Not really a danger but I found it really annoying was getting hassled by people wanting to take me on a boat trip. And everyone that approached me seemed to be called Captain Banana. One bloke said "it is not my real name which is Hassan and there are many Hassans in Malindi" well during my brief stay in Malindi I never bumped into another Hassan but met a boat load of Captain Bananas!
Written Feb 4, 2008
Not a danger... but sometimes truly annoying. I'm talking about the local beach boys... nearly all posing as tourist guides, veryy few being one. Generally speaking they take a polite no for an answer - but it's not always the case. Aa a rule of thumb you should look at them straight in the eyes: if they look spaced out they have been eating "miraa" - a hallucinating grass: in this case they'll be really insisting, obnoxious and annoying. If they look clean, they will not bother you at all. Some of them, actually, will be really friendly and helpful - like for instance our "friends" Nelson and Jonathan. it pays to be polite to them - they know everything and anything
Written Nov 22, 2003
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Not a danger... but sometimes truly annoying. I'm talking about the local beach boys... nearly all posing as tourist guides, veryy few being one. Generally...
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Q: I'm in Malindi right now with my wife and our 16 month son. We are looking for tips of where to go or what to do to entertain our...
A: There are some things to see around Malindi - Sokoke Forest, the Gedi ruins or the snake farm, but I am not sure whether any of these will amuse a toddler of 16 months. I...
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I made a day-trip to Malindi in order to visit the historic sight of Gedi which is situated in the surroundings of the town. It was pleasant trip along with the group of compatriots whom we meat in......
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my first touch with black africa truly rearding - now longing for more . .
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At one time I was a frequent visiter to this part of the coast but my visit here in january 2008 was my first return here for 10 years. It really has changed, Malindi seems quite a substantial town....
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Gedi ia a 12th Century mosque where the Mirhab and well have been excavated. Gedi is a ghalla word for Precious or the Name of the last Gall leader. It was deserted because of the nomadic ghalla from...
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