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Sharing with you resources that helped me with travel planning + inspiration:

Books: Dave Richards’ Wildlife of East Africa, Erik Ringmar’s A History of International Relations: A Non-European Perspective, Jomo Kenyatta’s Facing Mount Kenya, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s Petals of Blood, Peter Haugen’s World History for Dummies, Terry Stevenson et al.’s Birds of East Africa, Walter Rodney’s How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. For reviews, visit Goodreads and Scribd*. 

Shows: Daphne Matziaraki and Peter Murimi’s The Battle for Laikipia, Geography Now’s Kenya

Tourism sites: Kenya eTA (you may also apply for an East African visa if you’re planning to visit Rwanda and Uganda), Kenya Wildlife Service (a state-operated one-stop shop for all entry tickets to national parks, marine parks, and sanctuaries), Nairobi National Park Travel Guide

Travel planning sites: Airalo eSIM ($3 discount code: RAIZEL7816)*, Airbnb, Booking.com*, Skyscanner, World Nomads*

(*Note: It helps keep this site going every time you sign up or book from these links. I am a big fan and have been using these sites since 2015. If this blog helped you in any way, it doesn’t hurt to make your booking from these links. Thank you!)

P.S. My keys to sustainable travels: acknowledge that your trip might not go as planned | back up important files before and during travel | bring a portable multi-cooker, coffee/tea press, food containers, utensils, water bottle, water heater, and clothesline rope | bring extra medicines and prescription | bring souvenirs from home for friends you’ll meet along the way | get a local sim card | get travel insurance | have an extra card to be used only for emergencies | learn the language if you deem it necessary | listen to your gut | only bring stuff that you can carry on your own | it’s okay to get adventurous with food, but only go for what’s vouched as clean and safe | record and stay on top of your expenses | stay in accommodations where cooking is allowed | take public transportation | treat everyone and yourself with kindness and respect, as always | treat guidebooks as guides; don’t get boxed by them | visit local cafés, markets, and parks (if the weather and security situation permit) | walk as much as you can | wake up early | when faced with difficult decisions, ask yourself why ❤