Living in Kenya has a big advantage because all one needs to enjoy its most beautiful sites is a few days off and some little cash. Two weeks ago, I took a little break and drove down to the magical ...

Monika Fauth first came to Lamu from Holland in 1997. She never left. Now, 20 years later she is spearheading one branch of an international movement for wellness, grounded in the art and exercise of ...

Shela Island, a picturesque gem located off the northeastern coast of Kenya, is part of the enchanting Lamu Archipelago. Reaching this serene destination is a straightforward and memorable ...

Where is your favourite destination and why? Lamu, in Kenya. It does something quietly radical — time slows down when I’m there. Nothing is too early; nothing is too late; things simply arrive. Lamu ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In Shela, in the Lamu Archipelago off the northern coast of Kenya, the pace and rhythm of daily life are set by ...

With every step, the sandy ground under my feet crunches with the sound of discarded plastic. Flimsy shopping bags hang from the branches of skinny trees like colorful bunting, and empty champagne ...

While on the island, I heard stories of several speedboats capsising in the ocean. I took a motorboat, not to Lamu town, but to Shela Island, a former fisherman’s village that only has about 1,500 ...