Kenya

Africa's second-highest peak. Point Lenana at 4985m is the trekking summit — four days up and down through alpine meadows, glacial lakes, and ice fields.

A practical city for travellers. The Karen Blixen Museum, Giraffe Centre, decent food. Watch your stuff.

An old Swahili island town off the north coast. Donkeys instead of cars, narrow streets, and 14th-century architecture.

The big coastal city. Old Town worth a wander, beaches outside town are better than the city itself.