look behind you.

5) Short sentences are exchanged between the group. The other passengers also become feeling unwell and afraid, locals knows what's going on.

6) Instructions will be given to you, e. G. To open the window. The clever person next to you is using the flat department store bag (at least DINA3) to cover up the activity of opening the button on the side pocket of your cargo pants (safari pants) while you are fiddling with the window.

7) If the bandits are unsuccessful, you will be instructed to fasten your seat belt in the minibus.

You need both hands to close the buckles, now the clever person pulls your wallet with your debit card, ID card and money out of your pocket unnoticed. If you noticed something now and protested, you would probably get hit over the head from behind, or even got shot!

You look behind, and one of the passengers tells you in no uncertain terms that you are in danger. You hastily get off at the next stop, check your pocket outside and notice the theft. Furthermore, you are not prepared to write down the car number and even if you do. No police anywhere.

You could have been dead in the ditch right now if things had gone a little differently.

- - -.

November 9, 2005.

[Neddy69]

I need some advice with dating apps and girl psychology. I am getting a lot of serious girls who want a real relationship. I read in the forums that it's not real and there is nothing to worry about, but I am not getting that vibe. It's becoming uncomfortable to keep the conversation going with this assumption. I can see myself going on dates with girls who are definitely NOT going to sleep with me because of the way we built this up.

I think some of these girls are seeing a good husband in me and will pretend to be saints and act pure = no sex.

Maybe my approach is wrong? Am I supposed to be caring and play this game, or be less warm and make it clear from the very beginning that I am looking purely for dating / short term? What is your approach?

It's all lies. It's Africa. Otherwise they would declare that they're hookers who sleep for money with men. Of course they all want relationships. That's why they employ Muganga to bewitch you with love potions or love spells. No kidding. Do they work? You bet. You think too complicated. It's very simple. Date a girl for a soda. Treat her respectfully. Invite her to your crib. Where she will give up pussy or not. 90% do. The other 10% are harder to crack. Example. Kambas are usually a more conservative lot. They want relationship. What does it mean? Exclusive rights. Do they give up pussy too. Absolutely. But after that they'll be lukewarm. You're in for a steep and long learning curve. If you use social networks always ask for the tribe. If you're studying Anthropology like me (kidding) then you know the different tribes and their habits. As I said. Steep learning curve. This is not Thailand.

Mombasa Raha.

Mwalimu.

Who will kiss soon African soil again.

[Zimzam]

Uber gives the price (with reduction) of 1150 ksh from Mtwapa to the Mombasa airport.

I don't think any driver will accept that.

(and I can't blame them for that).

The petrol price is now around 200 ksh and the entry fee for the airport is 100 ksh.

[Albert9989]

I need some advice with dating apps and girl psychology. I am getting a lot of serious girls who want a real relationship. I read in the forums that it's not real and there is nothing to worry about, but I am not getting that vibe. It's becoming uncomfortable to keep the conversation going with this assumption. I can see myself going on dates with girls who are definitely NOT going to sleep with me because of the way we built this up.

I think some of these girls are seeing a good husband in me and will pretend to be saints and act pure = no sex.

Maybe my approach is wrong? Am I supposed to be caring and play this game, or be less warm and make it clear from the very beginning that I am looking purely for dating / short term? What is your approach?

Don't play any games, say upfront what you are interested in or not interested in, be clear from start,.

Just ask: what are you looking for here.

She will say: long term, marriage etc.

Answer: bit me, only to share time together if I come there, and more.

That's enough and will not change the chat for most of the girls.

[Bajuni]

Are you nuts? Taking a Matatu late night? Never. Matatus have been robbed by passengers. Late night I only take a Bolt. If I move at all. During the day I take matatus frequently. Its fun. Bongo music blaring. Hilarious. I even go to Mombasa old town. The trick is only weekends. Saturday is a particular easy day. On weekdays I go to Caffesserie and Big Trees.

From a seasoned Africa traveler, I would have expected otherwise.

You can shuttle from Cheers to Mtwapa and back anytime of the day.

Hakuna matata. Good pick up spot as well.

The main danger are pick pockets.

But that can happen during daytime as well.

Only difference that you might be more attentive and less drunk.

I anyway would advise to carry not more than 30 USD and an out-of-fashion phone when going out at night.

Nowadays with Mpesa no need to carry cash anyway.

There is really no need to worry about transportation between Bamburi / Nyali and Mtwapa.

It's more or less one straight road.

Plenty of cheap choices.

Only headache is traffic at certain times.

[HappyFarang]

I need some advice with dating apps and girl psychology. I am getting a lot of serious girls who want a real relationship. I read in the forums that it's not real and there is nothing to worry about, but I am not getting that vibe. It's becoming uncomfortable to keep the conversation going with this assumption. I can see myself going on dates with girls who are definitely NOT going to sleep with me because of the way we built this up.

I think some of these girls are seeing a good husband in me and will pretend to be saints and act pure = no sex.

Maybe my approach is wrong? Am I supposed to be caring and play this game, or be less warm and make it clear from the very beginning that I am looking purely for dating / short term? What is your approach?