TRAVEL WITHMKAY

100 countries. One ordinary Kenyan passport. 🇰🇪🌍

Heeeeey Reader! THE SECRET IS OUT… 🌍 For the past few weeks, I’ve been teasing you about countries #98, #99 and #100. Well… the wait is over. I still can't quite believe I'm writing this... After 37 years of travelling, I recently stepped into São Tomé & Príncipe, my 100th country!! YAY!! Thank you for sending your guesses! And because no one got it right, it is clear that not many know it exists as a country, let alone one in Africa! It's only the 2nd smallest country in land mass (after...

2 days ago • 2 min read

SPECIAL EDITION: 99 Down... ONE to go!

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL EDITION: COUNTRY #99 AND THEN ONE MORE… 😍 I’m breaking...

6 days ago • 4 min read

I went to Gabon. I didn't expect this.

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sometimes, it's not the places you visit that stay with you the...

9 days ago • 3 min read

Country #97: The Congo I Didn’t Expect

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some cities you visit because they're on your list, and then...

16 days ago • 3 min read

Traveller Carrying a backpack and smiling

The Greatest Gift Travel Has Given Me

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many people imagine that because I've visited over 90 countries,...

23 days ago • 2 min read

Beautiful Mountains in Bosnia and Herzegovina

What if one of your Biggest Travel Assumptions was Wrong?

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- War-Torn? That's What I Thought Too. When you hear Bosnia and...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

One of the Most Meaningful Souvenirs I Own

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Still on Asia… When I think about Laos, the first thing that...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

The Museum I Almost Skipped... and important lessons I could have missed

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Confession: I'm not really a museum person. Give me a mountain...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

The visa mistake that almost ruined our holiday

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Have you ever spent months planning a trip… only to discover the...

about 2 months ago • 4 min read

Lost in Istanbul... and it wasn't the taxi driver's fault

Hey Reader! This email lands in your inbox every Tuesday. It's all about travel insights, personal stories, and lessons from my adventures exploring over 90 countries thus far. Whether it inspires, entertains, or enlightens, let's celebrate the beauty and diversity of this amazing world we share, from a travel perspective! 🌍✨ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Hi Maria, Please call Grace as the hotel location has changed...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read