East African Longer Stay Visas & Work permits

Kenya, Uganda &Tanzania Visa extensions

Visas can be renewed at immigration offices during normal office hours, and extensions are usually issued on a same-day basis. Staff at the immigration offices is generally friendly and helpful, but the process takes a while. You will need two passport photos and Kshs 2200 for a three month extension. You also need to fill out a form registering as an alien if you’re going to be staying more than 90-days.

Immigration offices are only open Monday to Friday; note that the smaller offices may sometimes refer travelers back to Nairobi or Mombasa for Visa extensions. Local immigration offices include the following:

KISUMU; Reinsurance Plaza, cnr Jomo Kenyatta Hwy,

Oginga Odinga Rd)

LAMU: Tel, 042-633032; off Kenyatta Rd.

MALINDI: Tel, 042-30876

MOMBASA: Tel, 041-311745

NAIROBI: Tel, 020-222022; Nyayo House cnr Kenyatta

Ave./Uhuru Hwy)

Expatriate work permits- Getting work in Kenya

It’s difficult although by no means impossible to get jobs as a foreigner. The most likely areas in which employment might be found are in the safari business, teaching, advertising and journalism. Except for teaching, it’s unlikely you’ll see jobs advertised, and the only way you’ll find out about them is to spend a lot of time with resident expats. As in most countries, the rule is that if an African can be found to do the job, there’s no need to hire a foreigner.

The most fruitful area in which to look for work, assuming that you have the relevant skills, is the ‘disaster industry’. Nairobi is awash with UN and other aid agencies servicing the famines in Somalia and southern Sudan and the refugee camps along the Kenyan border with those countries. Keep in mind that the work is tough and often dangerous, and pay is usually very low.

Work permits and resident visas are not easy to arrange. A prospective employer may be able to sort the necessary paperwork for you, but otherwise you’ll find yourself spending a lot of time and money at the immigration office Tel, 020-222022; Nyayo House cnr Kenyatta Ave./Uhuru Hwy ( see above)

Visas for Onward travel -Transit visas

Since Nairobi is a common gateway city to East Africa and the city centre is easy to get around, many travelers spend some time here picking up visas for other countries that they intend to visit. If you are going to do this you need to plan ahead of time and call the embassy to confirm the hours that visa applications are received(thee change frequently in Nairobi). Most embassies will want you to pay visa fees in US dollars.

Just because a country has an embassy or consulate here, it doesn’t necessarily mean you can get that country’s visa. The borders with Somalia and Sudan are both closed, so you’ll have to go to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia is you want a Sudanese visa, and Somali visas are unlikely to be available for the foreseen future.

For Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda, three-month visas are readily available in Nairobi and cost US$ 50 for most Nationalities. Two passport photos are required for applications and visa can usually be issued the same day.

Robert is a travel expert in Kenya east Africa and tour consultant with Landmark Safaris. Make a free enquiry on getting Kenyan visa requirements here.
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In research published recently in The Lancet magazine, Professor David Nutt of Britain’s Bristol University found that alcohol and tobacco are more dangerous than some illegal drugs like marijuana or Ecstasy. This new landmark research proposes a new framework for the classification of harmful substances, based on the actual risks posed to society.

For the first time medical research now comes to loggerheads with the legal classification of dangerous drugs. Whilst alcohol and tobacco are still legally available, medical research and public opinion are now tipping the scales towards making these substances illegal.

Is it not ironic that each year around the world there are more deaths from booze and cigarettes, than there are from the so called illegal drugs all put together?

You can at this moment be pulled in for possession of marijuana and ecstasy, yet you can openly go out on the town, get blind drunk and tip your hat to the policeman on the way home!

Where’s the logic?

Alcohol ruins lives (not for all I will admit) and smoking saps the very life from the people who use it; long term it kills more people than die in auto accidents every year. Its effects fill the hospital wards, split families apart and cause so much social harm, that it makes you wonder just why it is allowed to be sold openly.

There are however economical and political implications and it is easy to see why keeping the masses subdued would be an advantage to any government with its head screwed on right. Add to this the unrest that would come from making brewery and tobacco factory workers unemployed, the catastrophic monetary loss from duty on these items and you start to get an idea of just what a hot potato this subject is.

Change will not come overnight; there is too much vested interest in it for any government to take the lead in implementing such policies. Change will only occur when society on the whole comprehends the dangers of these substances and starts to reject their use. Then and only then will its grasp on society be released, for then it will not be a viable commercial market.

