#1 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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Africancrab says:
Like entebbe, Jomo Kenyatta is expensive. It is Kenya's main airport and one that services many flights in and out of East Africa including Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Jomo Kenyatta is a relatively big airport with a much nicer business lounge than a few I have been to. The open tra…
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#2 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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tirsomaldonado says:
I usually organize all my trips by my own, buying the plane tickets through the Internet and booking all hotels directly. This time I just thought it was too risky, but now that I know how everything goes I would encourage you to avoid travel agencies. They are not 100% bullet proof when problems a…
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#3 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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thometha says:
3 points - only because the staff of Kenyan Airways are so nice. Without them, this experience out be a ZERO.
I was flying business class from Nairobi to Amsterdam. My flight home was to leave around 1 pm. We got off the ground at 3:45. It is cramped in the waiting area, there are people upon…
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#4 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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tirsomaldonado says:
. I would say that to buy souvenirs in Tanzania is like a sport! It is fun as hell. One tourist explained to me that once he was buying some souvenirs and they gave him a price. He accepted and then the guy got all pissed off saying he had to bargain. And he explained to him how to do it. I do not k…
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#5 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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tirsomaldonado says:
Most electrical appliances have a converter that ranges from 110 to 240 wats, so you dont need anything but an adapter. I always travel with 2 international adapters but this time they did not work. You need an adapter with three pins and if you have expensive equipment (computer, labtobs…) be car…
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#6 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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Jaqson says:
Pastor Wright had been invited to serve as the House's guest chaplain by Rep. Anthony Powell, a Wichita Republican who was also a member of Wright's church. Accordingly, Pastor Wright composed a prayer, read it at the opening of the legislature on January 23 1996, and departed, unaware of the ruckus…
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#7 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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Souleikichi says:
While we were waiting for our plane to take us to Rwanda we had a four hour lay-over. It was 2am in the morning and we decided it would not be beneficial for us to leave the airport. Upon looking up and down the halls of the Nairobi airport we found a small staircase which led down to a white hallwa…
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#8 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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tirsomaldonado says:
-In regards to Shillings. Tanzanian chillings are quite easy to understand, as 10US$ is like 12 Tanzanian Chillings. In Kenya works different. You have to divide the amount times 60 and then you have it in dollars.
-Airports have good exchange rate! although sometimes hotels are not bad either.
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#9 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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admid says:
1. Never walk around tipsy in downtown.
2. Bring a women (friend, girl-friend, girl-friend of a friend, mother, more or less what ever you can get), when going out. That keeps the pro's on distance and you might have a relaxed evening.
3. Take taxi the ENTIRE way. Do not jump off at a nearby corne…
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#10 of 10 general tips & advice in Nairobi
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Africancrab says:
The Kenya shilling is the strongest of the East African countries that use the shilling - Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania. I have used the Kenya shilling every time I have visited Kenya which has been many times. While it is a strong currency in East Africa, one can not use it in Uganda or Tanzania witho…
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