If you’re looking for local advice, our Matador destination experts may be able to help. This week we introduce you to jonnyontheroad — our go-to for all things Kenya.

Why I travel: Why do you breathe or eat or read or go to school?

Ideal place to watch the sunrise: After a 5 hour hike to the peak of Mt. Kenya

Tunes I rock out to: I groove to the sound of my bare feet on a long dirt road.

My neighborhood market in Kenya

jonnyontheroad speaks Swahili in addition to English, and he feels most immersed in a foreign culture when “living with a family and participating in every aspect of running the household. Especially when I’m slaughtering a goat for my Kenyan sister’s fifth birthday.”

To get in touch, visit his Matador profile.

Don’t have your own yet? Membership is free and easy; sign up here.

For more of jonnyontheroad’s writing, visit his blog, On.The.Road.

 
 

About The Author

Hal Amen

Freelance writer Hal Amen edits Matador Trips. His personal travel blog is at WayWorded.

  • http://www.collazoprojects.com Julie

    Love that top photo and I love that you’re introducing the experts– there are so many fascinating people in the Matador community!

  • http://wayworded.blogspot.com/ Hal

    Yeah, I think we have enough ammo for this series to last years!

 

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