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01-08-24 04:36 #5272
Posts: 1486Apartment
Originally Posted by SuperChuck [View Original Post]
Mwalimu.
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01-07-24 18:53 #5271
Posts: 321Originally Posted by SuperChuck [View Original Post]
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01-07-24 07:07 #5270
Posts: 28Touristic Police and rent apartment
Hi everyone,
I just got to Mombasa and I have a little problem. I do not like the apartment I booked and I would like to change it but the owner is not available and demands that in case I leave it I have to pay the full amount. How things work here in Kenya, I ask the experts. He sent me a booking confirmation form but no deposit.
In addition. "casually", indeed "very casually", that day was there with her a Tourist Police officer who intervened in the discussion. My other question is: do the Tourist Police officers have to show identification? Because he didn't have it.
Now I'm not really a moron but I always try to stay out of troubles.
Thank you everyone very much.
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01-05-24 14:49 #5269
Posts: 2Originally Posted by MrJibb [View Original Post]
DM me if you need help to get Prep or simply click on the banner in this forum. You can purchase there Prep without any prescription.
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12-22-23 10:58 #5268
Posts: 28Originally Posted by Kaappo22 [View Original Post]
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12-22-23 10:53 #5267
Posts: 75Originally Posted by MrJibb [View Original Post]
1. money. In Kenya all the Cuban bullshit does not exist, money is exchanged in offices, banks and shops (there is one in Bora Bora, ask for Jhon). I always carry cash and some of it I transfer to Mpesa using Sendwave software but you can do it directly in one of the many Mpesa stores. You can pay for the matatu. But all the Cuban credit card crap to buy even a miserable bottle of water is not here. It seems strange but Africa is more civilized than Cuba.
2. Products. As for all kinds of products and medicines in Mombasa find anything without problems, forget about the Cuban Locura.
3. Security. In Cuba security is overrated because in Santiago assaults are at the order of the day and I doubt Havana is different. In Mombasa the situation is calm if you do not go looking for troubles, if you do not get drunk at night and go to Casaurina or Hypnotica at 3 in the morning, if you use drugs or do not give importance to the age of the ladies. I think even in brothels you may have problems, in brothels go the tourists more "weak", those who have the obsession of pussy, and therefore more attackable in my opinion. So in general a quiet situation but we are always in Africa boy, here life has a different value than in your country. Being a seasoned traveller is relative. I have traveled all my life from the Americas to Australia, Asia and then stopped in Cuba. I come to Mombasa to disconnect a little. I do not know if my experience is greater than yours but I, however, I never feel really safe and therefore I am careful.
4. Sex. There is little to say. If in Cuba some inexperienced can still have the illusion of having met a "good girl" here the story is different. They are all, I say all, well disposed to open their legs after a few minutes. Just pay of course. If you are blind, deaf, lame, toothless and dying, they will all fall in love with you. Students, workers, teachers, policewomen, nuns. Even death does not back down. And yet there are still those who marry them but ok, their problem.
5. health. At the health level you find excellent facilities, many pharmacies, a good medical insurance will help you and it is not Cuba where with the dipirona cure both colds and cancer. I'll tell you what I think about Prep: an imbecility. Even if it really works, what do you care about covering yourself up for AIDS when there's syphilis, gonorrhea, hepatitis, clap, etc? Condom and go, no doubt. Of course, if you're an old man and you don't have an erection with a condom, I understand, but that's why I always wear it.
These are just my considerations, it is not said that I am right but I think so. So take these words just as a cue and and forgive me if I speak and write badly in English but you studying it has never served me so much. Have fun boy.
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12-22-23 08:13 #5266
Posts: 1486Spiced up?
I read Jiggi Browns book. Let me tell you one thing about Africa. Nothing is "spiced up". The gospel is the truth nothing but the truth. This is Africa. Further. Kenya is a DEVELOPED country. Just draw money from the ATM. It's of course not as safe as Cuba. Read my security Tipps. People get drugged and robbed here on a daily basis. Karibu Kenya. Bring sun tan cream from home. Darn expensive. Everything else you get here.
Mwalimu.
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12-21-23 19:53 #5265
Posts: 39TIA, first time in the motherland
Hey fellas, thought I'd post something here with some questions as I'm visiting Africa and Kenya for my first time in January. I'm going down 2 months, for kitesurfing (renting a place in Diani) and have as base while moving around the area, coastal region, Mombasa, but also travel around Kenya, Nairobi, probably Uganda and Rwanda as well. I'm a very experienced traveller and adventurer, just came back from 2 months in Cuba and spent the last 20 years travelling around the world for work and fun. As it's my first time in Kenya I literally have no idea what to expect (well, I have some idea reading the previous posts) so here goes:
1. Money: Do I bring / carry cash USD / EUR to exchange to KES in Kenya, at the offices or in the street best? Used to the strange monetary situation in Cuba hence the question. Better to simply withdraw cash from the machine using my european debit / credit card? Restaurants / bars and such all accept credit cards? Any other tips regarding money?
