The experience was great being my first time in Kenya. The reception was warm. I enjoyed the water sports. The boat ride along the creek to view the sun set was interesting.
The buffet was exquisite. The walk along the beach was reviving and interaction with locals welcoming.
I recommend Mnarani to anybody, without reservation or club what so ever.
– Godfrey Wanger
When you travel, the local food is an opening into the culture, people and country. Local food gives a deeper and more meaningful understanding of your destination.
Do you eat familiar foods or do you try unique and local foods? We encourage you to experiment and eat local for an enhanced travel experience. Discovering local foods is a huge part of travel and there’s always something new to find.
‘…enhanced travel…’
One of the best ways to find local and authentic dishes on your travels is to ask the locals. Be curious about foods and unusual displays. If you see something you’ve never seen before, simply ask the vendor what it is. The vendor will more than likely give you a taste.
If it’s something that needs to be cooked, ask for the name of a dish that has that ingredient and the best place where you can try it. You will notice the local people will go out of their way to help. Food fortunately is a universal language that everybody understands. By displaying curiosity, you will find that you can communicate and connect in meaningful and unexpected ways.
‘…authentic dishes on your travels…’
As you travel and visit local eating spots, usually located a few streets away from the beach or main roads, you’ll taste the most genuine food and you will be contributing money into deserving pockets.
‘…travel and visit local eating spots…’
Traveling to new destinations is the perfect opportunity to eat something new. When you go local and seek out the regional dishes, the better your chances are of discovering new tastes, flavors and textures. Traveling allows you to become more adventurous in your food choices. You discover new foods and also rediscover new ways of cooking foods you would usually avoid.
‘…become more adventurous…’
Get a slice of local life at a local food market where you will see what grows locally and what’s in season. You’ll discover fruits and vegetables you’ve never seen or heard of before. The local markets also offer ready-made dishes for you to enjoy and most have gifts you can purchase to take back home.
‘…discover fruits and vegetable never seen or heard of…’
Take the time to explore the local shops and larger supermarkets. These outlets are a window into the country’s way of life. See if they eat foods that are familiar to you, then see what new offerings you can find.
‘…a window into the country’s way of life…’
See what’s growing in the soil and in the fields and find out what the fishermen are bringing to shore. If you’re lucky you may even find fish and shellfish straight from the boats, cooked or not and ready to eat. You’ll never find fresher fish than at the harbor.
‘…fish and shellfish straight from the boats…’
Without food, there is no authentic travel experience. By discovering new tastes and flavors, you gain a new appreciation and perspective of the places you visit.
A weekend away is an inspirational thought. We get to see new places, do new things, eat new food and meet new people but there is more to it. A weekend away is good for the soul because it frees the soul from any worries it might be suffering from.
In this article we share a sneak preview of our upcoming ‘weekend give-away campaign’ plus the reasons why a weekend away is so very good for the soul. To maintain a healthy soul you need to participate in creative and constructive activities. Your soul’s condition is the key to your mental health.
We all have different likings, some like the beach more than the mountains. Some are happy to explore different cities and villages but what matters most is getting away for a weekend. It’s an opportunity to remember the good things in your life.
A weekend away is food for the soul for many reasons, we list some below.
Research indicates there is evidence to prove that a weekend away can help your mental health and physical well-being.
We live a daily routine life with many things to worry about; work, family, society, even simple things like reading and replying to emails, daily household shopping, laundry, transport and getting enough sleep.
A weekend away will break this because you can get up late, have breakfast slowly, walk around in the morning, relax all day or do some holiday activities and go back on bed at night with a relaxed mind. Participation in leisure activities is known to strengthen brain cells, the connection between the cells and the formation of new nerve cells.
A weekend away unleashes and enhances creativity. Creativity is sensitive to change and adapts to new sounds, smells, tastes and vision allowing you to experience different things that you do not experience at home. If you are dealing with a challenge, you have time to rediscover yourself or maybe just get a chance to clear your head. Sometime you will find a better version of you.
A weekend away boosts confidence because it challenges the brain with new and different experiences and environments, this is important behavior that promotes brain health. You can fall in love over and over again.
A weekend away is perfect medicine to improve on family relations, it builds bonds and deepens the understandings of each other’s experiences. This in turn increases communication and kindness.
A weekend away makes you relax and focus; it triggers genetic changes to boost the immune system. And the very best reason is that you deserve to enjoy a weekend break, just to have fun, be with the people you love, and do simple things that make you feel alive.
Are you feeling inquisitive about our upcoming ‘weekend give-away campaign’ yet? We are eyeing amazing destinations in the Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt regions as winning weekend getaways for all Nigerians that are good for the soul. Here are four exciting clues:
Do you think you know these delightful destinations in Nigeria?
It’s not often we end an article with a cliff-hanger but this time we wanted to whet your travel appetite and leave you in suspense as we anxiously plan our exciting post lockdown ‘weekend give-away campaign’.
Please keep your eyes open for future articles!