So how can we play our part in pushing for this change?

I feel it will only come from setting an example that others will follow, we’ve seen it with tobacco, where now it is not socially acceptable to smoke in certain places. Alcohol however is still viewed as a right of passage and a release from the pounding of life, it has not yet got to that stage where it has lost its social cool. We still see Ads on TV and see the posters stuck to billboards the length and breadth of our countries. Unlike nicotine its still conceptualised as a normal thing to do, so entrenched in our traditions and social gatherings, its going to take a massive change in identity to make it unpopular.

In the mean time we are left with the fallout of what these socially acceptable drugs leave in their wake, the misery, the harm, the heartbreak. The only way forward is to see just how cigarettes have now become the bad boy of social habits, to smoke in certain places makes you a social outcast, it is now not socially acceptable. If we took this premise with alcohol just how long could it survive as an acceptable drug?

I foresee a day when the first legal actions are called against the breweries, just the same way it happened for the tobacco giants. The claimants won, it set a precedence and proved once and for all legally, that this substance caused harm.

Perhaps the day has come where we can personally become the pioneers of this change?

If Alcohol has affected you or your family in such a way, that you feel the time is right to help make a substantial change to your society; then make that conscious decision to take alcohol out of your life and set an example that others can follow. Your actions today, will make tomorrow a more promising place for all of us to be apart of.

Richard’s personal struggle with alcohol spanned a period of over thirty years, ending only when he chanced upon a highly innovative program that changed his life. His passionate style of writing now enables people all around the world, to discover a life without addiction. http://www.kudzu-cure.info

What you are about to read is how modern day living may
lead to hair loss for some people. With all the deadlines
these days from getting to work on time to coping with daily
issues, the answer to stress and hair loss may be revealed in
this article you are about to read.

Learning how to diffuse stress if you find hair loss as a
symptom.

One of the very first things you can do for yourself is to
relax. Simple as it sounds this technique is easier said
than done. But if you apply even a little bit of this technique
it may work wonders for you. Relaxation can be as simple
as closing your eyes and daydreaming where you would like
to be. Thinking of beaches, reading a good book, going
on a bicycle ride, going swimming, a hard workout. Whatever
it is that you consider relaxing might do the trick in combatting
hair loss. Now that you’ve thought about what relaxes you
now is the time to actually make a plan to do it. So many
put off what’s good for them and never really do what
is necessary for them to do. A lot of people just make excuses
for not doing something that’s enjoyable for them. No more
excuses. Just do it and you just might find your hair loss
under control.

Another way to diffuse stress is by diet. Start eating right,
and following some kind of diet plan that you’ve been putting
off long enough now. There’s enough information out there
in the paper, on the internet, all over the place that you can
look at and know what to eat.

What are some healthy characteristics of healthy hair?

One of the characteristics of healthy hair is actually hair
loss. Believe it or not it is normal to lose an amount of
hair on a daily basis. We lose our hair in a number of ways
like combing it, brushing it and actually when we’re
sleeping. Researchers don’t actually count the number of
hairs that we lose but normally it’s been said that upwards
to 100 hairs on a daily basis can be healthy. Really that’s
about the maximum amount and any more loss of hair can
indicate a shock to the system.

What types of shock to yourself can account for hair loss?

Well decidedly stress and hair loss is slowly coming into
the picture and may be the root cause of hair loss. Stress
can come in a variety of ways. Some thing the common causes
of stress shock is a prolonged fever, pregnancy in women,
severe psychological containments, crash diets and any
number of reactions to any medications you may be taking.

If hair loss is due to an incident related to stress then
symptoms may appear from several weeks to even months after
the initial encounter with a stress related behavior.

Analyzing your own personal history is really the most
important part of finding out why hair loss is affecting
you. Your psychological surroundings definitely may affect
your health and your hair.

Analyzing stress and hair loss from the doctor.

Understanding the basic root cause for hair loss has got to
be the most important research that you can do for yourself.
Make an appointment with your physician and get a blood test
to find out if you are not vitamin deficient. Yes health
always affects us in one way or another but if it’s found
that you have a deficiency in iron then that may be a root
cause of your hair loss. It may not be the predominant
factor but stress related issues plus an iron deficiency
definitely may play into the equation of hair loss.