2. Products: Also a bit damaged from Cuba, where you literally have to bring almost everything you want to be sure it's available. In Kenya, can you get "regular" products like shampoo, shower gel, sun lotion, moisturizer, deodorant, tooth paste and regular normal stuff (which can be difficult to find in Cuba) from regular brands like Nivea, Dove, Hawaiian Tropic, Colgate and similar? What about medicines, pain killers, other various medicines? I've also travelled a lot in Brazil and also there it can be difficult to find "quality products".
3. Safety: In Cuba I'm used to be able to freely move around anywhere, everywhere, any time. It's what I love, but is it possible in Kenya, and the other places mentioned? Can I walk or ride a bike freely without getting mugged, robbed, kidnapped? I'm a surfer and look like a bum, but I am Muzungu so obviously they know I could carry money or other items. Any input is appreciated.
4. Sex: The interesting part, hehe I've read A LOT in this forum about the situation there and seems very exciting and fun. I also did some "pre-swiping" on Bumble and Tinder in the region and literally within minutes have hundreds of matches with women writing me. The take initative, they are very charming and fun. Everything from 18-40 year olds, unemplyed to business women, wanting everything from a quick hook-up to making babies to getting married to offering other women, sisters, daughters, almost anything. Who are these women and how "true" is it? What are known scams one should avoid? I'm more for the daytime pickup, just walking around (hence the question about safety) talking to people, exploring and meeting "real" people (women) in the street to take them out (or home). I'm not for the strip-joints or full on WG places, it's not my style. Any input about this matter would be cool.
5. Health: Anything I should bring in terms of medicine, vaccine or similiar? I understand there's pretty much everything going around, from malaria to dengue to HIV to yellow fever or whatever. What's this "Prep" medicine I hear about and where to get it? Food and water is generally consumable? I like to eat cheap, good, local food in the streets, when not going to a fancier place.
I also read the "Eat F*ck Love: East Africa:" which is a great book, but I honestly think it's EXTREMELY spiced up, but I'm looking forward to finding out.
Any answers will be appreciated and any other input that can make my stay a bit more fun, free and safe would be greatly appreciated.
Aloha.
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12-18-23 11:48 #5264
Posts: 321Nailed It
Originally Posted by Zimzam [View Original Post]
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12-17-23 17:08 #5263
Posts: 390Gossiping old men
Originally Posted by Slowalk [View Original Post]
So who cares. ?
I have never been interested in meeting muzungus here, even when I understand most of their languages.
Especially the crowd gathering at 6 am in the bakery and in the Berchtesgaden Bar in the afternoon.
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12-17-23 15:39 #5262
Posts: 321I never said there's nothing to do or complained about cost. I can find things to do in the Western region where I'm the only mzungu and Mtwapa and the coast offers much more opportunity than those remote places. The exchange rates have made all of Kenya cheap. However, I felt I was as being "watched" by boring old gossiping men and Mtwapa wouldn't be my first choice. I felt the beach area was much better than Mtwapa town area.
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12-17-23 10:48 #5261
Posts: 390It's not that bad.
I believe it's not that bad in Mtwapa, there are still a lot of things " to do" and I am coming here for almost 18 years now.
And for those complaining about the costs: you have to realize that after the devaluations of the kenyan shilling 20 euro equals instead of 2000 before now 3000 shilling and today even more.
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12-17-23 08:58 #5260
Posts: 321Mtwapa
I made a 2-HR bike ride from Malindi to Mtwapa late November where I was able to meet with Neddy. My observations were similar to his. Although I prefer not to find ladies at night in nightspots but just doing normal daily activities, we visited some of his old nighttime haunts and secret hideaways. These places have deteriorated over the years according to Neddy. Mtwapa has an abundance of worn out women and gossiping old men. During the day, I could still get numbers from attractive ladies working their day jobs. But these ladies were much more "needy" than the ladies in Western and even Malindi. The deterioration may be due to the road construction but as of now, Mtwapa wouldn’t be my first choice. South of the bridge from Mtwapa, Big Tree was too crowded with wazunga for my taste. I regret not visiting Pirates.
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12-16-23 20:01 #5259
Posts: 333Originally Posted by Neddy69 [View Original Post]
There are aleardy many many overpayers around and arriving more and more in Kenia.
You are right this is not an good development.
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12-16-23 14:45 #5258
Posts: 45Originally Posted by Mombie75 [View Original Post]