Verity Norman, Author at African Drift

Nairobi adventures with kids

Feb 27, 2018

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in Moments of Magic, Places, Travel Diary

Last week, I had an unusual Friday off with Nips. We decided to explore Nairobi, technically Karen suburb, and see what was possible in terms of child-friendly activities. We were […]

20 East African coffee shops you need to check out

Feb 11, 2018

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Verity Norman

in Places, Tips & Ideas, Travel Diary

Our 2018 East Africa Road Trip definitely centered around coffee!! We felt this was appropriate, East Africa being famed for its coffee production, and us being avid coffee consumers

New year’s adventure in Mombasa

Jan 13, 2018

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Verity Norman

in Places, Travel Diary

Happy 2018! There’s nothing that helps you feel more like you “belong” in a place than hosting guests! We had such a fun couple of weeks over the holidays with […]

Zambia, Zimbabwe – hard lessons from expired visas and late border crossings

Oct 28, 2017

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Verity Norman

in Travel Diary

In 2014, the first year Fungai and I were together, we did many, many, many road trips. In fact, I think we can in no small part attribute the strength […]

A Kenyan welcome from Wyan, Wyan & Wyan

Oct 18, 2017

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Verity Norman

in Travel Diary

We arrived in Machakos, Kenya in August 2016 with too many heavy suitcases, some excitement tempered by bucket loads of anxiety. Nips was not yet one year old, and we […]

African coffee is following me in America

Oct 6, 2017

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Verity Norman

in Travel Diary

One thing that’s consistent as I travel around the world is my need for a strong cup of really good coffee – before 9am. Some (like Fungai!) have called me […]

Walking through an incomplete history of protest

Oct 1, 2017

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Verity Norman

in Travel Diary

The last time I was at the Whitney Museum of American Art was eighteen months ago, when Fungai, Nips and I visited on the recommendation of our fabulous war-photographer friend, […]

Banana Farmhouse, Nairobi, Kenya #PlacesYouNeedToVisit

Sep 14, 2017

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Verity Norman

in Places

When I’m feeling super stressed out from work or life or whatever, I put my mind back to our one night at Banana Farmhouse in Banana Hill, outside Nairobi. The […]

Domboshava, Harare #PlacesYouNeedToVisit

Sep 13, 2017

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Verity Norman

in Places

This is perhaps my most favourite spot in the whole world. About 30kms outside Harare, Zimbabwe, an enormous granite rock (“dombo” in Shona means rock) seems to grow out of […]