This is my first post in 2017, how exciting! If you follow me on instagram you would know by now that we went away on our first family vacation. We went to the coastal city of Mombasa. The city is one of the most important tourist destinations in Kenya and it attracts thousands of tourists each year.
To reach our destination we took our very first road trip with our 14 months old. It was along 8-hour drive but baby E was busy watching cartoon, napping and looking out of the window. We had a quick stop before we reached our destination to grab lunch and quick nappy change, etc… The pacifier was our best friend during our road trip; I carried all of baby E’s dummies with us just incase because there is nowhere to wash them in the car so I preferred just giving him a clean sterile one each time he drops his dummy.
We stayed for around 10 days in North coast, Nyali to be particular, in a beautiful seafront villa. The great thing about Mombasa is the amazing view of the ocean in the morning. Now that I’m back in Nairobi I’m surely missing that view.
We went to Haller Park , it is a nature trail with lots of animals to see such as the crocodiles, Reptile Park with various types of snakes and fish farm. There is also feeding time which allows the park’s visitors to feed some of the animals. We were able to feed the giraffes.
We went swimming in both the pool and beach. It was baby E’s first time swimming and he really enjoyed himself. We went on a glass boat and watched all the fish in the deep ocean. My husband even swam with the fish like a pro. Baby E enjoyed looking at all the different types of fish and loved how colourful they were.
It was a fun packed vacation. If you ever visit Kenya you should consider visiting Mombasa for a few days. We definitely had a nice end to 2016 and a fantastic start to 2017. Thank you so much to all the new followers for subscribing to my blog. Happy New Year to all my lovely readers. May this year bring you health and good fortune.
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I follow your instagram and love all what you share. What a great family vacation. It’s a long road trip for baby E, but it was fun.
Happy holiday!
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Hi Zia, It was a very long road trip for the baby that’s why we decided to take a flight on our way back to nairobi.
I also follow your instagram and blog 🙂
Thank you so much for commenting, happy holidays and I hope 2017 will be a great year for you and your family xx
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Your beach front Villa sounds amazing. Our youngest loves her dummy still and we rarely go anywhere without a stash of them 😊 #kcacols
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hahaha yeah my son loves his dummies so much too, we have no clue how we’ll even start weaning him off.
Thanks for commenting dear xx
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your trip sounds absolutely amazing. Kenya is a place I would love to visit. Not sure I’d be brave enough to take the little man just yet though! #KCACOLS
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Kenya is such a beautiful country with so much to see and do, the only problem is that long flight unfortunately. I hope one day you can come and visit.
Thanks for commenting xx
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It sounds like you had a really great tri!
We’re yet to have our first holiday but have one planned for September. Rory be nearly eighteen months so it’s great to read about other people’s experiences with children of a similar age.
#KCACOLS
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It is usually terrifying thinking about having a trip with a little baby but they usually do just fine. I hope you have a great family holiday in September.
Thanks for commenting xx
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Wow sounds like you had an amazing time and a beach front villa – that really sounds like the perfect holiday in my book! Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub lovely xoxo
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It was a great vacation. Thank you so much for visiting my blog and commenting xx
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Kenya is somewhere I would love to visit. Your trip looks amazing! Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday
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Thank you so much, I hope you do come and visit Kenya one day, you will love it xx
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We haven’t had a break for ages – last summer seems like a long time ago now! Glad you had fun! #KCACOLS
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we had a blast, I hope you have a family vacation soon. Thank you so much for commenting
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Beautiful pictures! Glad to see you enjoyed yourselves 💖
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Thank you so much xx
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Lovely pictures and it sounds like a lovely family holiday. Feeding the giraffes must have been a great experience. We are hoping to book a holiday soon and my baby is 10 months old so he will probably be around the same age as your son when he goes on his first holiday. #KCACOLS
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I’m sure your son will enjoy his holiday. feeding the giraffes was fun but also a little weird because you can feel their teeth and tongue.
Thanks for commenting xx
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Looks amazing! Some great memories made 🙂 #globalblogging
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we had a great time and I’m glad I have this documented to look back on. thanks for commenting xx
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Such lovely photos! Baby E is so cute! I would love to visit kenya too. Thank you for linking up to #globalblogging
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Thank you so much, you would really enjoy it here xx
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Nothing beats a family vacation! Looks like you guys had an amazing time! That ocean view is to die for! Gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.. #globalblogging
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Thank you so much for the lovely comment, I enjoyed linking up with #globalblogging for the first time xx
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