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In this <strong>issue</strong><br />

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10. TOP SHOTS<br />

This month’s featured photographers<br />

capture pelicans at Lake Elementaita and<br />

gerenuks at Samburu National Reserve.<br />

14. NEWS<br />

Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence, Nairobi<br />

Arboretum Opens, The world’s oldest<br />

airline, KLM, turns 100, and more.<br />

16. WHATS ON<br />

From Lamu Cultural Festival and Rusinga<br />

Festival to The Grand Nairobi Race, find a<br />

round-up of must-attend events this season.<br />

22. GLOBETROTTERS<br />

We talk to Grace Mwari about riding in<br />

South East Asia, Southern Africa, East<br />

Africa, Morocco and parts of Europe.<br />

50. WHAT I PACK FOR MY TRAVELS<br />

Luxury PR consultant and award winning<br />

fashion blogger Lucia Musau gives us a<br />

peek inside her travel bag.<br />

FEATURES<br />

15. MAGICAL KENYA TRAVEL EXPO 2019<br />

We were in attendance at the 9th edition<br />

of MKTE. Here’s what went down.<br />

19. SEGERA PASSING OUT PARADE<br />

Segera Retreat unveils an all-female antipoaching<br />

unit at a colourful parade.<br />

28. IDYLLIC LAMU<br />

We revisit this Kenyan island through the<br />

iconic Peponi Hotel<br />

36. OLD TOWN ROAD<br />

Faced with a slowly evolving historic town,<br />

Wendy Watta muses that some places<br />

should perhaps just be left untouched.<br />

42. WHERE TO STAY<br />

We suggest some of our favourite<br />

properties in Lamu to consider on your<br />

next trip to the island.<br />

46. WEEKEND AWAY FROM DAR<br />

Tanzanian Photographer Osse shares<br />

stunning photos from his favourite spots<br />

and hotels ideal for a quick weekend<br />

jaunt away from Dar es Salaam.<br />

REGULARS<br />

20. THE CONCEPT OF TIME<br />

After a visit to Olorgesailie prehistoric<br />

site, Samantha wonders how to break the<br />

centuries down to young children who still<br />

think waiting two ‘sleeps’ for a beloved<br />

Auntie to visit seems an age.<br />

22. BABY ON BOARD!<br />

Anna Wughanga shares her no-holds<br />

barred approach to travelling to Venice,<br />

Italy, three months postpartum, with a<br />

baby in tow.<br />

44. GABON: LONG ROAD TO LOPÉ<br />

NATIONAL PARK<br />

Gabon is a country of impenetrable<br />

rainforests, wild coastlines teeming with<br />

marine life and home to some of the most<br />

elusive species on the continent, writes<br />

Maurice Schutgens.<br />

48. COTTAR’S CELEBRATES 100 YEARS<br />

IN KENYA<br />

Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp and bush<br />

villa: as the family celebrates a milestone,<br />

we look back at their history in Kenya.<br />

52. LAST WORD: EXPENSIVE LESSONS<br />

The trip to South East Europe that didn’t<br />

quite go as planned.<br />

NOMAD MAGAZINE 2019 9

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