Modern day living definitely enhances stress and we need to
be able to cope with these issues or else our body will let
we know in more ways than one. Stress and hair loss may be
related in that aspect and if it is you need to take steps
to alleviate the stress in your life right now.

If you are experiencing hair loss then you really need to
take a look at your lifestyle and write down any pertinent
information that might be of interest and talk with your
physician to come up with some form of treatment that just
might cure you.

Jim’s website helps people understand hair loss and offers re-growth remedies. Visit http://www.thehairlossfix.com for more information on how stress and hair loss are related.

This is the first in a series of articles designed to help non technical parents get control of and create a safer Internet for their family.

Kids online today are, for the most part, much more computer literate then their parents are. This leaves many parents in the dark about Internet safety and what to do about it. I hope to change that and show parents in an easy step by step process how to make things a little safer for their kids online.

I am going to cover a simple yet very effective step any parent can do on their computer to create a safer environment for their family *note: I am assuming parents have already talked with and covered Internet safety rules with their kids.

One thing every kid will do on the Internet is search. Searching is how they will get their homework questions answered, find new songs, research new products, find new layouts for their MySpace site etc. If your kids are using a search engine that is not configured to use strict filtering, then it can and will return very inappropriate text and images. Luckily, setting up strict filtering is very easy and usually requires only a few clicks of your mouse.

So, Lets get started setting up a search engine that filters out inappropriate text and images. I will focus on the Google search engine in this article. However, Yahoo, AOL,MSN also have very similar features.

Go to www.google.com

• To the right of the input box by word Google you will see the word preferences, Click on it.
• This opens up a new window “Global preferences”.
• About half way down the page there is a section called safe search filtering. Underneath that click on the line that says: Use strict filtering (Filter both explicit text and explicit images)
• Now, very important, at he bottom right corner of the window, click on save preferences.

You’re done. This process is very effective at stopping most all inappropriate images and text from showing up in your kids search results. *Note; you may want to check on this setting from time to time, it can be turned off just as easy.

Richard French has been happily married for 20+ years and is a father of 5 online kids and his site TheParentsEdge is dedicated to help parents keeps their kids safe while online. With how to’s, step by step guides,news,safe surfing rules, recommended software and more TheParentsEdge is designed to give parents the “edge” in todays tech savvy teen world.
Free step by step guide How to block websites with IE

Kenyan Visas / Visa into Kenya

Visas are now required by almost all visitors to Kenya, including Europeans, Australian, New Zealanders, Americans and Canadians, although citizens from a few smaller commonwealth countries are exempt. Visas are valid for three months from the date of entry and can be obtained on arrival at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.

Cost of Visa to Kenya

The visa fee is UK £35 or US$ 50 for a single entry visa, and UK £ 70 or US$100 for multiple entries. If you have any other currencies, you’ll have to change them into shillings and then back into dollars. Tourist visas can be extended for a further three-month period-but seven day transit visas (US$ 20) cannot.

Where to get your Kenya visa

It’s also possible to get visas from Kenyan Diplomatic missions overseas, but you should apply well in advance, especially if you’re doing it by mail. Visas are usually valid for entry within three months of the date of issue. Applications for Kenyan visas are simple and straight forward in Tanzania and Uganda, and payment is accepted in local currency. Visas can also be issued on arrival at land borders with Uganda and Tanzania.

Multiple entry Visa to Kenya

Under the East African partnership system, visiting Tanzania or Uganda and returning to Kenya does not invalidate a single entry Kenyan Visa, so there’s no need to get multiple entry visas unless you plan to go further a field. The same applies to single entry Tanzanian and Ugandan visas; though you do still need a separate visa for each country you plan to visit. Always check the latest entry requirements with embassies before travel.

It’s always best to smarten up a bit if you are arriving by air; request for evidence of ’sufficient funds’ are usually linked to snap judgments about your appearance. If it’s fairly obvious that you aren’t intending to stay and work, you’ll generally be given the benefit of the doubt.

Local tourist Information offices

Considering the extent to which the country relies on tourism, it’s incredible to think that at the time of writing, there was still no tourist office in Nairobi. There are a handful of information offices elsewhere in the country ranging from helpful private concerns to under funded government offices; most can at least provide basic maps of the town and brochure on local business and attractions.

DIANI BEACH: Tel: 040-3202234, Barclays centre

LAMU: Tel, 042-633449, Off Kenyatta Rd

MALINDI: Tel, 042-20689; Malindi Centre, Lamu Rd

MOMBASA: Tel, 041-225428; mcta@ikenya.com ; Moi

Avenue

Tourist Information Offices Abroad

The ministry of Tourism maintains a number of overseas offices. Most only provide information by telephone, post or email.

