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Finding Hope at Footprints Children’s Home

After a 28km drive from the Kenyan coastal town of Diani – much of it slow and deliberate due to the weather-beaten red earth road through the rainforest – we reached Footprints Children’s Home. Located in Shimba Hills, among palm…

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Evacuated from Kenya: The End of an Adventure

We drove through Diani as the sun was setting, the palm trees stark against the pink-hued sky.  Night had fallen by the time the bus reached the poor suburb of Likoni, just south of Mombasa island. The muddy, pot-holed streets…

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The Countdown to Kenya

 Diani Beach, Kenya It’s been nearly six months since I last left the country, and although I’ve been having plenty of fun in places closer to home, I’m eager for my next international adventure to begin. Earlier this year, thanks…

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I'm Katie, a Scottish islander in the USA, and the journalist behind Stories My Suitcase Could Tell, a travel blog which inspires you to explore the world. Read More…

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