Recently, I’ve been on holiday in Kenya, more specifically to the Northern parts, the so-called Laikipia area in the Rift Valley. We did some crazy horse riding (they were ex-polo and racing horses and speedy as hell), wild animal spotting and lots of eating, of course. We stayed at an amazing place called the Borana Lodge, way up in the mountains where the air was so dry that it took a day or two to get used to it. Here are some snapshots from our trip, enjoy!

First lunch at the lodge. Homebaked focaccia bread with olives, homegrown avocado salad, caramelized onion chutney, french fries and some white grilled fish. A glass of rose wine and some candles in the 30 degree sunshine and there you go… delicious!

Strawberry ice-cream on a puffy pastry cracker with a honey-tasting pringle-like crisp. Don’t forget the mint leaf on top.

Ok, I have to include the view from the pool. You could see all the elephants and buffalos wander up and down the hills during the day.

Afternoon tea with an almond and lemon cake. Yum!

Pre-breakfast breakfast. Tea, fresh fruit, cookies and toast.

Our hut-like house

An elephant family out on a stroll

A female cheetah looking for food

A variant of toast and scrambled eggs breakfast, just add some avocado, a lot more fun!

Breakfast in the bush

Toast, scrambled eggs and grilled tomatoes. Mind the Bovril and Marmite  they brought all the way out to the Elephant’s domicile somewhere in the middle of nowhere. Not sure if that is service of stupidity.

Where you order your Pimm’s. The minibar at the lodge.

Reading Wetlands by Charlotte Roche and having a fruity snack in the hammock.

Breakfast deluxe, corn frittata with egg, tomato salsa and cheese on top. Bacon on the side.

The Queen of the jungle. A wild lionesse right in front of us!