CANADA: Tel, 905-8913909; www.kcocanada.org ; Hurontario St, Suite 100, Mississauga, Ontario, L5G 451)

GERMANY: Tel, 089-23662194; think@magnum.de ; c/o The magnum group, Herzogspitalstrade 5,D-80331 Munich)

ITALY: Tel, 02-48102361; kenya@adams.it ; c/o Adam & Partner Italia, Via Salaino 12, 201144 Milano)

NETHERLANDS: Tel, 020-4212668; kenia@travelmc.com ; Leliegracht 20, 1015 DG Amsterdam)

SPAIN: Tel, 93-2920655; kenya@ketal.com ;c/o Tuset 10, 304a, 08006 Barcelona)

UK: Tel, 020-78367738; kenya@iiuk.co.uk; 69 Monmouth St, London WC2H 9JW

USA: Tel, 1-866-44-53692; infousa@magicalkenya.com ; Carlson Destination Marketing Services, P.O Box 59159, Minneapolis, MN 55459-8257)

Robert is a travel expert in Kenya east Africa and tour consultant with Landmark Safaris. Make a free enquiry on getting Kenyan visa requirements here.
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Tourist Visas Embassies and consulates

Kenya has diplomatic representation in many countries. Where there is no Kenyan embassy or high commission, visas can be obtained from the British embassy or high commission.

Its important to understand what your own embassy-the embassy of the country of which you are a citizen-can and cant do to help you if you get into trouble. Generally speaking, it won’t be much help in emergencies if the trouble you’re in is remotely your own fault. Remember that you are bound by the laws of the country you are in. Your embassy will not be sympathetic if you end up in jail after committing a crime locally, even if such actions are legal in your own country.

In genuine emergencies you might get some assistance, but only if other channels have been exhausted. For example, if you need to get home urgently, a free ticket home is exceedingly unlikely-the embassy would expect you to have some insurance. If all your money and documents are stolen, the embassy might assist with getting anew passport, but loan for onward travel is out of the question.

Kenyan embassies and consulates in Your Country

AUSTRALIA: Tel, 02-62474788 kenrep@dynamite.com.au QBE Bldg, 33-35 Ainslie Ave, Canberra, ACT 2601

AUSTRIA: Tel, 01-7123919; kenyarep-vienna@aon.at
Neulinggasse 29/8, 1030 Vienna

CANADA: 613-631773; www.kenyahighcommision.ca ; 415Laurier Ave, East Ottawa, Ontario, KIN 6R4

ETHIOPIA: Tel, 01-610033; kenya.embassy@telecom.net.et ;
Fikre Mariam Rd, P.o Box 3301, Addis Ababa

FRANCE: Tel, 01-56622525; kenparis@wanadoo.fr ;3rue
Freycinet,75116 Paris)

GERMANY: Tel,030-25922660; embassy-kenya.bn@wwmail.de; Markgrafenstr 63,10969 Berlin

INDIA: Tel, 011-26146537; www.kenyamission-delhi.com; 34 Paschimi Marg, Vasant Vihar, 10057 New Delhi)

ISRAEL: Tel,03-57546333; kenya04@ibm.net ;15Rehov
Abba Hillel Silver, Ramat Gan 52522, P. O Box 52136, Tel Aviv

ITALY: Tel, 396-8082714; www.embassyofkenya.it;via Archmede 165, 00197, Rome)

JAPAN: Tel, 03-37234006; www.embassy-avenue.jp/kenya ; 3-24-3 Yakumo, Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 152)

NETHERLANDS: Tel, 070-3504215; kenre@dataweb.nl ;
Niewe Parklaan 21, 2597, The Hague)

SOUTH AFRICA: Tel, 012-3622249; kenp@pta.lia.net ;302 Brooks St, Menlo Park, 0081,Pretoria)

SUDAN: Tel, 011-460386; Street 3 Amarat, P.O. Box 8242, Khartoum)

TANZANIA: Tel, 022- 2112955; khc@raha.com ; NIC Investment House, Samora Ave, P.O Box 5231, Dar es salaam)

UGANDA: Tel, 041- 258235; Plot No.41, Nakasero Rd, P.O. Box 5220, Kampala)

UK: Tel, 020-76362371; www.kenyahighcommision.com;45portlandPl, London W1N4AS)

USA: Tel, 202-3876101; www.kenyaembassy.com; 2249R St NW, Washington DC 20008)

Embassies and Consulates of other countries in Kenya

Many countries around the world maintain diplomatic missions in Kenya; A selection of these is listed following. Missions are located in Nairobi (Area tel. code 020) unless otherwise stated.

