NOTE: I lived in Nairobi for 10 years and I know that the city changes and develops rapidly. If you see any corrections or have recent Nairobi travel updates to contribute, I urge you to please leave a comment (bottom of this article)! About Nairobi Nairobi was once a swampy area in the Kenyan highlands, [...]
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Photo Favorite: Kenyan Style Slush Bhajias
There are quite a few tasty Kenyan dishes, but the original bhajias from a famous restaurant called Slush Bhajias has been the standard for more than a few years now in Nairobi. I’ve personally watched as the price for a box of these special deep fried potatoes served with tomato salsa have sky rocketed – [...]
How to Eat With Your Hands (Rice and Curry)
Have you ever eaten with your hands? Of course… …hot dogs and sandwiches and kebabs and fried chicken… But, what about a piping hot plate of rice and curry? Unless you’ve been to Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of central Asia (mostly meaning India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar – around this area of Asia) or the [...]
Photo Favorite: Luscious Zanzibari Rice Biryani
Immediately after arriving in Stone Town, Zanzibar, I have little choice but to take the most direct route to Lukmaan restaurant for a plate (or 3) of their Zanzibar biryani. The fragrantly spiced rice is served alongside a pile of pickled onions and tomatoes and a scoop of the most luscious mutton or fish and [...]
An Idea that May Change the Way You Travel
This is a guest post written by Isaac Jones, a good friend of mine and one of the co-founders of Africantiques. Over to Isaac… I have been friends with Mark Wiens for over a decade now, and our history reaches to a time when we both lived in Kenya and the adventures were simply a [...]
2011 Migrationology Overview: 7 Countries and lots of Street Food
2011 was a year of slow paced travel and a constant buffet of street food! As a final closing on the year of 2011, I just wanted to give you a quick re-cap (with photos) of all the destinations I visited along with a personal favorite dish I ate while there. Happy New Year 2012 [...]
Photo Favorite: Juggling a Football in Traditional Egyptian Clothes
Location: Aswan, Egypt While sailing the Nile River on a felucca, we stopped by at a small Egyptian village. A few kids were juggling a flat bouncy ball in a little donkey pushcart alleyway, so I was able to join in with them for a few minutes of fun. In my jellabiya, I wasn’t exactly [...]
Photo Favorite: The Path of a Migration
Location: Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania This photo is special because it represents and explains a little bit of Migrationology 101. We drove this path on our way to a small vacation home on the Indian Ocean coast of Tanzania, a few hours south of Dar Es Salaam. It was absolutely beautiful. It’s the type of [...]
About Mark Wiens
Hey! My name is Mark. After graduating from university, I decided to travel the world!
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