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Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby matt5058 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:07 pm

I got a chance to spend a couple of weeks traveling in Kenya in August. I took a couple thousand pictures but here's a few of my favorites, in sepia tone to make them look more artsy fartsy. I am still trying to find time to go through the rest of them but yeah, it was a pretty cool trip, my first time in Africa.

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Nikuru Sepia by matthewbecker82, on Flickr
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Mombasa Sepia by matthewbecker82, on Flickr
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Nikuru Waterfall by matthewbecker82, on Flickr
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Kisumu at Night by matthewbecker82, on Flickr
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Train to Mombasa by matthewbecker82, on Flickr
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Kenyan Taxi Ride by matthewbecker82, on Flickr
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Lake Naivasha, Kenya by matthewbecker82, on Flickr
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby rickshaw92 » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:22 pm

Did ya have fun at the Octopus in Kisumu?
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby coldharvest » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:28 pm

Superb pictures Matt.
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby nowonmai » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:48 pm

Nice, I enjoyed them. You get most dangerous DP award for getting in a matatu.

Did you get any of the garishwooden kiosk type shops or the hilarious one room hotels?
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby matt5058 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:21 am

Thanks guys.

Rickshaw, didn't actually get to check out the Octopus. We only spent maybe one or two nights there and were hanging out with some volunteers and ngo workers that my friend/guide knew.

Matatus were pretty crazy but not any more ridiculous or dangerous than mikr rides in Mongolia.

I did see quite a few of those hotels and the kiosk shops, will have to look through my pics to see if I got any though.
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby nowonmai » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:36 pm

matt5058 wrote:Matatus were pretty crazy but not any more ridiculous or dangerous than mikr rides in Mongolia.


Having seen both I think the combo of heavy traffic, fast roads and a certain Kenyan je ne sais quoi tip the death balance in favour of the matatu. I've seen one too many aftermath moments to contemplate getting into one.
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby rickshaw92 » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:56 pm

nowonmai wrote:
matt5058 wrote:Matatus were pretty crazy but not any more ridiculous or dangerous than mikr rides in Mongolia.


Having seen both I think the combo of heavy traffic, fast roads and a certain Kenyan je ne sais quoi tip the death balance in favour of the matatu. I've seen one too many aftermath moments to contemplate getting into one.


What I do when travelling by matatu is I sit in one of the middle rows and wedge myself in between a couple of fat people. I then thank fuck for pot holes that force the driver to drive only medium fast and revert back to being a Roman Catholic on the off chance this whole God thing is true. Works a treat.
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby Michael » Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:15 am

Sepia is a nice touch...excellent photos.
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby nowonmai » Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:06 pm

rickshaw92 wrote:
nowonmai wrote:
matt5058 wrote:Matatus were pretty crazy but not any more ridiculous or dangerous than mikr rides in Mongolia.


Having seen both I think the combo of heavy traffic, fast roads and a certain Kenyan je ne sais quoi tip the death balance in favour of the matatu. I've seen one too many aftermath moments to contemplate getting into one.


What I do when travelling by matatu is I sit in one of the middle rows and wedge myself in between a couple of fat people. I then thank fuck for pot holes that force the driver to drive only medium fast and revert back to being a Roman Catholic on the off chance this whole God thing is true. Works a treat.


Good luck on finding 2 fat Kenyans on every matatu. What I do is stick a hire car on plastic and drive like a fucking maniac, when in Rome.
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby marie-angelique » Wed Nov 23, 2011 4:17 am

very cool Matt - thanks for posting :)
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Re: Some Pictures from Kenya

Postby JohnnyFishfinger » Thu Dec 15, 2011 5:19 pm

sweet pics Matt!
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