Wade from Vagabond Journey runs my story
April 13 2020
Wade asked me if I was interested in doing an article on being stuck in Kenya. I thought about it for less than 2 nano seconds. What an honor!
I needed to write a completely new article as he would only run 'original' content, naturally.
I started writing. It took me two days to do the draft. I read it over and over again. Left it for a bit then rewrote bits of it, shuffled around some paragraphs, edited it again, deleted the bits where I'd digressed and finally sent off what I thought was my best shot, but warned Wade, 'don't be afraid to tell me it was crap and that you canned it'. That was my biggest reservation. I only got a D grade in English at school.
So it was with delight when I get a mail to say that it was 'live'.
"I called it part one because you can't leave us hanging like this!"
Which was apt as a dear friend asked me, 'Part 1, does that mean you get to write another article?'
I needed to write a completely new article as he would only run 'original' content, naturally.
I started writing. It took me two days to do the draft. I read it over and over again. Left it for a bit then rewrote bits of it, shuffled around some paragraphs, edited it again, deleted the bits where I'd digressed and finally sent off what I thought was my best shot, but warned Wade, 'don't be afraid to tell me it was crap and that you canned it'. That was my biggest reservation. I only got a D grade in English at school.
So it was with delight when I get a mail to say that it was 'live'.
"I called it part one because you can't leave us hanging like this!"
Which was apt as a dear friend asked me, 'Part 1, does that mean you get to write another article?'
Coronavirus diaries: Stuck in Kenya, part 1. @NomadicBackpac1
— Wade Shepard (@WadeShepard) April 13, 2020
is stuck in Kenya. The first in a series of stories from people hunkering down in foreign lands around the world as Covid-19 continues its rampage: https://t.co/YdVwe7UnUT. #kenya #travel #kenyatravel
Wade has been blogging and writing for a long time. His bio is incredible. I've read all of his stuff from his 'backpacking years' in particular, from Central America and when he was in Europe trying to make his mark as a blogger.
He is an authority when it comes to China. He wrote a book entitled Ghost Cities of China and is now running On The New Silk Road.
Now you can see why I considered it an honor to have been asked.
And sure, I have to write a follow up article. "This is one of the biggest events in global travel in history".
I've never been 'in country' when there was a coup d'etat or any other disaster, natural or otherwise. But here I am in a country that is not my own, watching and waiting (mostly waiting) as the drama unfolds. Stuck for the time being, going nowhere in a hurry.
It's peaceful in small town Naivasha. I am comfortable and living affordably (my biggest concern as a budget traveller with zero income) but things could change. We are living in unprecedented times as Corona wreaks havoc across the globe.
Update:
Bit of an update regarding the BA flight that was reportedly denied entry to Kenyan airspace on March 27. Turned out that it had to land at Frankfurt after a technical fault and was back in the air shortly after and repatriated 300 people.
Bit of an update regarding the BA flight that was reportedly denied entry to Kenyan airspace on March 27. Turned out that it had to land at Frankfurt after a technical fault and was back in the air shortly after and repatriated 300 people.
