Back in the "Dark' Continent
Well this is my second full day in Nairobi and so far so good. I've actually made more money than I've spent (more about that later!). The flight was pretty bad - didn't sleep at all really except for the leg from arlanda to rome, that was pretty empty so i got 20mins or something. In Addis I realised that, in Arlanda they hadn't given me all the bording passes I needed. Just for the first leg, which would have been fine - they were ready to write one out for me at the check-in desk, but aparenty the booking number/ticket number on my printout from sta travel had been 'refunded'!? Anyway I had to sit on the side, while she let everyone else through, then she searched on her db for my name and eventually found it! anyway, not going to use those chaps again! I was picked up at the airport by a friend of the family's who made me feel much safer by giving me tips like: - Don't wear a watch on the street - ever! - Don't answer a call on the str...