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[Bajuni]

I bought a ticket with jambo jet from malindi to lamu returned. The plan leaves Malindi at 11 am so I went day before. Price of flight with jambo jet office at nakumat nyali is 10000 bob both ways.

Matatu from Mtwapa to Malindi is 250 and I stay in dagama's inn Malindi. I paid 800 bob per night. The rooms are not the best but one of them was OK. Google the name in Google maps. Just next to the beach in city center.

El shabab? Mongering?

Whats going on in lamu this days?

Coming soon part 2.

Forget about mongering in Lamu. It is a (strictly) Muslim village.

[Member #4178]

I bought a ticket with jambo jet from malindi to lamu returned. The plan leaves Malindi at 11 am so I went day before. Price of flight with jambo jet office at nakumat nyali is 10000 bob both ways.

Matatu from Mtwapa to Malindi is 250 and I stay in dagama's inn Malindi. I paid 800 bob per night. The rooms are not the best but one of them was OK. Google the name in Google maps. Just next to the beach in city center.

El shabab? Mongering?

Whats going on in lamu this days?

Coming soon part 2.

[Member #4178]

Few more things about malindi. In city center roads are sealed but the side walks are not, so sand everyware.

Malindi is very much of a muslim town so if stay in the center and like to be wake up at 5 am by the mosque's allah el akbar then you are in the perfect place.

The beach area is nice much like nyalli but isolated from action.

Action? Well I have seen no action. Just the outstanding bodies of the waitresses in the cafe next to nakumatt.

[Member #4178]

Malindi is full of italians can be seen espacally in nakumatt.

The town itself looks like mombasa town. Busy and live.

Hotel are good value 4 money. I like to stay in city center so price is 1500 for very nice and big room.

Boda boda price is 50 within city center but I paid 40. From center to any of the beach hotels they asked 100 since its long ride. But I paid 50 bcoz boda boda is my thing.

Daytime mongering not that good as not many girls in the streets. Thats not nairobi center where girls are everyware anytime.

Food is good and cheap.

hotel? Try young safari hotel but it has only one good room for 1500.

Nighttime monering was covered previusly and I am not an expert 4 clubs.

For me malindi was nice for two days trip. malindi will not replace mombasa as the next mongering destination.

Don

[Member #4178]

Watamu is a tourist getho. Builded for tourist and looks like a tourist village but witout tourists. Just some itailans. there are so many soviniers shops that you start to feel stupid.

The beach is one of the world best and I have seen many.

Hotels are mainly villas surranded by iron huge gates and look like port nocks.

Local resorants not many since its caters for itailans. The beach boys will start to talk in italian.

Hotels can be found from 1500 and up but not good value for the money unless your budjet is higher.

There are a few clubs but watamu seems like a ghost town.

Mongering? What mongering exectly?

If you like the postcard palm beach with clear watter and isolation with no noise! Then yes.

Looking 4 action,local restorants and good value hotels? please look ealseware.

[Sam2004]

A lot of action going on at the beach and in the bars. Just talk, you'll be served. Even for free (or a drink or two). Nice, cute girls.

[Willyboy]

By Rasna Warah.

More by this AuthorThe lashing, splashing, drenching monsoons finally arrived in Malindi, bringing with them much joy — and pain. Gardens and farms are thriving. The scorching, stifling summer heat has been replaced by cool winds that aid restful sleep at night.

But not everyone is happy. Rains in the coastal belt of Kenya often cause prolonged blackouts.

Early this month, many parts of Malindi suffered blackouts that lasted as long as a week. Food in fridges had to be thrown away and candles took the place of lights.

Calls to Kenya Power yielded the usual response, "We are working on it."

Frequent power blackouts in Kenya impact productivity and are a security risk. Because the entire country's electricity is supplied by a monopoly that is quite often unreliable, Kenya Power can literally hold the whole country hostage if it wanted to.

Indeed, there have been country-wide blackouts in the recent past.

Perhaps it is time to review whether Kenya should open up the energy sector to new players. Kenyans benefited enormously when the telecommunications sector was opened up to private mobile phone companies.

Competition and affordability made telephones more accessible to a larger share of the population. Maybe a similar thing can happen in the energy supply sector.

The rainy season in Malindi also brings about other inconveniences. Due to the poor quality of roads that lack drainage, motorists and pedestrians have to contend with flooded, pot-holed roads.

For those in the hotel industry, the rains signal the low tourist season, which means fewer bookings. This year, the hotels are almost empty; two of the biggest hotels have actually closed down permanently.

Hotel workers have been suspended or put on half-pay. The tourist season this year is not just low; it has tanked, thanks to recent terrorist attacks in Lamu and Garissa.

[Member #4643]

Any recommendations for a girl friendly hotel with good internet?

All the girls I have contacted via Tagged are quite willing to have sex. It seems like a very nice place! (if you like malaria, LOL).

[Bareback Jack]

And from what I have read and learned over the years, very high rate of HIV / AIDS

Not surprised. I've ventured several times deep into South Nyanza as well (Migori, Homa Bay, etc). Very attractive women, but some of these small town ladies were also amongst the most promiscuous I've seen and seemed to be in competition with the local boys. High STD rates for sure and often untreated long term, that's at least what the local doc told me when he treated me for Malaria. Even if my handle implies my hobby, its a definite big NO for me country side!

[Nguvu2]

Brutally honest, and info I'm glad to learn. Thanks!

And from what I have read and learned over the years, very high rate of HIV / AIDS

[Naked Gunz]

Busia is a boring sh*t hole. Nobody wants to be there. On top, Luhya women are amongst the most unattractive in Kenya and they like witchcraft. Better to go back to Uganda. Jinja is 100 times more interesting than Busia. Otherwise, if you're visiting Kenya from the Uganda side, just add 80 more miles to go to Kisumu. Much better choice IMHO

Brutally honest, and info I'm glad to learn. Thanks!

[Bareback Jack]

Anything happen in Busia outside the normal Kenyan routine. Heading that way for a week or so. Hangouts. Women etc?

Thanks

Busia is a boring sh*t hole. Nobody wants to be there. On top, Luhya women are amongst the most unattractive in Kenya and they like witchcraft. Better to go back to Uganda. Jinja is 100 times more interesting than Busia. Otherwise, if you're visiting Kenya from the Uganda side, just add 80 more miles to go to Kisumu. Much better choice IMHO

[UgandaKid]

Anything happen in Busia outside the normal Kenyan routine. Heading that way for a week or so. Hangouts. Women etc?

Thanks

[Zimzam]

So, what do you pay after the deed, even if its not discussed beforehand?

2k (so I have to add some more words here)

[Member #4349]

I forgot to mention that the free club in the Stardust-complex is called "Vintage".

About this rigid clubbing scheme I would probably get bored if I stayed there for a long time, but I was just shown all these places by my sweet girl-guide.

She was working in the daytime so I left her every morning some pocket money. I usually do not discuss prices beforehand, unless they start about it themselves.

But please note that I'm not after the so called "stunners" as people like to call them, those long-legged, super high-heeled, probably arrogant girls

So, what do you pay after the deed, even if its not discussed beforehand?