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EDITOR’S NOTE IT’S EASIER TO SPLURGE WHEN PAYING IN FOREIGN CURRENCY I remember my parents, my mom especially, always being avid collectors. She had this large tin that was packed with coins brought back from her travels, the fridge was always dotted with unique magnets and don’t even get me started on her collection of Asian fabrics. As I go on more trips of my own, I am realizing that I’m slowly plunging into this same sunken place, never mind that I’m actually a bit of a minimalist especially with spaces like my apartment. It’s not always the most practical souvenirs either. I never think, “I actually need a wine cork, and this hand carved one from Ubud will be just perfect.” Oh no no no. I am drawn to that heavy beaded dinosaur stuffed with ashes from an indigenous tree, blessed by the ancestors of that land and said to cure things like overthinking, lactose intolerance and gout. Never mind that it’s probably going to be way above my weight limit at the airport, and the “ashes” might be flagged as some illegal substance that gets me locked up abroad. I have prized souvenirs, too, like an antique, bohemian, Morocan coffee set that I snagged from the owner of some hole-in-the-wall restaurant that I convinced to sell to me. My box of Ethiopian coffee beans was stolen from the table in my hotel room by a colobus monkey who proceeded to jeer at me from the top of a baobab tree all afternoon. I recently got flavour-bomb spiced tea from a Zanzibari spice farm, mixes like cardamom-mangolemongrass-and-tea. I don’t even like tea or coffee. Food can make for great souvenirs too, and some of my favourites to receive have been Swiss chocolates, Turkish baklava and dates from Oman. Ever notice, though, how much easier it is to splurge on overpriced goods when you’re paying in foreign currency? Most recently, I got a miniature dhow in Lamu for Ksh 700. What a bargain! Our souvenirs for you, however, come by way of all the exciting stories and photographs we brought back from the trip, and I hope you will enjoy this issue from our all-time favourite part of Kenya. @WattaOnTheGo Wendy Watta NOMAD ISSUE 22 · OCT/NOV 2019 · PUBLISHED BY WEBSIMBA LIMITED, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. MANAGING DIRECTOR MIKUL SHAH EDITOR WENDY WATTA DESIGN BRIAN SIAMBI SALES VANESSA WANJIKU DIGITAL FAITH KANJA CONTRIBUTORS SAMANTHA DU TOIT, JOE WAHOME, ANNA WUGHANGA, FAITH KANJA, MAURICE SCHUTGENS, KARANJA NZISA, OSSE GRECCA SINARE CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS BRIAN SIAMBI, SEBASTIAN WANZALLA, MEHLAM AKBARALI, PETER NDUNG’U OPERATIONS DANIEL MUTHIANI SALES ENQUIRIES CALL NOMAD 0711 22 22 22 EMAIL EDITOR@NOMADMAGAZINE.CO PRINTED BY RAMCO PRINTING PRESS NomadMagazineAfrica @NomadMagAfrica @NomadMagazineAfrica 6 DISCOVER EXPLORE EXPERIENCE
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