AUSTRALIA High commission; tel, 445034; www.embassy.gov.au/ke.html ;ICIPE House, Riverside Drive)

AUSTRIA: Tel: 319076; Nairobi-ob@bmaa.gv.at ;City House, Wabera St)

CANADA high commission: Tel, 3663000; www.nairobi.gc.ca ; Limuru Rd)

ETHIOPIA: Tel, 2732050; State House Ave.

FRANCE: Tel, 316363; www.ambafrance-ke.org; Barclays Plaza, Loita St)
GERMANY: Tel, 4262100; www.nairobi.diplo.de ; 113 Riverside Drive)

INDIA high Commision: Tel, 222566; www.nairobi.indianhighcommision.com ; Jeevan Bharati Bldg, Harambee Ave.

IRELAND honorary consulate: Tel, 556647; irconsul@swiftkenya.com ; Maasai Rd)

ISRAEL: Tel, 2722182; Bishops Rd)

ITALY Embassy: Tel, 319198; cooperazione@utlnairobi.org ; International Life House, Mama Ngina St; Consulate 041-314705;Jubilee Bldg, Moi Ave. Mombasa.

JAPAN:Tel, 315850; embjap@wananchi.com;ICEA Bldg, Kenyatta Ave.)

NETHERLANDS: Tel, 4447412; Riverside Lane)

SOUTH AFRICA High Commission; Tel, 2827100; Roshanmaer Pl, Lenana Rd)

SPAIN: Tel, 246009; embespke@mail.mae.es ; International House, Mama Ngina St.)

SUDAN: Tel, 2720883; sudanemb@wananchi.com ;AON-Minet Bldg, Mamlaka Rd) At the time of research, this embassy did not issue visas.

SWITZERLAND: Tel, 228735; International House, Mama Ngina St)

TANZANIA High Commission: Tel, 311948; Reinsurance Plaza, Aha Khan Walk)

UGANDA High Commission: Tel, 4445420; www.ugandahighcommission.co.ke ;Riverside Paddocks) Consular section; Tel, 311814; Uganda House, Kenyatta Ave)

UK High Commission: Tel, 2844000; www.britishhighcommision.gov.uk/kenya ; Upper Hill Rd)

USA: Tel, 3636000; http://www.nairobi.usembassy.gov ; United Nations Ave)

Robert is a travel expert in Kenya east Africa and tour consultant with Landmark Safaris. Make a free enquiry on tourist embassy & Kenya visa requirements here.
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For many years I managed a computer training centre. During those years I handled the financials, sales and marketing, human resources and anything else that required input. During this time I also on rare occasions and as an emergency, took over in reception answering the phones. This was not difficult and I did a fair job of it. Certainly never had any complaints! I abided by the easy principle of being friendly to people. I would hazard a guess that I would not be able to find employment as a receptionist as I would not have sufficient work experience.

What experience would be considered essential to being a good receptionist? I would guess, being able to deal with people would be the most important. Learning how to use the telephone system would require a maximum of half a day’s learning, and any clerical systems the company used, would be different from company to company. This means previous experience would not count.

Take this reasoning one step further and apply this to self-employment. If you work for yourself, you will be required to deal with people. Would answering the telephone at a large company provide you with the experience you need? Or would you be able to learn how to do this by following a few basic steps such as being friendly and helpful. In fact one would almost be inclined to say, that working for a company could mean that you pick up bad habits. Recently I had occasion to phone companies to find out who the relevant people would be to send information to on training. The general rudeness that I came across during this exercise has been quite staggering. If anybody handling their own business, were to behave like this to callers, you would be out of business.

I can hear the objections already. Low skilled jobs are different to high skilled jobs. Working as an investment broker for instance requires work experience. What is experience? It generally involves learning from doing something right or from making mistakes. Some people also learn from following people blindly, but those generally tend not to be in senior positions, or if they are, not for very long. Does it matter where this experienced is gained? Working for yourself you will do things right and you will make mistakes, the same as working for a company. The mistakes you make while working for yourself could be expensive. The mistakes you make for a company could mean you loose your job. There doesn’t really seem to me much difference. If you do things right working for yourself you win financially, if you do things right for a company, there is generally no change in circumstance. You might get promotion and earn another £500 per month, or your boss might just take credit for your good work!

