PRESERVING HOLIDAY MEMORIES KENYAN STYLE

Stunning vistas. Bespoke hotels. Sumptuous feasts. I wish.

Image: Viajes Savannah Africa Safaris  Image: Serena Hotels

Nairobi is not much fun now. It's pouring here with a vengeance. Good for agriculture, bad for holiday. Rain has a way of putting a damper quite literally on things especially if stuck in the city with no break in the sun to look forward to.

Came to mind that apart from a cute cropped T, stack of photos, not much else bears witness of that last holiday down in sunny Mombasa.

Should have done the following.
Creative ways of capturing a vacation and taking it home.

CULINARY: Keep a culinary journal, or ask Chef to jot down a thing or too. You could take the other way out and buy a Cookery Book. Then, once back home pull out your new bag of tricks and host a dinner party. Keep hosting one, even just for yourself, until the next jaunt off.

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Tip: When next in Kenya look out for Javed Jafferji (photographer) and Elie Loseleben Swahili Kitchen published by Gallery Publications 2005. The book hosts some truly fine recipes. Sadly unavailable on Amazon, this gem of a buy last spotted at Text Book Centre, Galleria (Langata).

ATTIRE: Buying a Jambo Kenya or I've Been to Wherever T may be all good, but invest in something that will up your decor, and flavor your style.

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Tip: Buy a Kikoy (rectangular woven Cotton cloth) not Batik when shopping in Kenya. Batik's stay on the walls. Kikoys in contrast can be that stunning table decor, perfect back drop to lay on spicy coastal dishes. One day table art. Next day body art, hello Sarong. 

COFFEE TABLE: Consider turning a glass top coffee table into a visual showcase of your travels. Pictures can be placed under the glass with corresponding souvenirs, artfully placed on the table. Change scenes with each vacation.

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Tip: Do not nick flora or fauna. Please leave the Starfish where you found it. Stop by instead a curio Kiosk (Stall) or the hotel shop and pick something up. Once home, sit back and enjoy your holiday memories with Kenya's gold. Kenya Coffee. World famous.