Lunatic Express: The Railway That Gave Birth to Kenya
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 5, 2019
More than a hundred years ago, before Europeans had set foot on what is now Kenya, a tribal prophet named Kimnyole spoke of a vicious “iron...
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The Salt Mining Elephants of Mount Elgon
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 26, 2018
Large herbivores such as elephants often seek out natural mineral deposits such as rocks and soil to supplement their dietary intake of sod...
Lake Magadi, Kenya’s Pink Lake
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 2, 2016
Lake Magadi is located in the Great Rift Valley, in southern Kenya, in a vast depression whose bed is made almost entirely of solid or semis...
The Disappearing Glaciers of Africa
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 25, 2014
Africa is typically isn’t the place that inspires visions of ice and glaciers, yet surprisingly, there are a number of glaciers in Africa, a...
The Kopjes of Serengeti
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 23, 2014
Serengeti is a vast plain of grassland, woods and swamps, nearly 30,000 square kilometers, that stretches from north-western Tanzania into s...
The Man-Eaters of Tsavo
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 20, 2014
The Tsavo region lies to the south of Kenya close to the borders with Tanzania in the basin of the Tsavo river close to where it meets the A...
10 Interesting National Parks of Africa
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 18, 2014
When you think of Africa, you think of wild animals. Africa contains some of the world’s most dense population of wildlife and the richest d...
The Tiny Fishing Community on Migingo Island
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 9, 2014
Migingo is a tiny rock island, less than half-an-acre or about half the size of a football field, located in Lake Victoria, the largest lake...
The Maasai Cricket Warriors
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2013
Dressed in flowing red skirts and draped in colorful bead necklaces but otherwise bare bodied, the warriors from the legendary Kenyan tribe ...
Spend a Night With Giraffes at The Giraffe Manor in Nairobi
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 3, 2013
Giraffe Manor is a unique property and hotel in the Lang'ata suburb of Nairobi, Kenya, famous for its resident herd of endangered Rothsc...
Thousands of Pink Flamingos at Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2012
Lake Nakuru is one of the three inter-linked lakes in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. These lakes are home to 13 globally threatened bird...
The Great Mara River Crossing
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 6, 2012
The Mara River flows through Kenya and Tanzania in the continent of Africa, intersecting the migration path of wildebeest and other animals ...