In order to minimise making mistakes, we tend to seek advice from other people in the company we work for, whether it is your immediate boss or the division head, or co-worker. When self-employed, finding advice and help is not as easy as walking into the office next door, or asking a co-worker in the cubicle next to you. But help and assistance is available as well, and often quicker and cheaper for instance on the internet provided one learns where to find it. Is it quicker in a company? Not necessarily. It requires some time as well to work out who the right people are to ask, and where the company might keep the resources for additional information.

I don’t really see any huge advantages to working for a company when it comes to gaining experience. In fact it can be said that some companies might even teach their staff bad habit such as rudeness to customers or even unethical practices.

Anja Merret lives in Brighton, UK. She has recently started a blog and writes on issues that interest her from self-improvement to tech stuff for amateurs.
Anja has had a varied and interesting career journey. She started as a high school teacher, changed professions to become an admin manager at her late husbands law firm because this allowed her the flexibility to look after her small children at the time. After many years she left this position to try her hand at an art gallery, moved across to public relations and finally found her niche in education again managing a computer training centre for many years. During this time she also involved herself in writing standards and qualifications in the new media field.
10 months ago she moved from South Africa to join her younger daughter. She now writes a blog and also looks after the business interests of her daughter who is a Flash and Accessibility expert. She has BA (Hons) MBA degrees and on rare occasions she feels like a frustrated wannabe academic. That passes quickly though. anjamerret.com

If you are planning a Hawaiian vacation, be sure to stop by the unique and beautiful island of Kauai, just about 20 minutes by plane from Honolulu, Hawaii’s capital.

Kauai is also the oldest and northernmost of the Hawaiian Islands. The 550-square mile island is blanketed by lush tropical gardens and surrounded by sparkling blue waters.

The north shore of Kauai has some of the most spectacular landscapes on Earth. The Na Pali Coast features cliffs that rise 4,000 feet above the ocean. This area is also home to the gorgeous Lumahai Beach and the town of Hanalei.

The Na Pali Coast is a magical place to visit because of its caves, lava tubes, and sandy beaches. This is the perfect locale for nature lovers. You can tour the Coast by foot on one of the many hiking trails, or you may sail along the island’s shore.

Kauai’s Coconut Coast is a cultural hotspot, and the Wailua River is a tourist favorite. There’s a river cruise that goes to Fern Grotto and the Wailua River State Park. Whilst you are on the island, don’t miss out on the Anahola Mountain or the Keahua Forestry Arboretum while visiting the Coconut Coast.

Lihue-Kalapaki is the hub of business and transportation on Kauai and Kauai’s county seat. Here you can explore Kauai Museum and tour extensive exhibits of Hawaiiana along with remnants from the sugar plantation era, the Huleia National Wildlife Refuge, the Kauai Museum, and more!

Kauai Lagoons is for the avid golfer. It hosts an 18-hole golf course designed by Jack Nicklaus, as well as over 40 acres of freshwater lagoons.

The south shore of Kauai is perfect for those seeking historical treats or swimming and snorkeling. Besides a number of parks and beaches, you can visit the National Tropical Botanical Garden. And whatever you do, don’t miss out on the natural lava tube formations in Spouting Horn.

The west side of this remarkable island features the breathtaking Waimea Canyon and Polihale State Park. If you are interested in Hawaiian culture, check out the sacred Polihale heiau. It is believed that this is one of the points from which the souls of the island’s dead departed Kauai into the setting sun.

If you plan to visit Kauai in the autumn, book yourself a humpback whale sighting excursion. These boat trips are an amazing experience and if you decide against a sighting excursion on the ocean itself, you still may see a whale in the distance from the shore.

What would any Hawaiian vacation be without a luau? Kauai offers authentic luaus, which combine dinner, dancing, and music. Watch the hula dancers while you feast on huli-huli chicken and haupia!

Whether you seek a commune with nature, a golf getaway, a water sport adventure, or a cultural experience of a lifetime, Kauai has it all.

So, when you visit Hawaii, don’t miss out on this ancient and mystical island and all it has to offer. For more details on the different regions of Kauai, browse the Internet. You’ll find plenty of things you’ll be dying to see in no time at all.

