Mombasa｜Nyali Beach + Fort Jesus

💥 The most memorable travel moments are always the funny ones! 😅😂 1️⃣ Airport Pickup Fiasco My husband booked me a VIP airport pickup—complete with a sign bearing my name in big letters! 🤩 The driver spotted me taking a sneaky photo of him before I approached, and we both burst out laughing. At the hotel, I grabbed my bags and started to walk off... until he made the universal "money" gesture. We laughed even harder when we realized it was just a misunderstanding! 2️⃣ Soup Addiction After exploring Old Town all day, I was starving. At dinner, I downed two bowls of delicious clear soup. When I went for a third, the chef said, "Don't say anything!" and handed me another. I almost went for a fourth... 🍜 3️⃣ Lost in Translation Met a foreigner at dinner—basic "travel or work?" small talk. My English is shaky, so when he said he was Latvian, I asked if he spoke Russian. We chatted in broken Russian about Riga (where I once missed a flight ✈️). He hadn’t been back in 15 years and now works in Dubai. Sadly, my English (and his Russian) failed us, so I made a quick exit. 4️⃣ "How Many Wives?" at the Train Station Shared a table with a local dad of three. I asked, "How many wives?" He laughed: "Just one!" Then he asked if Chinese men could have multiple wives (illegal!). He explained Kenyan polygamy: *"Wife #1 usually says no... but men find ways. More wives = more income needed!"* Then came the classic: "Can you invite me to China?" (Every 9/10 locals ask this!). 5️⃣ Bamburi Beach Magic A hidden white sandbar appears 500m offshore at low tide! Snorkeled with a guide who named every fish. The ocean here is alive—crystal water, vibrant corals, zero trash. 🌊🐠 #Mombasa #Kenya #Nairobi #TravelFails #BeachLife