When you reach Kauai, Hawaii, you’ll know you’ve found paradise.

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Panafric Hotel - Nairobi

The Panafric hotel is located at the base of Nairobi Hill 5 minutes walk from the central business district and 20 minutes from Nairobi international airport (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport). The Panafric Nairobi stands at a very vantage point on Nairobi hill. All the rooms balconies further overlook the green environs of the immediate grounds and lower to the bustle of the CBD. The balconies are so strategically placed that its easy to spend a whole of your free afternoon gazing down to the busy life of Nairobi or simply counting traffic.

The Panafric Nairobi hotel serves both business and pleasure travelers and is moderately priced as opposed to other similar facilities in Nairobi. The Panafric is perfectly suited for pleasure travelers due to the moderate pricing and its location a little distance from the busy streets of Nairobi.

Rooms of Panafric Nairobi hotel

The Panafric is a first class hotel set in spacious natural gardens over looking down town Nairobi. The hotel has 78 twin rooms and 84 single rooms. The hotel also has a range of 6 suites for your selection if you have deeper pockets.

All the rooms have a private balcony and a air-conditioned. Te rooms at this Nairobi Kenya hotel are also provided with private shower and bathroom. The rooms also have a telephone, radio and piped music and satellite TV.

They also have individual standing apartments for that private and homely feel. There are 30 one-bedroom and 16 two bedroom apartments. Apartments come equipped with a full kitchen, a private bath and shower and bathroom. They are also equipped with a telephone. Other guests’ facilities at the hotel include free safety deposit boxes, laundry services and valet.

Conference facilities
The hotel meeting rooms have syndicate rooms for side meetings and are available for 10 to 30 executives. The baraza room is ideal for a maximum of 150 delegates. The jambo room is ideal for a maximum of 200 guests

For banqueting and other large functions, the Swimming pool area and Simba grill can both be arranged for large functions. These are popular sites for the various cultural theme nights held at the hotel. The Panafric was the pioneer o the tribal theme nights were local people traditional foods, song and dance are done. It is always sheer pleasure if you a re a guest and your stay coincides with one of these theme nights.

The meetings rooms are well equipped with Audio-visual equipment. They also provide secretarial assistance for participants including typing and rapportouring in such events. Other services provided with a conference booking include photocopying, telex; fax, telephone services and stationery are available to all guests.

Restaurants at Panafric hotel-Nairobi

Flame Tree brasserie and bar has a terrace overlooking the city, serves buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner are a la carte. I would highly recommend one of this buffet breakfasts at the Flame tree restaurant with a perched view of the traffic down below.

The hotel also has a very large swimming pool at the rear. Several snack and pool bars will make sure that you are kept fed while swimming or just relaxing by the pool side. The snack and poolside bars are ideal for barbeque parties and other banquets.

Robert is a travel expert in Kenya east Africa and tour consultant with Landmark Safaris. Make a free enquiry on the type of Nairobi Kenya hotel you need here.
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When I was a kid growing up on our Wisconsin dairy farm, my mother would talk about eating hot cross buns at Easter when she was a child. The buns were something that her Norwegian mother made every year.

- 2 packages dry yeast (or 4 teaspoons bulk yeast)

- 2 cups warm water

- 2 cups mashed potatoes

- 1/2 cup sugar

- 1/2 cup shortening

- 1 teaspoon salt

- 2 eggs

- 1 teaspoon cinnamon

- 1 cup raisins

- 5 to 6 cups flour

Dissolve the yeast in warm water. Add the potatoes, sugar, shortening, salt, eggs, cinnamon, raisins and 2 cups of flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour. Knead for about 5 minutes. (The dough will be sticky and soft.) Place in a warm place to rise for 1 hour.

Punch down dough. Shape the dough into 24 equal pieces. Place on a greased baking sheet. Let rise for 45 minutes. (My mother said that after the buns are shaped you should cut a cross in the top with a scissors; I’ve always found that when the
buns are finished raising, you can’t really see the cross. The buns just end up with four “points” on the top. But you can try it if you want.)

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown.

When the buns are cool, if desired, make frosting crosses on the top with icing.

Icing
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- 1 cup powdered sugar

- 1 tablespoon water

- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Use a spoon to drizzle crosses on the top of the buns.

Potato Buns — To make potato buns, leave out the cinnamon and raisins.

copyright 2007: LeAnn R. Ralph

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